Splenic abscess as a complication of percutaneous nephrostomy.

abstract：:A man interested in active surveillance of low-risk prostate cancer sought a second opinion after having undergone an inappropriate metastatic evaluation that demonstrated multiple enhancing liver masses. Because of his history of splenectomy for trauma, hepatic splenosis was suspected. Despite reassurance, the patien...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Li H,Snow-Lisy D,Klein EA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage presenting as scrotal swelling has been reported in 17 cases, with unnecessary surgical exploration in 7. We report 2 new cases, emphasizing the knowledge of this clinical association and the role of ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis for this specific condition and in all cases ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Avolio L,Fusillo M,Ferrari G,Chiara A,Bragheri R

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary adrenal leiomyosarcomas (LMS) are extremely rare mesenchymal tumors. To the best of our knowledge only 12 cases (9 cases of conventional and 2 cases of pleomorphic LMS) have been reported in the literature until the present date. Herein we report a case of pleomorphic LMS in a 47-year-old woman who presented w...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mohanty SK,Balani JP,Parwani AV

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of cysts in the epididymis, seminal vesicles, prostate, and testes of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and determine their clinical significance. Extrarenal cystic involvement is a well-known manifestation of ADPKD. Although a few reports exist about...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Belet U,Danaci M,Sarikaya S,Odabaş F,Utaş C,Tokgöz B,Sezer T,Turgut T,Erdoğan N,Akpolat T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary lymphosarcoma of the prostate in a seventy-one-year-old patient is presented. He had palliative surgical treatment and radiotherapy but died seven months later of heart failure with signs of metastatic disease. Treatment of this condition should include surgery and irradiation. Only its early discove...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hampel N,Richter-Levin D,Gersh I

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether it is always necessary to test for the presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) in patients undergoing urologic surgical procedures, and if present, whether to treat AB with antimicrobial prophylaxis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All patients who underwent urologic surgical procedures from Dece...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Cai T,Verze P,Palmieri A,Gacci M,Lanzafame P,Malossini G,Nesi G,Bonkat G,Wagenlehner FM,Mirone V,Bartoletti R,Johansen TE

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of capsaicin (CAP) on proliferation of bladder cancer T24 cells in vitro as well as on xenografts in nude mice in vivo. METHODS:T24 cells were assessed for cell viability and apoptosis by 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and flow cytometry analy...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Yang ZH,Wang XH,Wang HP,Hu LQ,Zheng XM,Li SW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the contribution of urodynamically proven presence or absence (International Continence Society classification) of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) to treatment recommendations for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia, and to investigate the impact of ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Boormans JL,van Venrooij GE,Boon TA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 7 patients with high grade, T3a (Stage B2) bladder cancer were treated with external radiation therapy and interstitial iridium implantation from May 1986 through March 1988. Follow-up has ranged from nineteen to sixty-one months with a median of forty months. One patient has required a cystectomy and is cu...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grossman HB,Sandler HM,Perez-Tamayo C

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-three cases of germinal testicular tumors with urinary gonadotropin (HCG) values, estimated by biologic or radioimmunoassay techniques, were reviewed. Preoperative values of HCG and subsequent postoperative values were related to response to treatment and prognosis. Twenty-five patients (26.9 per cent) comprise...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Keogh B,Hreshchyshyn MM,Moore RH,Merrin CE,Murphy GP

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described wherein chordee which persists after resection of all evident fibrous tissue may be corrected. This technique involves a ventral midline incision and transverse dorsal plicating sutures which rotate the corporeal bodies to allow a straight erection. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Snow BW

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic diaphragmatic injury during laparoscopy has necessitated intracorporeal suturing and occasionally thoracostomy tube placement. We describe a technique to repair the diaphragm quickly using a novel gelatin thrombin matrix. The matrix can be administered through a trocar or hand-assist device and can rapidly ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Bhayani SB,Grubb RL 3rd,Andriole GL

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report survival for patients who undergo urinary diversion for benign indications and to identify risk factors for morbidity at 90 days. METHODS:This is a retrospective review of consecutive urinary diversions with or without cystectomy for non-oncological indications at a single institution. The indicati...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Santiago-Lastra Y,Mathis MR,Andraska E,Thompson AL,Malaeb BS,Cameron AP,Clemens JQ,Stoffel JT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five patients with renal cell carcinoma were treated with a lipophilic macromolecular drug, poly(stylene-co-maleic acid)-conjugated neocarzinostatin (SMANCS) dissolved in lipid contrast medium (Lipiodol). The drug was injected by catheterizing the renal artery and another feeding artery in 24 patients, and in t...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kobayashi M,Imai K,Sugihara S,Maeda H,Konno T,Yamanaka H

