Rectourethral fistula following LDR brachytherapy.

abstract：:Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis is a rare, benign condition characterized by progressive calcification of the scrotal skin. A 29-year-old man who had undergone primary surgical excision of idiopathic scrotal calcinosis 7 years previously presented with recurrence that he had first noticed 3 years after surgery. Multiple...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sugihara T,Tsuru N,Kume H,Homma Y,Ihara H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) reveals a tendency towards venous invasion in its advanced stages, making clinical management challenging. Survival may be improved following surgery, but is less clear if it applies to patients with metastatic disease at diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Review of clinical files...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Manso M,Pacheco-Figueiredo L,Santos-Silva A,Silva J,Silva C,Cruz F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous contractile force of muscle strips isolated from male rabbit urinary bladder dome [detrusor) and base (trigonal muscle) was dose dependently inhibited by isoproterenol, a non-specific beta-adrenoceptor agonist. The relaxant response to 10(-6) M isoproterenol in the detrusor muscle was completely blocke...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Morita T,Dohkita S,Kondo S,Nishimoto T,Hirano S,Tsuchida S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy is the most effective treatment for carcinoma in situ and high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). However, it can also provoke diverse side effects. We found 1 patient with a significantly and rapidly reduced bladder volume after the instillation of BCG. Few s...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Yang C,Lv Z,Li Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small group of patients with nephrolithiasis who forms mixed (calcium oxalate and uric acid) calculi presents particular problems in their clinical management. In 3,158 stones analyzed in our laboratory, we found 158 mixed calculi in 86 of the patients. In this work, the clinical and biochemical results obtained fro...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Alvarez Arroyo MV,Traba ML,Rapado A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia, induced by atherosclerosis, is a common cause of disorders in the elderly. Bladder dysfunction in older people may be caused by detrusor ischemia. We compared blood flow to the bladder and detrusor function in vivo and in vitro in young (6-month-old) and aged (24-month-old) male Sprague-Dawley rats. In both ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Saito M,Ohmura M,Kondo A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic metastases of solid tumors are exceptional. We report the first case of an isolated splenic metastasis from prostate carcinoma, 5 years after radical prostatectomy. The splenic tumor was revealed by a pain and progressive increase in the serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level. Histology of the spleen show...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Compérat E,Azzouzi AR,Chartier-Kastler E,Ménégaux F,Capron F,Richard F,Charlotte F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphosphonates are a standard treatment for metastatic bone disease, although agents vary in their potential for renal toxicity. This case report describes the reversal of zoledronic acid-induced renal toxicity by switching treatment to ibandronate in a patient with hormone-refractory prostate cancer and bone metasta...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Joensuu TK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of resection of a solitary metastatic lesion is quite foreign in prostate cancer, as metastases to regional lymph nodes or to other distant sites are most likely suggestive of disseminated disease. The current report demonstrates a very unique case, in whom excision of a solitary pulmonary metastasis has r...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Pruthi RS,Hubbard JS,Kouba E,Wallen E

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:The overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) negatively affects the daily life of many people. Conservative treatments, such as antimuscarinics, do not always lead to sufficient improvement of the complaints and/or are often associated with considerable side effects resulting in treatment failure. In the case of failure or i...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Leong RK,De Wachter SG,van Kerrebroeck PE

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To report conservative and surgical strategies for treatment of mesh erosion after pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair. METHODS:Between 1998 and 2008, 179 patients underwent integral pelvic floor reconstruction for advanced POP in our tertiary urogynecological unit. Patients' charts and follow-up data were en...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Costantini E,Zucchi A,Lazzeri M,Del Zingaro M,Vianello A,Porena M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intravesical recurrence after treatment of primary upper urinary tract urothelial carcinomas (UUT-UCs) is common. While intravesical instillation is widely used to prevent recurrence after transurethral resection for primary bladder tumors, there is still no consensus on the prophylactic capability of intr...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Fang D,Li XS,Xiong GY,Yao L,He ZS,Zhou LQ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Radical prostatectomy (RP) in patients with locally advanced (cT3) prostate cancer (PCa) is considered an optional therapy. AIM:To evaluate outcomes of surgery for cT3 disease and to compare results with those of patients treated for cT1-T2 PCa. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Data of 74 consecutive patients with c...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Mearini L,Zucchi A,Costantini E,Bini V,Nunzi E,Porena M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a lack of data regarding the appropriateness of transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches for right-sided laparoscopic adrenalectomy. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is any difference between right-sided transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy (TLA) and retroperitoneal...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Chiang PH,Yu CJ,Lee WC,Wang HJ,Hsu WC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We reviewed our experiences in performing cytoreductive metastatectomy before initiating systemic immunochemotherapy and tried to investigate potential prognostic factors for such an approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 57 patients who received interleukin-2, interferon-alpha, and 5-...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Lee SE,Kwak C,Byun SS,Gill MC,Chang IH,Kim YJ,Hong SK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1 out of 56 patients, orchiectomized in the course of treatment for prostatic carcinoma, metastatic growth in the testis was found. This uncommon metastatic spread is a sign of advanced disease. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Moskovitz B,Kerner H,Richter Levin D

