abstract：:We report a rare case of massive bilateral staghorn calculi in a spinal cord injury patient with significant renal compromise. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy to achieve a stone-free status. The various options of treatment are discussed with special attention to the technical as...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Issa MM,McNamara DE,Myrick SE,Hansen MH,Gong M,Perkash I

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and the related risk factors among urologic surgery patients and urologists. This cross-sectional, prospective study included 300 consecutive urologic surgery patients and 24 urologists working in ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Oge O,Ozen H,Oner S,Akova M,Bilen CY

更新日期：1998-01-01 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

abstract：:Two patients treated with chronic dialysis and renal transplantation developed acute hemorrhage from a native kidney. Bilateral native nephrectomy demonstrated acquired cystic disease and adenocarcinoma in each of the four kidneys. The etiology of acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD) is unclear and its incidence incr...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sant GR,Ucci AA Jr

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In spite of a great amount of data, the hormonal treatment of advanced prostatic carcinoma (CaP) still remains controversial. As a relevant amount of dihydrotestosterone is present within the prostate tissue after castration, complete androgen blockade (CAB), with inhibition of the activity of both testicula...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Bono AV,DiSilverio F,Robustelli della Cuna G,Benvenuti C,Brausi M,Ferrari P,Gibba A,Galli L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to compare vesical and renal calcium oxalate crystalluria in an attempt to correlate crystal formation with chemical composition and calcium oxalate saturation of renal urine. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Urine specimens were directly collected from the bladder and the kidney, of 11 stone fo...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Robert M,Boularan AM,Delbos O,Guiter J,Descomps B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that diabetes mellitus is accompanied by complications of sexual dysfunction and it is believed that diabetic neuropathy may cause impotence. In our study, we found that not all the patients who visited our center with the chief complaint of diabetic impotence were suffering from organic impotence, an...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Takanami M,Nagao K,Ishii N,Miura K,Shirai M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of adrenal myelolipoma comprising 5.8% of total adrenal tumors are described with a male-to-female ratio of 1.3:1. Five were symptomatic, of which 4 had a palpable abdominal mass, 2 cases detected incidentally were associated with carcinoma of the uterine cervix and renal cell carcinoma, respectively. The ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sharma MC,Kashyap S,Sharma R,Chumber S,Sood R,Chahal R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial cystitis is a chronic benign disease of the bladder that causes bothersome and debilitating symptoms and mainly affects women. Since interstitial cystitis (IC) might result from a defective glycosaminoglycan layer of the bladder epithelium, we conducted a trial of hyaluronic acid (HA), used intravesically...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Porru D,Campus G,Tudino D,Valdes E,Vespa A,Scarpa RM,Usai E

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the fragility of Ca-oxalate monohydrate stones in terms of high energy shock wave effectivity, we measured the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content of the organic stone matrix of 35 patients who had undergone extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatment for renal pelvic stones. The patients were class...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sarica K,Türkölmez K,Küpeli B,Akpoyraz M,Durak I,Küpeli S,Koşar A

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:A case of primary carcinoma of the urinary bladder associated with a primary retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma is presented. Due to the lack of early symptoms, diagnosis of the retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma was late and therefore the prognosis was poor. Twelve months after diagnosis the patient died not of the bladder t...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Herrmann U,Hernandez A,Hofmockel G,Frohmüller HG

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:A 63-year-old man underwent inguinal orchiectomy for painless enlargement of the left testis. The diagnosis of malignant gonadal stromal tumor was made on the basis of morphology and immunohistochemical studies. At computed tomography there was bulky retroperitoneal metastasis. The patient then underwent retroperitone...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Uygur MC,Gür E,Altug U,Ustün H,Emir L,Erol D

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Current reports suggest the presence of androgen receptor (AR) defects in prostate cancer. We have detected the AR mRNA in normal, benign hypertrophied (BPH) and carcinomatous (CaP) prostate tissues and evaluated the difference in the level of AR transcript in these groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cytoplasmic ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Majumder PK,Wadhwa SN,Kumar VL

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：:Controversies abound in relation to the treatment of every stage of prostate cancer and its natural history. We critically evaluate the controversies and information that exist. An ongoing autopsy project at Wayne State University aims to: define the prevalence of incidental cancer in subjects between 20 and 70 years ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Pontes JE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystinuria is a rare cause of renal calculi, whose management presents a complex problem mainly due to the hardness and high recurrence rate of cystine stones. During the period 1987-1991, 28 established cases of cystine calculi were treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and percutaneous nephrolithot...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Cranidis AI,Karayannis AA,Delakas DS,Livadas CE,Anezinis PE

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 51 consecutive female patients with genuine stress incontinence who underwent a Burch or Stamey operation were clinically and urodynamically evaluated preoperatively at least 8 months postoperatively. Our study group consisted of 27 women who underwent the Burch colposuspension and 24 who had the Stamey end...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Athanassopoulos A,Barbalias G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of three compounds, all similar in chemical structure to citric acid, to decrease calcium crystalluria has been measured. The measurements were made in normal human urine at 37 degrees C and compared with the crystal-decreasing power of citric acid when measured in the same way and in the same urine sample...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Hallson PC,Kasidas GP,Samuell CT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a symptomatic multicystic seminal vesicle with ipsilateral renal agenesis in a 37-year-old man. Preoperatively the diagnosis could be suggested by different imaging modalities, including endorectal surface coil magnetic resonance imaging. To our knowledge, we present the 1st case of seminal vesicle cyst to b...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Friedrichs R,Ebert T,Yogl TJ,Lobeck H,Scholman HJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the management of urolithiasis in children since the development of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL). METHODS:Between 1988 and 1994, 37 children, aged from 2 to 15 years (mean 10), with upper tract urolithiasis were evaluated and treated. Lithogenic metabolic disorders or anomalies of...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Robert M,Drianno N,Guiter J,Averous M,Grasset D

