The Role of G22 A Adenosine Deaminase 1 Gene Polymorphism and the Activities of ADA Isoenzymes in Fertile and Infertile Men.

abstract：:Lack of tumescence of the glans penis during normal penile erection may represent a handicap to sexual intercourse. The pharmacodynamic spongiosography for the evaluation of venous drainage of the corpus spongiosum is described, demonstrating a pathologic venous outflow. The patient was successfully treated by resecti...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Schramek P,Waldhauser M

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Delay in treatment of testis cancer (TC) has a proven negative impact on disease stage, treatment outcome, and mortality. Poor public awareness of the disease and lack of testis self-examination (TSE) may account for late presentation. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge of TC and performance ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Casey RG,Grainger R,Butler MR,McDermott TE,Thornhill JA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effects of finasteride on angiogenetic and hypoxia markers in benign prostatic hyperplasia. METHODS:A total of 178 patients aged 51 to 85 years (mean 68.7) with benign prostatic hyperplasia and awaiting transurethral prostate resection were prospectively randomized into a group of patients rec...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lekas AG,Lazaris AC,Chrisofos M,Papatsoris AG,Lappas D,Patsouris E,Deliveliotis C

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique case of bladder outlet obstruction secondary to posterior urethral valves in an octogenarian is presented. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Nieh PT,Hendren WH

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe a novel, low-cost, online health-related quality of life (HRQOL) survey that allows for automated follow-up and convenient access for patients in geographically diverse locations. Clinicians and investigators have been encouraged to use validated HRQOL instruments when reporting outcomes after ra...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Sebrow D,Lavery HJ,Brajtbord JS,Hobbs A,Levinson AW,Samadi DB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of urinary incontinence in men with prostate cancer treated with definitive external-beam radiation therapy and to analyze the impact of various patient and treatment variables on the development of urinary incontinence. METHODS:The records of all 758 men who received definitive e...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Lee WR,Schultheiss TE,Hanlon AL,Hanks GE

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess seminal plasma soluble Fas (sFas) relationship with oxidative stress and varicocele (Vx) grade in infertile men. METHODS:In all, 230 men were prospectively investigated: fertile men without Vx, fertile men with Vx, infertile men without Vx, and infertile men with Vx. In their semen, seminal oxidant...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Tawadrous GA,Aziz AA,Mostafa T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary stones are a well-established complication of lower urinary tract reconstruction in children and can be managed through an open, percutaneous, or transurethral endoscopic approach for their surgical removal. For children with no urethral access, it is not generally advised to pursue an endoscopic approach thro...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Vasudevan V,Strine AC,Kaefer M

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of daily oral simvastatin administration to reduce the negative urodynamic changes associated with cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced cystitis and to prevent bladder inflammation. Patients undergoing CP chemotherapy frequently develop cystitis, leading to urinary dysfunction and hemorrhage. R...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hughes FM Jr,McKeithan P,Ellett J,Armeson KE,Purves JT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of preoperative noncontrast computed tomography stone characteristics, laser settings, and stone composition with cumulative holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser time/energy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent semirigid/flexible uret...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Molina WR,Marchini GS,Pompeo A,Sehrt D,Kim FJ,Monga M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness and morbidity of salvage brachytherapy for locally recurrent or persistent prostate cancer after radiotherapy failure. METHODS:In this retrospective study, 49 patients of median age 73.3 years (range 52.9 to 86.9) with biopsy-proven localized prostate cancer underwent interacti...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grado GL,Collins JM,Kriegshauser JS,Balch CS,Grado MM,Swanson GP,Larson TR,Wilkes MM,Navickis RJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic positioning of the kidney is a relatively common event, with the thoracic location of the ectopic kidney the most unusual. At least 140 cases of thoracic kidney have been described, with no consistent anomalies reported in association with the superior location. The vast majority of patients with thoracic kidn...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hampton LJ,Borden TA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with an unusual case of unicentric Castleman's disease, which bore a malignant appearance and was located in the pararenal space. She initially presented with hydronephrosis. Two years after surgical removal of the tumor, no recurrence was evident. To our knowledge, only 2 additional cases of thi...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hsu HH,Chen YC,Fang JT,Huang CC,Shih LY,Ghuang CK

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To update the cycling characteristics and patterns of treatment in patients receiving intermittent androgen deprivation (IAD) for clinically localized and recurrent prostate cancer. METHODS:We report our experience with 61 patients treated with IAD. Thirty-four patients had received no prior treatment, and ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Grossfeld GD,Chaudhary UB,Reese DM,Carroll PR,Small EJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade, our understanding of the epidemiology and natural history of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has improved considerably. Population-based studies confirm that lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are very common among aging men. These studies have confirmed that men with moderate-to-severe sym...

