An Open-Label Pilot Study of Metformin as a Concomitant Therapy on Patients with Prostate Cancer Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Treatment.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) are well-established techniques with little morbidity. The combined use of standard PCNL and the mini-PCNL or the RIRS technique was evaluated and compared to investigate their own role in the management of staghorn calc...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Zhong W,Zhao Z,Wang L,Swami S,Zeng G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a 70-year-old man with prostatic malacoplakia which is an extremely rare disease. This diagnosis was obtained from histological examination by prostatic biopsy because the patient was suspected having prostatic cancer on digital examination. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Matsumoto T,Ih H,Yamada Y,Kumazawa J,Era S

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of clam ileocystoplasty in 32 patients were evaluated. Nineteen patients had a neuropathic (group N) and 13 a nonneuropathic disease (group NN). Mean follow-up was 75 months; 62 months for group N and 95 months for group NN. Mean age was 38 years. Postoperative complications and some quality-of-life parame...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Geertsen U,Mommsen S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:MicroRNA (miR)371a-3p was suggested to be a sensitive and specific new serum biomarker of germ cell tumours (GCTs); however, its clinical usefulness remains unproven. PATIENTS, METHODS:In 312 consecutive cases with various testicular diseases, serum levels of miR371a-3p were measured. Measurement results ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Anheuser P,Radtke A,Wülfing C,Kranz J,Belge G,Dieckmann KP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of spontaneous, partial, unilateral thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum is described. A 35-year-old white male presented with a painful mass in the perineum without priapism. Diagnostic evaluation with sonography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a thrombosis in the left posterior corporal body. Treatment...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Thiel R,Kahn T,Vögeli TA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to present the experience of 3 institutions performing renal autotransplantation (RAT) and to discuss surgical techniques employed and the results in the light of the medical literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 14 patients (11 male and 3 female) with a mean age of 47 ±...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Yakupoglu YK,Aki FT,Kordan Y,Ozden E,Tonyali S,Bostanci Y,Vuruskan H,Bilen CY,Sarikaya S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blind-ending bifid ureter in a woman with urinary tract infection and a duplicated renal pelvis in her twin sister are reported. The blind-ending bifid ureter terminated as a fibrous cord with a terminal mass of immature renal tissue. This type of ureter may be a transitional form between histologically blind-ending b...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Bergman B,Hansson G,Nilson AE

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Robotic-assisted laparoscopy (RAL) is being widely accepted in the field of urology as a replacement for conventional laparoscopy (CL). Nevertheless, the process of its integration in clinical routines has been rather spontaneous. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of robotic systems (RS) in urological c...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Imkamp F,Herrmann TR,Tolkach Y,Dziuba S,Stolzenburg JU,Rassweiler J,Sulser T,Zimmermann U,Merseburger AS,Kuczyk MA,Burchardt M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) remains the reference standard for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), the concern about complications promotes researchers to develop alternative surgical methods with fewer complications. In this study, we compared the safety and efficacy between the tra...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ran L,He W,Zhu X,Zhou Q,Gou X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether congenital renal vein anomalies are involved in the etiology of hematuria by analyzing abdominal multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) results. METHODS:Six hundred and eighty patients undergoing MDCT for various abdominal pathologies in whom possible causes of hematuria were exclud...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Resorlu M,Sariyildirim A,Resorlu B,Sancak EB,Uysal F,Adam G,Akbas A,Aylanc N,Gulpinar MT,Karatag O,Ozdemir H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe a case of cystic dysplasia of the testis (CDT), an uncommon cause of scrotal swelling in the pediatric patient. Clinic, therapy, fertility, and radiographic and pathologic findings are discussed and the 30 previously reported cases are reviewed. METHODS:A 9-year-old boy presented with asymptomat...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Eberli D,Gretener H,Dommann-Scherrer C,Pestalozzi D,Fehr JL

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined a 46-year-old male patient with idiopathic myelofibrosis diagnosed 28 months earlier. After chemotherapy and irradiation, CT showed nonnodular, soft tissue masses in the renal hilum, pelvicaliceal system, perirenal and periureteral spaces. Ultrasound-guided biopsy showed extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH)....

