Implantation of the urethral stent for treatment of complex urethral strictures. Evaluation of the functional and radiological results.

abstract：:The aim of the present paper was to review findings from the most relevant studies and to evaluate the value of current chemotherapy and surgery in advanced unresectable and metastatic bladder cancer. Studies were identified by searching the MEDLINE® and PubMed® databases up to 2011 using both medical subject heading ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Racioppi M,D'Agostino D,Totaro A,Pinto F,Sacco E,D'Addessi A,Marangi F,Palermo G,Bassi PF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a very aggressive necrotizing fasciitis involving subcutaneous fat and skin of scrotal and perineal regions. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a well-known method used to treat complex wounds. The authors for the first time enhance a multimodal strategy to treat the FG using VAC, r...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Cuccia G,Mucciardi G,Morgia G,Stagno d'Alcontres F,Galì A,Cotrufo S,Romeo M,Magno C

更新日期：2009-01-01 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:Epididymitis is an inflammation or infection of the epididymis, a convoluted duct that lies on the posterior surface of the testicle. Oxidative stress due to excessive production of reactive oxygen species in epididymitis, impaired antioxidant defense mechanisms, or both, precipitates a range of pathologie...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kaya M,Boleken ME,Zeyrek F,Ozardali I,Kanmaz T,Erel O,Yücesan S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate patients' opinions on the degree of pain during shock wave lithotripsy, and the need for analgesics in patients with urinary stone. METHODS:A prospective questionnaire study involving subjective pain assessment during and just after shock wave lithotripsy was performed in consecutive patients ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Oh SJ,Ku JH,Lim DJ,Byun SS,Kim HH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to analyze the changes in neuroendocrine cells of the human prostate induced by neoplasms and the effect of hormonal treatment. Samples of human prostate (n = 47) were obtained during surgery or removal of organs for transplantation. The cases analyzed represent normal prostates (n = 4...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Guate JL,Escaf S,Menendez CL,del Valle M,Vega JA

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate the role of serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) in the prognosis and follow-up evaluation of patients with urothelial carcinoma, the authors studied the association of the serum level and positive rate with clinical features such as infiltration and metastasis in 164 patients admitted to t...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sashide K,Isobe H,Wakumoto Y,Hanazawa K,Fujita K,Fujime M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Immunotherapy effectively treats advanced renal cell carcinoma in only a limited number of patients. However, the predicted prognosis for each patient in relation to immune status and response to immunotherapy remains problematic. We analyzed tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) subsets to determine whether...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Igarashi T,Takahashi H,Tobe T,Suzuki H,Mizoguchi K,Nakatsu HO,Ito H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to report the safety and efficiency of laparoscopic varicocelectomy in 100 consecutive patients operated at a single teaching institution. There were three indications: (1) infertility associated with oligo-astheno-teratospermia (n = 52); (2) chronic dragging sensation of the left testicle...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Iselin CE,Almagbaly U,Borst F,Rohner S,Schmidlin F,Campana A,Graber P

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Asian scientists have now increasingly begun to contribute to globalization; yet it is not clear whether publishing in the field of urology is paralleled by elevated cross-continental scientific publishing. MATERIALS AND METHODS:An exemplary bibliometric analysis of urologic journals from 3 different cont...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Mani J,Juengel E,Bartsch G,Filmann N,Ackermann H,Nelson K,Haferkamp A,Engl T,Blaheta RA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urethral diverticula are pouches opening into the urethral canal that may be either acquired or congenital. Diverticula of the female urethra are fairly common. However, diverticula of the male urethra are relatively uncommon abnormalities. Clinical manifestation is frequently described with irritative and/or obstruct...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Li X,Sa Y,Jin C,Xu Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man with hemophilia A presented with recurrent hematuria due to renal stone disease. He was receiving approximately 50,000 units of recombinant factor (rF) VIII concentrate every year due to hematuria. Between 1996 and 2002, his serum creatinine level increased from 0.7 to 1.2 ng/ml. In an effort to reso...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kural AR,Demirkesen O,Alici B,Obek C,Tunc B,Ozkan B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate the association between preoperative serum prolactin (PRL) levels and risk of non-organ confined prostate cancer (PCa) in clinically localized disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From December 2007 to December 2011, 124 patients with clinically localized PCa were retrospectively evaluated. Non-orga...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Porcaro AB,Tafuri A,Sebben M,Cacciamani G,Ghimenton C,Brunelli M,Petrozziello A,Monaco C,Migliorini F,Siracusano S,Artibani W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the relative importance of clinicopathological factors affecting survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma, univariate and multivariate analyses by Cox's proportional hazards model were performed for 121 patients undergoing nephrectomy between 1980 and 1991. The 5-year survival rate was 67% for all 121...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Takashi M,Nakano Y,Sakata T,Miyake K,Hamajima N

