abstract：:Considering the aging dialysis population of today, increasing our knowledge about the nature, diagnosis and the treatment of bone mineral density (BMD) problems in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients deserves more attention. Osteoporosis is basicly defined as a decrease in bone mass. Large epidemiological studies...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ersoy FF

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 28 patients with urethral strictures less than 2 cm length underwent 32 visual optical internal urethrotomy under local urethral anesthesia with lidocaine. The procedure was completed successfully in 26 of 28 (92.9%) patients. Among these 25 of 26 (96%) patients reported mild pain. Visual analogue scale (V...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Altinova S,Turkan S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Factors responsible for the low incidence of clinical prostate cancer (3-8/100,000 men/year) in the Arab population remain unclear, but may be related to changes in steroid hormone metabolism. We compared the levels of serum conjugated and unconjugated steroids between Arab and Caucasian populations, to de...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kehinde EO,Akanji AO,Memon A,Bashir AA,Daar AS,Al-Awadi KA,Fatinikun T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sclerosing lipogranuloma is an unusual benign condition of the genitalia typically presenting as a painless mass affecting the penis and scrotum. Its importance lies in differentiating it from malignancy to avoid extensive surgery. It is normally treated with total or partial excision. This is the first report...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lawrentschuk N,Angus D,Bolton DM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We examined renal function and urinary drainage of children with primary megaureter (PMU) in dependence on conservative or operative treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The retrospective analysis covering the years 1994 to 2000 comprised children at an age of 0-7 years with 35 PMU. Sonography, dynamic MAG3 reno...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tröbs RB,Heinecke K,Elouahidi T,Nounla J,Kluge R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male with a severe form of congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (diuresis 10 l per day) had megaureters, megavesica, large residuum and a history of three traumatic ruptures of the megavesica and a recurrent urinary tract infection (RUTI). Hemodialysis was introduced at 41 years of age. At age of 42, he underwe...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Hora M,Reischig T,Hes O,Ferda J,Klecka J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study was undertaken to study the spectrum of renal failure and the outcome in elderly patients. Patients included in the study group were elderly (age>60 years) who either attended outpatient renal clinic and or were hospitalized. Renal failure was classified as acute renal failure (ARF), rapidly pro...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kohli HS,Bhat A,Aravindan,Sud K,Jha V,Gupta KL,Sakhuja V

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a rheumatic autoimmune disease characterized by multisystem organ involvement and by high titers of auto antibodies against several nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens. Numerous abnormalities of the cytokine network have been described in patients suffering from SLE. Howeve...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sabry A,Elbasyouni SR,Sheashaa HA,Alhusseini AA,Mahmoud K,George SK,Kaleek EA,abo-Zena H,Kalil AM,Mohsen T,Rahim MA,El-samanody AZ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although symptomatic pneumopericardium post-laparoscopic varicocoele ligation procedure is rare, numerous cases have been reported and identified pneumopericardium as a complication of laparoscopic surgery. Pneumopericardium after other urological procedures has been previously reported when diagnosed incidentally on ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yeoh CJ,Dawson C,Wiseman OJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence that chronic local ischemia may be one possible etiology of prostatic atrophy (PA). Our aim was to study the expression of hypoxia induced factors in areas of PA. DESIGN:The immunohistochemical expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (V...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Meirelles LR,Billis A,Magna LA,Vassallo J,Matsura MA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ureteral endometriosis is a rare disease that typically is unilateral. Endometriosis involving both ureters and surgical management after hormone therapy failure has seldom been described. We describe a patient with bilateral ureteral endometriosis who underwent ureteroneocystostomy with psoas hitches of both ureters....

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Yee DS,Shanberg AM,Ngo AT,Baghdassarian R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of stepwise extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of upper urinary stones in childhood. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between August 1998 and August 2003, 31 patients were treated for renal or ureteric stones. All treatments were performed with Dornier Compact Delta lithot...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Demirci D,Altiok E,Gülmez I,Ekmekçioğlu O,Poyrazoğlu HM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) arising from within the urinary bladder is exceptionally rare. A 45-year-old man having the symptoms of left groin pain, vague suprapubic discomfort and frequency was admitted to our clinic. Pelvic tomography revealed a tumor in the bladder wall measuring 4 x 3 cm and was not clearly distinct ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kibar Y,Uzar AI,Erdemir F,Ozcan A,Coban H,Seckin B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old man was referred to our hospital with gynecomastia and painless swelling of the right scrotum. Ultrasonography revealed a 15 x 10 mm mass with low echogenicity of the right testis. We performed right high orchiectomy. Histologically, Reinke's crystals and capsular invasion by tumor cells were found. Fina...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sugimoto K,Matsumoto S,Nose K,Kurita T,Uemura H,Park YC,Hanai J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are commonly caused by Ebstein-Barr Virus infection. The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the genesis of lymphomas has been recognized recently. We report a HCV infected renal transplant recipient who developed PTLD 11 months after transplantation. Reduction of imm...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Aravindan AN,Moger V,Sakhuja V,Kohli HS,Varma N,Jha V