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) have urine markers previously described for patients with interstitial cystitis (IC; presence of antiproliferative factor [APF] activity, decreased levels of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor [HB...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Keay S,Zhang CO,Chai T,Warren J,Koch K,Grkovic D,Colville H,Alexander R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the epidemiology of urinary tract infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli. METHODS:We performed three studies: a trend study (1999 to 2004) to assess the evolution and origin of ESBL-producing E. coli isolates from urine samples; a comparison of th...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ena J,Arjona F,Martínez-Peinado C,López-Perezagua Mdel M,Amador C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To perform systemic 22-core transperineal ultrasound-guided template prostate biopsies in patients with previous negative transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy findings and evaluate the cancer core distribution. METHODS:Between April 2001 and December 2003, 128 men underwent systemic ultrasound-guid...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Satoh T,Matsumoto K,Fujita T,Tabata K,Okusa H,Tsuboi T,Arakawa T,Irie A,Egawa S,Baba S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micturition reflex instability may result from malfunction of the detrusor reflex or instability of the pudendal nucleus which innervates the pelvic floor muscles and external sphincter. Detrusor instability is the result of sacral micturition reflex center (SMRC) hyperexcitability. This may be caused by underinhibiti...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Mahony DT,Laferte RO,Blais DJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the clinical factors that affect the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy in treating radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. HBO2 therapy is an effective treatment for radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis, with reported response rates ranging from 76% to 100%. METHODS:The data from pati...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chong KT,Hampson NB,Corman JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular torsion in children is not uncommon emergency problem which occur due to twist in the spermatic cord leading to ischemia or infarction to testicle. Hemorrhagic infarction can occur following testicular torsion is globally; however, in extremely rare situation, such infarction can be segmental. Segmental tes...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Elifranji M,Elawad A,Stafrace S,Salle JLP,Vallasciani S

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As the prevalence of obesity increases in the United States, it has become more important to assess its impact on surgical outcomes. We evaluated the significance of obesity on laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN). METHODS:This was a prospective database study ev...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gong EM,Orvieto MA,Lyon MB,Lucioni A,Gerber GS,Shalhav AL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the factors that affect the enzymatic dissolution rate of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM), calcium phosphate (brushite), and magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) crystals as enzymatic digestion of kidney stones could enhance lithotripsy or provide alternatives to surgical removal. METHODS:At...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Thalji NK,Richards NG,Peck AB,Canales BK

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Determining the genetic changes associated with the development of metastatic prostate cancer is of utmost importance in patient prognosis and therapy. Our goal is to identify genes whose enhanced expression is associated with metastatic prostate cancer. METHODS:Total ribonucleic acid was isolated from pros...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Meyer-Siegler K,Hudson PB

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An eight-year-old girl has had urge incontinence for the last three years and muscle weakness and pain in the lower extremities for one month. Urodynamic study revealed a bladder instability of severe degree. Tethered cord syndrome caused by a tight filum terminale was identified by metrizamide myelography. An untethe...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kondo A,Kato K,Sakakibara T,Hashizume Y,Ito S

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To elucidate epidemiological data and hydrocele progression, we reviewed pediatric patients diagnosed with hydroceles in our institution retrospectively. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We reviewed data from 355 pediatric patients with hydroceles. Questionnaires regarding age at diagnosis, time of delivery, presence o...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Acer-Demir T,Ekenci BY,Özer D,Turanoğlu MA,Haberal KC,Bilgin EB,Hiçsönmez A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the clinical value of six seminal plasma components in the evaluation of sperm quality and in the differential diagnosis of men with infertility. METHODS:We analyzed 202 seminal plasmas for prostate-specific antigen, glucose, pepsinogen C, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3, prostagland...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Diamandis EP,Arnett WP,Foussias G,Pappas H,Ghandi S,Melegos DN,Mullen B,Yu H,Srigley J,Jarvi K

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exaggerated lithotomy is a surgical position associated with significant morbidity. We describe the use of the prone position for bulbar urethral reconstruction in a selected patient. We propose modified prone positioning as an alternative to exaggerated lithotomy for select patients undergoing reconstruction of the b...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Blunt LW Jr,Rubenstein JN,Matschke M,Gonzalez CM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous drainage has rapidly become the initial procedure of choice in the treatment of most intra-abdominal abscesses. The retroperitoneal location of the urinary tract facilitates a percutaneous approach and has been found to be highly effective, with surgical intervention required in a minority of cases. Nonin...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Rosen RJ,Roven SJ

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new operation, very simple to perform under local anesthesia, is described for urinary incontinence caused by operations on the prostate gland or the bladder neck; satisfactory results have been obtained, with no complications to date. The surgical procedure consists essentially of plication of the external urethral...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Islam M

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the incidence and management of rectal injury in 4400 consecutive cases of robotic radical prostatectomy at a single institution. MATERIAL AND METHODS:From September 2001 to September 2009, 4400 patients underwent robotic radical prostatectomy. We reviewed the intraoperative and postoperative data...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kheterpal E,Bhandari A,Siddiqui S,Pokala N,Peabody J,Menon M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00