journal_title：Urology

authors： O'Leary MP

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Laparoscopic examination of the contralateral inguinal ring has recently been advocated to exclude contralateral hernia in young children. We report a modification using nondisposable cystoscopic equipment, which is quick and reliable. METHODS:Either an 8 or 10 F soft straight catheter or a cystoscope sheat...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kaufman A,Ritchey ML,Black CT

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate a selected population of 50 consecutive patients with primary T1, G3 bladder transitional cell carcinoma in the absence of carcinoma in situ (Tis) treated with a bladder-sparing approach. METHODS:Between January 1983 and December 1992, all patients were treated by transurethral resection (TUR) p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Serretta V,Piazza S,Pavone C,Piazza B,Pavone-Macaluso M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented for the routine determination of detrusor pressure in the performance of urodynamic studies. Its particular value in the investigation of the patient with subtle bladder instability, urinary incontinence, and voiding dysfunction is described. ...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Webster GD,Older RA

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The increasing interest in exploring the use of intermittent androgen deprivation in prostate cancer has prompted a retrospective review of patients who elected to stop treatment. METHODS:Case records were reviewed. RESULTS:Twenty patients after 3 to 48 months (median 12) of endocrine therapy elected to st...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Oliver RT,Williams G,Paris AM,Blandy JP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the consequence of pharmacologic inhibition of voltage-gated Na(+) channels (Nav) in the conscious rat, based on Nav having been implicated as modulators of rodent urodynamics using knockout as well as antisense oligodeoxynucleotide approaches. METHODS:The urodynamic response to standard Nav bloc...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Clouse AK,Jugus MJ,Eisennagel SH,Laping NJ,Westfall TD,Thorneloe KS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether pretreatment serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients can identify a group with a low probability of osseous metastasis and safely eliminate the need for a bone scan as a routine part of the staging evaluation. METHODS:We retrospectively r...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Gleave ME,Coupland D,Drachenberg D,Cohen L,Kwong S,Goldenberg SL,Sullivan LD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) patches. The primary outcome measure was stone passage at 6 weeks. GTN is a potent smooth muscle relaxant that may offer benefit by both reducing pain and facilitating ureteral stone passage. METHODS:Fifty consecutiv...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Hussain Z,Inman RD,Elves AW,Shipstone DP,Ghiblawi S,Coppinger SW

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred six patients with adenocarcinoma of the prostate underwent pelvic lymphadenectomy and had Stage D1 (T0-3,N1-2,M0) disease; 171 patients underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy with or without immediate adjuvant therapy (hormonal or radiation or both) or conservative (hormonal or radiation or both) tre...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Zincke H,Utz DC,Thulé PM,Taylor WF

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of tolterodine in four randomized, double-blind, parallel, multicenter, 12-week studies of patients with overactive bladder. METHODS:Two of the four studies compared tolterodine (2 mg twice daily) to oxybutynin (5 mg three times daily) and placebo, one study...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Appell RA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscopic treatment of reflux, like that of urinary incontinence, is effective. Several materials and endoscopic delivery systems are currently under evaluation for the treatment of reflux and incontinence. These include silicone microimplants, glass particles, collagen, dextranomer microspheres, a detachable bal...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Joyner BD,Atala A

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with polycystic disease was admitted with acute abdominal pain. This was caused by a rupture of one of his right renal cysts into the collecting system, with extravasation into the subcapsular space. With conservative therapy, the patient returned to his status prior to this episode. The extravasation was ab...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Ravich L,Lerman PH,Drabkin J

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was undertaken to define the probability of prostate cancer as a function of the proportion of free to total prostate-specific antigen (FTPSA), total PSA, and age for those patients with total PSA levels between 2.5 and 20.0 ng/mL. METHODS:Prebiopsy serums were obtained from 428 untreated patient...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Chen YT,Luderer AA,Thiel RP,Carlson G,Cuny CL,Soriano TF

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is associated with cardiovascular disease such as coronary arteriosclerosis and stroke. However, its role in the development of vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) is still putative. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) and the p...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Al-Hunayan A,Thalib L,Kehinde EO,Asfar S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and test the ability of a convolutional neural network (CNN) to accurately identify the presence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) on histopathology specimens, as well as differentiate RCC histologic subtype and grade. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Digital hematoxylin and eosin stained biopsy images were down...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Fenstermaker M,Tomlins SA,Singh K,Wiens J,Morgan TM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of basaloid carcinoma of the right epididymis in a 22-year-old Saudi man is described. The tumor presented as a painless swelling of 2 months' duration. Right inguinal orchiectomy has been performed. Microscopically, the stroma was widely infiltrated by tumor cells, with marked apoptosis and necrosis. The tumor...

journal_title：Urology

authors： Kamal BA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00