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recommended treatment for patients with severe bleeding from upper gastrointestinal (GI) metastases is embolisation. We report a case in which despite adequate embolisation major haemorrhage from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) gastric metastases continually recurred. During a severe bleed refractory to embolisation oc...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Lamb GW,Moss J,Edwards R,Aitchison M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In this prospective study, we aimed to determine the coagulation parameters in the patients with Fournier's gangrene. METHODS:The study group is consisted of 12 consecutive Fournier's gangrene patients (11 men and 1 woman) and control group is consisted of patients with periurethral abscess (n = 2), scrotal absces...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sahin H,Aflay U,Kilinç N,Bircan MK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most encountered male health problem and sildenafil citrate is used worldwide for treatment of ED. Aim of the present study was to determine and evaluate hemodynamic effects of sildenafil citrate on segmental branches of bilateral renal arteries of cases with ED. PA...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ardicoglu A,Kocakoc E,Yuzgec V,Bozgeyik Z,Canatan H,Kiris A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:End-to-end of terminal ureteral segments seems to be a good alternative to terminal cutaneous ureterostomy in very selected cases (patients with short life-expectancy or when it is impossible to utilize the bowel for urinary diversion). BACKGROUND:An end-to-end ureteral anastomosis (UA) drained by a single ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Panella P,Pepe P,Motta L,D'Arrigo L,Savoca F,Candiano G,Pennisi M,Aragona F