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an acute rat model (in vivo) spontaneous rhythmic bladder contractions were induced by ligation of the urethra. In addition single bladder contractions were recorded during neurostimulation of the pelvic nerve. Spontaneous and electrically induced bladder contractions were sensitive to papaverine and isoprenaline i...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Diederichs W,Majewski H,Graff J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A medium that had been conditioned by PC-3 cells stimulated the calcification of a human osteoblastic cell line, Tak-10, in a nonmitogenic culture. The calcification of the osteoblasts was stimulated maximally at a 25% concentration of the conditioned medium. Calcification activity was markedly enhanced by the additio...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kimura G,Sugisaki Y,Masugi Y,Nakazawa N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the pathophysiology of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in aged men without bladder outlet obstruction in a videourodynamic study. METHODS:In a videourodynamic study of 324 consecutive men with moderate to severe LUTS suggestive for bladder outlet obstruction, 112 were found to be urodynamically...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kuo HC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to assess the impact of a virtual reality trainer in improving percutaneous renal access skills of urological trainees. METHODS:A total of 36 urology trainees participated in this prospective study. Initially, they were taken through the exercise of gaining access to the lower pole calyceal ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Papatsoris AG,Shaikh T,Patel D,Bourdoumis A,Bach C,Buchholz N,Masood J,Junaid I

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the effect of hydrodynamic pressure mimicking vesicoureteral reflux on renal tubular epithelial cells in vitro, we constructed an intermittent pressure-loading (IPL) model of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Three grades of pressure were loaded onto the MDCK cells...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Maruyama T,Hayashi Y,Nakane A,Sasaki S,Kohri K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy using a bolus injection was used to obtain a noninvasive quantitative measurement of renal blood flow. The method used is an adaptation of the one used for calculating cerebral blood flow which involves deconvolution of the first pass of the isotope through the kidneys. T...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Moskovitz B,Groshar D,Vardi Y,Babchyck B,Levin DR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simultaneous subcutaneous injections of dihydrotestosterone (0.5 mg/kg) and/or ovine prolactin (5 or 50 IU/kg) to mature castrate rats for periods of 5-10 days led to an augmentation of prostate gland levels of RNA, DNA and protein. Of the various lobes of the prostate gland, the dorsal portion seemed to be partic...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Thomas JA,Manandhar MS,Keenan EJ,Edwards WD,Klase PA

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:35 women, referred for simple total hysterectomy, were evaluated pre- and postoperatively for bladder suspension and urodynamic changes. Although all patients denied urological problems, more than half of the patients had some degree of stress and/or urge incontinence. 40% had radiological signs of bladder suspension ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Hansen BM,Bonnesen T,Hvidberg JE,Eliasen B,Nielsen K,Frimodt-Møller C

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common kidney tumor. If feasible, metastasectomy is preferably indicated in metastatic disease. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of patients after pulmonary metastasectomy (PM). METHODS:PM for ccRCC was performed in 35 patien...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Procházková K,Vodička J,Fichtl J,Krákorová G,Šebek J,Roušarová M,Hošek P,Brookman May SD,Hes O,Hora M,Třeška V

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role of positron emission tomography (PET) with 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) is currently under evaluation in urologic oncology. The aim of the present study was to investigate the use of [18F]FDG positron emission tomography ([18F]FDG-PET) in the detection and treatment control of malign...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tsatalpas P,Beuthien-Baumann B,Kropp J,Manseck A,Tiepolt C,Hakenberg OW,Burchert W,Franke WG,Wirth MP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00