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the possible effect of urinary tract infection (UTI) on the fragility of calcium-containing stones (calcium-oxalate, calcium-phosphate), the results of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) therapy in 81 patients with UTI and 30 patients with no sign of UTI were comparatively evaluated. ESWL paramet...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sarica K,Küpeli B,Soygür T,Türkölmez K,Göğüş O

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In unilateral kidney disease, it has been suggested that the ipsilateral state could be estimated by measuring contralateral kidney size; thus, a contralateral increase should reflect an ipsilateral impairment and vice versa. This could easily be performed using ultrasound. In our experiments with partial obstruction ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Josephson S,Larsson E

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:Penile prosthesis was implanted for erectile impotence of mainly organic origin in 104 patients. The AMS Dynaflex penile prosthesis was inserted in 39 cases, the AMS Malleable 600 prosthesis in 61 and the AMS Ultrex Plus prosthesis in 4. In 1 patient receiving a malleable prosthesis both rods had to be removed owing t...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Anafarta K,Safak M,Bedük Y,Baltaci S,Aydos K

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular microlithiasis associated with seminoma was found in a 32-year-old infertile man. Gray-scale and color Doppler ultrasound findings are discussed and a brief review of the literature is presented. ...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Yagci C,Ozcan H,Aytaç S,Aydos K,Atasoy C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the degree of ischemic formation at the tissue level after high-energy shock wave (HESW) application in a time- and dose-dependent manner, an experimental study in rabbits was performed. Following varying numbers of HESWs (1,000-2,000-3,000 shock waves) under fluoroscopic localization, treated kidneys were...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Sarica K,Koşar A,Yaman O,Bedük Y,Durak I,Göğüş O,Kavukçu M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From April 1978 to September 1993, the Department of Urology of Giessen Medical School used laser urethrotomy as standard endoscopic treatment in benign urethral strictures. In this period, 900 urethrotomies were performed in 450 patients. The majority of strictures treated were iatrogenic (65%), located in the poster...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Becker HC,Miller J,Nöske HD,Klask JP,Weidner W

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:A buccal mucosa graft from the lower lip was used for meatal reconstruction in 3 patients. The buccal mucosa graft was combined with a bladder mucosa graft for urethral substitution in 1 adult and 1 child, and was anastomosed to a skin tube for creating a glanular urethra in 1 child. The buccal mucosa graft obtained w...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Watanabe K,Ogawa A,Kiyono M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From July 1992 to April 1994, 70 patients with prostatic cancer underwent laparoscopic pelvic lymph-node dissection (LPLD) before retropubic radical prostatectomy or afterloading therapy in our clinic. After an initial learning phase, the accuracy of LPLD was excellent, with only 3.0% residual nodes and no false-negat...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Klän R,Meier T,Knispel HH,Wegner HE,Miller K

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:We constructed a continent, catheterizable urinary conduit using a smooth muscle graft in dogs. One end of an isolated vascularized ileal segment was anastomosed to the bladder dome, and the other end was opened in the abdominal wall. The ileal conduit was tightly encircled with a free seromuscular flap of the ileum i...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Kato H,Kobayashi S,Kawakami M,Abdul Khaleque M,Muraishi O,Ikado S,Ogawa A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negotiating a tortuous or obstructed ureter with a wire can be time-consuming and sometimes tiring. The principle of using a slippery floppy wire and then replacing it with a stiff wire through a 5-french open-ended ureteral catheter yields a high success rate. The ureteral catheter can be used for a radiocontrast stu...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Hofmann R,Pickl U,Hartung R

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Extramedullary plasmacytomas of the testes are extremely rare tumors, especially when occurring in the absence of precocious or concurrent diagnosis of multiple myeloma. This is a case report of an 83-year-old man with a solitary plasmacytoma of the left testis. Immunoperoxidase studies, performed on histologic specim...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Iizumi T,Shinohara S,Amemiya H,Tomomasa H,Yazaki T,Umeda T,Tanaka F,Imamura T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using C3H/He JCr mice bearing the syngeneic MBT-2 bladder tumor, it was found that cyclophosphamide (CYC 100 mg/kg i.p.) treatment, 1 day before and 2 weeks after surgery, followed by postoperative autologous tumor vaccine immunization can be an effective adjuvant anticancer therapy. The short-term exogeneous addition...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Tzai TS,Lin JS,Chow NH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the clinical implications of the cytology of voided urine we analyzed 65 patients among 147 cases of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) in relation to the cytohistologic correlation and prognostic significance. Urinary cytology detected 42.6% of bladder tumors, 59% of renal pelvic tumors, and 35.3% o...

journal_title：Urologia internationalis

authors： Chow NH,Tzai TS,Cheng HL,Chan SH,Lin JS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00