Characteristics and usage of different ureteral stent catheters.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the role of primary open surgery versus the recommended combination approach (percutaneous and lithotripsy) to treat staghorn calculi in a developing country. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Available records (n = 91) of patients with staghorn managed during the last 4 years were retrieved. Patients were plac...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Goel MC,Ahlawat R,Bhandari M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our purpose was to evaluate patients who underwent failed hypospadias repair. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We evaluated 4 different groups of patients who underwent failed hypospadias repair. Group 1: patients who underwent only urethral surgery; group 2: patients who underwent only corpora cavernosa surgery; gro...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Perovic S,Barbagli G,Djinovic R,Sansalone S,Vallasciani S,Lazzeri M

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:IL-6 has been reported to be a significant prognostic factor for prostate cancer and induces synthesis of C-reactive protein (CRP) by hepatocytes. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical value of serum CRP in prostate cancer patients with metastases. METHODS:The prognostic significance of ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Nakashima J,Kikuchi E,Miyajima A,Nakagawa K,Oya M,Ohigashi T,Murai M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 40 patients with urinary bladder tumours we compared the results of the immune profile, obtained by means of cutaneous tests with dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), and the infiltration of immunocompetent cells in the histological pattern after transurethral tumour resection. It was noted that the more the tumour had inf...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Flamm J,Burkert S

更新日期：1982-01-01 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：:We present an unusual case of condylomata acuminata arising in the transplanted skin of a neovagina in a male-to-female transsexual. The neovagina had been constructed using a penile and a scrotal skin flap. Resection of the larger condylomata was performed; then all visible lesions were ablated by electrovaporization...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Liguori G,Trombetta C,Bucci S,De Seta F,De Santo D,Siracusano S,Belgrano E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chronic renal damage due to tubulointerstitial fibrosis is one of several complications of posterior urethral valves in a significant number of children. As activation of the renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in this injury, we conducted this study to investigate whether administration of captopr...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Shirazi M,Noorafshan A,Bahri MA,Tanideh N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There are relatively few studies that compare the use of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to estimate the prostate volume. In this study, we compared the prostate volumes measured with MRI and TRUS with a surgical specimen volume. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seventy-three patient...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Lee JS,Chung BH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and experimental investigations seem to underline the important role of fatty acids in the pathogenesis of hypercalciuria, a well-known risk factor for lithogenesis. To evaluate the relationships between the previously reported increase in plasma phospholipid arachidonic acid level and the factors responsible...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Baggio B,Budakovic A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The short-term effects of intravesical chemoimmunotherapy with epirubicin and bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) administered repeatedly for prophylaxis of recurrence of superficial bladder cancer (pTa, pT1) were investigated in 24 patients aged a median of 70 years between March 1996 and February 1999, and were co...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tozawa K,Okamura T,Sasaki S,Kawai N,Ito Y,Hayashi Y,Kohri K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotic syndrome developed in a patient with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Renal biopsy revealed minor glomerular abnormalities. This type of nephrotic syndrome complication in an autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease has only rarely been reported. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Nakahama H,Inoue T,Kakihara M,Takama T,Mikami H,Orita Y,Kamada T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During infancy, the renal parenchyma and pelvicalyceal system are relatively fragile. Therefore, percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the management of renal stones in this age group is a challenging procedure for urologists. Herein, we present the uneventful management of bilateral renal stones using micropercutaneous ne...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sancaktutar AA,Adanur S,Ziypak T,Hatipoglu NK,Bodakcı MN,Soylemez H,Ozbey İ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old man with primary malignant lymphoma of the prostate is presented. The patient underwent total cystoprostatectomy and ileal conduit construction. The specimen revealed malignant lymphoma, diffuse small cleaved cell of the gland. Three months after the operation, local recurrence and enlarged lymph node de...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Suzuki H,Nakada T,Iijima Y,Kaneko H,Suzuki Y,Ishii N,Onmura Y,Takamizawa A,Saito M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional activity of the sphincter muscle of the urethra is known to be controlled largely by the hypogastric and pudendal nerves. It remains unknown, however, whether innervation of the muscle by these peripheral nerves is ipsi- or bilateral. In an attempt to answer this question urethral closure pressure was d...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Morita T,Kizu N,Kondo S,Dohkita S,Tsuchida S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined Southern blot analysis of genomic DNAs from 70 patients with sporadic renal cell carcinoma, using the human L-myc oncogene fragment as a hybridization probe. Our purpose was to study the relationship between the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the L-myc and the frequencies of metastasis....