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Genetic variants of vitamin D receptor (VDR) were implicated in urolithiasis susceptibility in several case-control studies. However, these studies so far have provided conflicting results. In order to investigate the potential relationship, a meta-analysis was conducted. METHODS:Eligible studies were retrie...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Lin Y,Mao Q,Zheng X,Chen H,Yang K,Xie L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On reviewing the literature most authors were found to have used needle electrodes for recording muscle potentials of pelvic floor muscles. We used for the first time a vaginal tampon electrode to record potentials of musculus levator ani in females and the same electrode to record potentials of the external anal sphi...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kiesswetter H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to investigate whether ischemia-induced prostate damage during cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass causes bladder outlet obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study involved 37 men who underwent elective cardiac surgery involving cardiopulmonary bypass. Prostate-specific antig...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Guvel S,Turkoz R,Egilmez T,Kilinc F,Yaycioglu O,Atalay H,Ozkardes H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This present study was undertaken to determine the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide (NO) and total antioxidant status (TAS) in testes of adolescent rats with experimental bilateral varicocele and to determine the effects of oxidative stress on testis produced by varicocele. METHODS:6-week-old, m...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ozdamar AS,Soylu AG,Culha M,Ozden M,Gökalp A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess clinical outcomes and reimbursement costs of open and robotic-assisted radical prostatectomies in Germany. METHODS:Perioperative data of 499 open (2003-2006) and 932 (2008-2010) robotic-assisted radical prostatectomies as well as longitudinal reimbursement costs of an anonymized health insurance rese...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Niklas C,Saar M,Berg B,Steiner K,Janssen M,Siemer S,Stöckle M,Ohlmann CH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of barium granuloma involving urinary bladder is reported. Surgical removal was the treatment of choice. Histological diagnosis was foreign body granuloma with xanthomatous inflammation. The foreign body was identified as barium by analytical electron microscopy. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Yanagi S,Ishii T,Tsuji Y,Ariyoshi A

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to modify and validate a novel screening tool to determine the necessity of bone scans in Chinese PCa patients at the time of diagnosis. METHODS:Five-hundred-and-one patients diagnosed with PCa between 2010 and 2013 at Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, were included in the study...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Wang Y,Wan F,Xu L,Zhao N,Xu Z,Wang H,Wang G,Ye D,Guo J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This meta-analysis was to assess solifenacin and tolterodine in patients with overactive bladder. METHODS:We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CNKI, Wanfang, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The efficacy endpoint was daily micturition frequency, daily ur...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Wang HT,Xia M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The momentary entry of urine into the proximal urethra during coughing can be demonstrated by a new test which can be conducted using apparatus now commonly available for urodynamic investigations. If the bladder neck opens, a fluid bridge is established between points of pressure measurement in the bladder and in the...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Brown M,Sutherst J

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a 17-year-old patient with a right testicular dislocation. In this case, dislocated testis had been considered as hematoma and therefore remained untreated for 4 months. The patient underwent right orchiopexy 4 months after the injury. Intraoperative testicular biopsy revealed impaired spermatogenesis and e...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Hayami S,Ishigooka M,Suzuki Y,Sasagawa I,Nakada T,Mitobe K

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:Calcium oxalate kidney stone formers are invariably advised to increase their fluid intake. In addition, magnesium therapy is often administered. Recently, a prospective study showed that a high dietary intake of calcium reduces the risk of symptomatic kidney stones. The present study was performed to test whether sim...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rodgers AL

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:We report on a unique-sized large leiomyoma of the bladder wall in a male patient. After open surgical intervention all symptoms resolved spontaneously and no relapse occurred within a 3-year follow-up period. In conclusion, for symptomatic leiomyoma of the bladder surgical intervention should be considered as an earl...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Broessner C,Klingler CH,Bayer G,Pycha A,Kuber W

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00