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prostate specific antigen (PSA) population standards of a cluster of Turkish men with no clinical evidence of prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We evaluated PSA values of the men who were living in a well-defined, rural district of Western Anatolia. Two hundred fifty-seven men agreed to ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Müezzinoğlu T,Lekili M,Eser E,Uyanik BS,Büyüksu C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma is characterized by marrow plamacytsois, M spike in serum or urine electrophoresis and skeletal lytic lesions. The M spike may be absent in rare instances. We describe a case of myeloma cast nephropathy with acute renal failure who did not exhibit an M spike. lambda-chain staining was documented on im...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kumar SK,Sohal PM,Kohli HS,Sud K,Gupta KL,Joshi K,Sakhuja V,Jha V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ureteric stents, a good solution to many urologic problems, can lead to significant morbidity if left in situ longer than required. Our case is that of an elderly male with a history of intractable hypertension presenting with urosepsis, anemia, diabetes and chronic renal failure. His work-up revealed a stent in the r...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gopaldas R,Rastogi V,Gulick T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case involving a 55-year-old healthy man that presented with urinary retention and a lower abdominal mass. His evaluation revealed a large mucocele arising from the appendix that caused severe bilateral ureteral obstruction and renal failure. Appendiceal mucoceles are rare and insidious entities that can p...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Ilbeigi P,Lombardo S,Sadeghi-Nejad H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 3 cases of benign retroperitoneal schwannoma, of whom one presented with flank pain with hematuria, one presented with headache and secondary hypertension and one presented with recurrent renal colicky pain. Two patients were treated by open surgical excision of the tumor with nephrectomy of the correspondin...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Singh V,Kapoor R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been shown that residual renal function but not peritoneal clearance predicted patients' survival in peritoneal dialysis therapy. In the present study, we tried to explore the potential causes resulting in the difference between residual renal function and peritoneal dialysis in continuous ambulatory ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tian XK,Wang T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthostatic hypotension is very common in the elderly. It increases morbidity and is an independant predictor of all cause mortality. It is defined as a fall in systolic blood pressure greater than 20 mm Hg or a fall in diastolic blood pressure greater than 10 mm Hg within 3 minutes of standing. Symptoms include light...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Sahni M,Lowenthal DT,Meuleman J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antegrade endopyelotomy was performed in a patient with pelvic kidney. Nephrostomy tube had been placed in the patient during a previous open pyelolithotomy. The nephrostomy tract was used for establishing percutaneous access. The ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) was balloon dilated and incised laterally under vision. At ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Aron M,Goel R,Dash SC,Gupta NP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the expression of thymidine phosphorylase (TP) in bladder carcinomas and assessed its prognostic significance in superficial bladder cancer samples. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We studied 142 primary bladder cancer samples immunohistochemically for nuclear thymidine phosphorylase (TPN), cytoplasmic ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Stavropoulos NE,Bouropoulos C,Ioachim E,Michael M,Hastazeris K,Tsimaris I,Kalogeras D,Liamis Z,Kafarakis V,Stefanaki S,Malamou-Mitsi V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Preputial bacterial colonisation was investigated in preschool and primary school children with and without phimosis before the circumcision procedure. METHOD:The study group consisted of 32 boys admitted to our clinic consecutively between June 2003 and September 2003 for circumcision. The indication for s...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tokgöz H,Polat F,Tan MO,Sipahi B,Sultan N,Bozkirli I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sleep complaints are commonly reported in persons with end stage renal disease (ESRD), little is known about the prevalence of sleep complaints in chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the relation of sleep quality to the severity of kidney disease. METHODS:We administered the Kidney Disease Quality of...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Kurella M,Luan J,Lash JP,Chertow GM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measuring calcium (Ca) absorption, Ca balance and Ca level in serum,feces and urine during HK (hypokinesia) with and without Ca loading, the aim of this study was to disclose if prolonged HK could reduce Ca deposition more with or without Ca load contributing to greater Ca imbalance. Studies were conducted during 30-d...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Zorbas YG,Kakurin VJ,Kuznetsov NA,Deogenov VA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of ureteral stump after radical nephrectomy is rare. Following nephrectomy patients with a prior history of bladder cancer must have their ureteral stumps evaluated. Furthermore, the presence of hematuria should alert the urologist to a possible TCC in the ureteral stump. We present a...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Haritopoulos K,Stravodimos K,Banias C,Giaslakiotis V,Alamanis C,Giannopoulos A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of 20-year-old farmer with penile amputation and emasculation secondary to crushing injury inflicted by agricultural machinery. His entire penis, scrotum and both the testis had been avulsed after falling onto a rotating axel wheel of an electronically driven thrashing machine. After resuscitation the...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Dogra PN,Gautam G,Ansari MS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis (FCH) is an uncommon complication of renal transplantation. It is usually associated with hepatitis B and C viral infection. It is further rare in renal transplantation in absence of HBV and HCV infection. To the best of our knowledge, only three cases of FCH in renal transplantation, w...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Agarwal SK,Kalra V,Dinda A,Gupta S,Dash SC,Bhowmik D,Tiwari SC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this prospective study we aimed to describe our new technique; dehydrated human dura mater as an interposition graft in patients undergoing benign vesicovaginal fistula repair (VVF). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Eleven patients with benign VVFs aged 38-73 years were operated with dura mater interposition technique ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Alagöl B,Gözen AS,Kaya E,Inci O

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure testicular rhabdomyosarcoma is a very rare tumor and 7 cases have been reported in literature. A 20-year-old male patient presented with a painless right testicular swelling who underwent inguinal orchiectomy with suspicion of testicular malignancy. The case was regarded as an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma according...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Erbay ME,Tarhan F,Barişik NO,Kuyumcuoğlu U

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ganglioneuroblastoma is a common type of tumor in children, but is rarely seen in adults. We present here a case of adrenal ganglioneuroblastoma in a 59-year old man. ...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Gunlusoy B,Arslan M,Selek E,Sural S,Ayder AR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a urothelial carcinoma with trophoblastic differentiation of the bladder that occured in a 23-year-old man. The patient presented with hematuria. Multiple papillary masses were resected transurethrally. Histopathologically, grade III urothelial cell carcinoma contained giant cells that were positiv...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Tuna B,Yörükoğlu K,Mungan U,Kirkali Z

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the commonest variety of soft tissue sarcoma in children and young adults. It represents 6.5% of all malignant tumours in paediatrics with an annual incidence of 4 to 7 cases/million children. The primary paratesticular site is considered to have a good prognosis in comparison with other rhab...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Demir A,Onol FF,Türkeri L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal inflammatory pseudotumor is a very rare benign condition of unknown etiology characterized by proliferative myofibroblasts, fibroblasts, histiocytes, and plasma cells. We report a case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the kidney. A 42-year-old female was admitted with the complaint of right flank pain. Computerize...

journal_title：International urology and nephrology

authors： Bildirici K,Dönmez T,Gürlek E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00