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kakehi Y,Taki Y,Yoshida O

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Intravesical epirubicin is a widely used agent for the treatment of superficial bladder cancer. A direct relationship between dose and activity has been reported: unfortunately the dose increase also increased the frequency and the intensity of treatment-related side effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A phase...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Bassi P,Spinadin R,Longo F,Saraeb S,Pappagallo GL,Zattoni F,Pagano F

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Planification of living donor nephrectomy requires exact knowledge of the renal vascular architecture because of the high prevalence of anatomical variants. After magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) challenged CT angiography for preoperative assessment over the last years, we revisit in this study the rel...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Fleury N,Vallée JP,Hadaya K,Bühler L,Martin PY,Iselin CE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the results after implantation of a urethral stent in 6 patients with recurrent urethral strictures. Four patients had strictures located in close vicinity to the external sphincter. In 3 of these 4 patients open urethroplasty procedures had failed. The treatment was successful in 5 of the 6 patients with ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Baert L,van Poppel H,Werbrouck P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate biopsy (PBx) techniques have changed significantly since the original Hodge's scheme, with an increase in the number and location of cores. These improvements have been realized in part because of the introduction of different local anaesthesia techniques. We critically analysed the literature discu...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Maccagnano C,Scattoni V,Roscigno M,Raber M,Angiolilli D,Montorsi F,Rigatti P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated aspergillosis is a systemic fungal infection that may occur in previously healthy or immunocompromised patients. The condition, although rare, is being recognized with increasing frequency in persons with the human immunodeficiency virus. Clinical genitourinary involvement is unusual. We present a case of...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Segarra J,Chéchile G,Sole Balcells F

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:We report 2 cases of epidermoid cysts of the testis in Klinefelter's syndrome. The literature is reviewed and the relationship between Klinefelter's syndrome and epidermoid cyst of the testis is discussed. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sasagawa I,Nakada T,Kazama T,Sakamoto M,Satomi S,Katayama T

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Brief episodes of ischemia followed by periods of reperfusion generate a powerful protective mechanism in cell, tissue or organ, which increase the resistance to further ischemic damage. This is known as ischemic preconditioning, and has not been investigated in testis. The present experiments were underta...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Ceylan H,Yüncü M,Armutçu F,Gürel A,Bağci C,Demiryürek AT

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent interest has focused on natural killer T (NKT) cells as effector cells in a possible new form of immunotherapy. NKT cells express T cell and natural killer cell receptors. They are CD1d-dependent and can be stimulated by alpha-galactosylceramide. We have studied peripheral blood levels of NKT cells simultaneous...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Schwemmer B

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By transforming uroflowmetrograms from curves of flow rate versus time into curves of flow rate versus instantaneous bladder volume, additional information about the variation of the flow rate during voiding is obtained. These curves show that, within a certain volume range, the maximum flow rate is more or less indep...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Rollema HJ,Griffiths DJ,van Duyl WA,van den Berg J,de Haan R

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex-dependent stone formation following portacaval shunt (PCS) was investigated in 82 male and 71 female Sprague-Dawley rats. 72.6% of male PCS rats and none of the female PCS rats developed urolithiasis, in 90.2%, potassium-hydrogen-urate stones formed. Hormonal analysis revealed significant alterations in steroid ho...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Heidenreich A,Engelmann U

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overnight (12 h) urinary excretion of glycosaminoglycans, citrate, magnesium, calcium and uric acid were measured in 82 normal subjects and 63 outpatients who had formed at least one urinary stone. No significant difference could be found between the two groups of unselected subjects with respect to any of the uri...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Nikkilä MT

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00