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： La Fianza A,Torretta L,Spinazzola A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors are commonly seen in young adults and adolescents and commonly present with painless hematuria. We report a case of a 38-year-old woman who presented to us with urinary retention due to a prolapsing tumor mass from the urethra, which was discovered to be an inflammatory myofibroblas...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Regmi SK,Walia R,Kumar R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old man with a right inguinal hernia since 15 years was admitted because of inguinal pain and enlarged ipsilateral testis. Surgical exploration revealed a hernia with an empty hernial sac and three tumoral masses in the spermatic cord. Tumoral masses, spermatic cord, and testis were removed. Histological exa...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Nistal M,Regadera J,Jareño E,Paniagua R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral metastases of testicular malignant lymphomas have been reported. In this case a testicular metastasis secondary to a primary cerebral malignant lymphoma is presented. This unusual case does not correspond to the known metastatic pattern of malignant lymphoma. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Buchholz NP,Huber-Buchholz MM,Stähelin J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is a considerable lack of consensus regarding indications and long-term efficacy of the many techniques for treating urinary stress incontinence. We report the long-term results of a modified pubovaginal sling procedure. METHODS:From 1989 to 1998, 129 consecutive patients underwent a pubovaginal sling...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Reichelt O,Weirich T,Wunderlich H,Schubert J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To clarify the factors affecting the success rate of endoscopic subureteral injection (ESI) treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). METHOD:All patients who had ESI treatment for VUR at our unit between 1999 and 2002 were retrospectively reviewed with regard to age, gender, causes of VUR, reflux grade, type of in...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Alkan M,Ciftci AO,Senocak ME,Tanyel FC,Buyukpamukcu N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence of human prostate carcinoma (PC 3, DU 145), bladder (647 V, J 82) carcinoma and melanoma (RPMI-8252) cell lines to plastic and bovine endothelial monolayers (BEM) was tested in the presence of 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 20 IU of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), unfractionated heparin (UFH) or saline as a control. Cu...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Lersch C,Gericke D,Classen M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess perioperative complications and 90-day mortality of radical cystectomy (RC) in elderly patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a retrospective, multicentre (n = 11) study of a consecutive series of patients ≥75 years who underwent RC for MIBC between 2006 ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Berger I,Martini T,Wehrberger C,Comploj E,Ponholzer A,Wolfgang M,Breinl E,Dunzinger M,Hofbauer J,Höltl W,Jeschke K,Krause S,Kugler W,Pauer W,Rauchenwald M,Pycha A,Madersbacher S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We injected 20 micrograms of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) intracavernously in 32 patients with impotence, we then examined penile blood flow using a Xe-133 washout technique. In addition, we also performed a cavernosography. After PGE1 injection, 18 patients (56%) showed complete erection, 10 (31%) tumescence, and 4 (13%) ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ishigooka M,Irisawa C,Watanabe H,Adachi M,Ishii N,Nakada T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the effects of standard oral anticholinergic treatment with tolterodine in children with neurogenic bladder over a 5-year follow-up period and focused on treatment satisfaction, patient compliance and urodynamic parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The follow-up consisted of regular visits and...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Christoph F,Moschkowitsch A,Kempkensteffen C,Schostak M,Miller K,Schrader M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radical cystectomy (RC) still poses a significant risk for mortality and morbidity. OBJECTIVES:We compared in-hospital outcomes after RC in the United States and -Germany using population-based data. METHODS:We compared data from the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample to the German hospital billing database. M...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Groeben C,Koch R,Baunacke M,Borkowetz A,Wirth MP,Huber J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequential expressed prostatic secretion (EPS) levels of latamoxef (LMOX) were measured in 14 patients with acute bacterial prostatitis to evaluate the diffusion of this antibiotic from the plasma into the prostatic fluid. All patients received 2 g of LMOX on the 1st, 4th, and 7th days of hospitalization. The mean...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Itoh M,Katoh N,Ono Y,Ohshima S,Miyake K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biopsies of 9 testicular tumors were examined for the presence of cytoplasmic receptor proteins for estrogens, progestins, androgens, and glucocorticoids. Using an arbitrary threshold value of 10 fmol/mg cytosol protein for a postive assay, only 1 of 9 tumors was estrogen-receptor positive. However, no receptor-specif...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Bojar H,Weissbach L,Petzinna D,Maar K,Staib W

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) forming tumor thrombus (TT) of vena cava (VC) is characterized by poor prognosis. Nevertheless, the outcome of patients after radical surgery varies. To date only limited data concerning prognostic biomarkers in this RCC subgroup are available. METHODS:Out of 159 patients with pT3b/c...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Spachmann PJ,Breyer J,Kalogirou C,Lausenmeyer EM,Weber F,Prohaska S,Denzinger S,Burger M,Kübler H,Otto W,Vergho D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To demonstrate the relationship between testicular microlithiasis and testicular tumor development. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 1996 and March 2004, bilateral testicular microlithiasis was found in 40 of the 5,263 patients who underwent scrotal ultrasonography yielding a prevalence of 0.76%. Of t...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Pourbagher MA,Kilinc F,Guvel S,Pourbagher A,Egilmez T,Ozkardes H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Whereas the excellent functional outcomes after Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and its equivalency to open prostatectomy (OP) have been studied in detail in the past years, the oncological equivalency has yet to be investigated. Therefore, we conducted a matched pair analysis to evaluate...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rosenhammer B,Lausenmeyer EM,Mayr R,Burger M,Eichelberg C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：EPIDEMIOLOGY:The annual incidence of urolithiasis in the population is at least 0.1%. In rural areas, there are remarkably less actual stone formers than in urban districts, and also vegetarians show less stone diseases. Calcium carbonate as a urinary calculus compound is not in the strict sense impossible, but often a...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Asper R

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The bladder is the most common affected site in urinary tract endometriosis, being diagnosed during gynecologic follow-up. The surgical urological treatment might lead to good results. STUDY OBJECTIVE:To define the state of the art in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder endometriosis. METHODS:We perform...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Maccagnano C,Pellucchi F,Rocchini L,Ghezzi M,Scattoni V,Montorsi F,Rigatti P,Colombo R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loin pain haematuria (LPHS) is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose syndrome. Different therapeutic approaches have been used historically with little or no success. We report a case of LPHS in which bilateral renal autotransplantation led to pain relief, cessation of all medication and no recurrence beyond two years of f...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rohrer F,Déglise S,Bettschart V,Schmidtko J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00