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International Urology and Nephrology

Issue 10/2023

Content (35 Articles)

Cystitis Urology - Review

COVID-associated cystitis: the culprit behind the bladder woes post-COVID infection? A review

Ananya Dhawan, Rohit Ganduboina, Palak Dutta, Gayathri Gandrakota, Yashaank Kumar, Keerthi Palagati, Sai Nithin Avvaru, Arjun Sreekumar, Suchita Mylavarapu, Afshan Nizami, Alexis T. Babu, Mahboob Alam

Open Access Trisomy 21 Urology - Original Paper

Incidence of urological tumors in Down’s syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fernando Korkes, Maria Paula Gomez-Bueno, Herney Andrés García-Perdomo

Wound Debridement Urology - Original Paper

Can HALP score, a new prognostic tool, take the place of traditional scoring systems in Fournier’s gangrene?

Tanju Keten, Ali Yasin Ozercan, Unsal Eroglu, Serdar Basboga, Koray Tatlici, Cagdas Senel, Ozer Guzel, Altug Tuncel

Infertility Urology - Original Paper

Serum lipid profile levels and semen quality: new insights and clinical perspectives for male infertility and men’s health

Gustavo Andrade, Ivan Iori, Mariana K. Hsieh, Giovanna Milani, Pedro C. E. Zandoná, Thiago A. Teixeira, Joël R. Drevet, Elaine Maria Costa, Jorge Hallak

Anxiety Urology - Original Paper

Does addition of aromatherapy and music help to reduce pain and anxiety during shockwave lithotripsy compared to standard analgesia alone? A randomised controlled trial

Yu Xi Terence Law, Arshvin Kesavan, Wayren Loke, Wei Jin Chua, Bee Choo Tai, Liang Shen, Ho Yee Tiong, Wei Jing Kelven Chen

Urology - Original Paper

Establishment of a new predictive model for the recurrence of upper urinary tract stones

Kaiguo Xia, Yuexian Xu, Qiao Qi, Qingfeng Huang, Rui Yao, Junzhi Zhang, Zongyao Hao

Open Access Urology - Original Paper

Development of a novel mesh model to define a new index “amount of stone” to evaluate calculus and predicting the lithotripsy time

Bingjian Wei, Yang Fu, Aidi Ma, Li Hong, Yunyan Wang, Shuo Gu, Lu Ji

Cystitis Urology - Original Paper

Does renal failure worsen radiation cystitis following radical prostatectomy?

Ricky Chen, Sikai Song, Akin S. Amasyali, Rose Leu, Kanha Shete, Cayde Ritchie, Matthew Buell, Catalina Baas, Joshua D. Belle, Daniel Jhang, Ala’a Farkouh, D. Duane Baldwin

Nephrectomy Urology - Original Paper

Study of the predictive factors affecting outcomes of patients undergoing transperitoneal laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

Niramya J. Pathak, Arvind P. Ganpule, Raisa Shetty, Sudharsan Balaji, Nitiraj Shete, Abhishek Singh, Ravindra B. Sabnis, Mahesh R. Desai

Open Access Prostate Cancer Urology - Original Paper

Comparing 12-core and 20-core biopsy for prostate cancer diagnosis with transperineal MR/US fusion biopsy: assessing the effective number of systemic cores using propensity score matching

Hyeok Jae Kwon, Seung Ah Rhew, Chang Eil Yoon, Dongho Shin, Seokhwan Bang, Yong Hyun Park, Hyuk Jin Cho, U-Syn Ha, Sung-Hoo Hong, Ji Youl Lee, Sae Woong Kim, Hyong Woo Moon

Biomarkers Urology - Original Paper

The relationship between microRNAs and bladder cancer: are microRNAs useful to predict bladder cancer in suspicious patients?

Mehmet Kaba, Necip Pirinççi, Murat Demir, Sultan Kaba, Serdar Oztuzcu, Samed Verep

Acute Kidney Injury Nephrology - Review

Lithium poisoning and renal replacement therapy: pathophysiology and current clinical recommendations

Leonardo Spatola, Silvio Maringhini, Carmelinda Canale, Antonio Granata, Maria D’Amico

Diabetic Nephropathy Nephrology - Review

Tenascin-C promotes the proliferation and fibrosis of mesangial cells in diabetic nephropathy through the β-catenin pathway

Xinxin Pang, Xiaotao Hou, Chengxiao Hu, Shilong Lu, Huifang Gan, Huifei Yang, Shaowei Xiang, Jun Zhou, Hongjun Gao, Shuangqin Chen

Chronic Kidney Disease Nephrology - Review

The WNT/β-catenin system in chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder syndrome

Lingbo Zhang, Isaac Kumi Adu, Haifeng Zhang, Jiancheng Wang

Open Access Kidney Transplantation Nephrology - Review

Reno-protective effects of perioperative dexmedetomidine in kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Mohamed T. Abuelazm, Ahmed Ghanem, Amit Johanis, Abdelrahman Mahmoud, Abdul Rhman Hassan, Basant E. Katamesh, Mostafa Atef Amin, Basel Abdelazeem

Open Access Nephrology - Original Paper

Trends in mortality and comorbidities in hemodialysis patients between 2012 and 2017 in an East-European Country: a retrospective study

Lazar Chisavu, Adelina Mihaescu, Flaviu Bob, Alexandru Motofelea, Oana Schiller, Luciana Marc, Razvan Dragota-Pascota, Flavia Chisavu, Adalbert Schiller

Nephrology - Original Paper

Evaluation of the effect and predictive role of vitamin D and vitamin D receptor expression in CD4 + , CD8 + , CD14 + , CD56 + cells on the development of chronic rejection and graft functions in kidney transplant patients

Tuba Vural, Vural Taner Yilmaz, Sadi Koksoy, Abdullah Kisaoglu, Deniz Ozel, Ismail Demiryilmaz, Bulent Aydinli, Huseyin Kocak, Gultekin Suleymanlar

Open Access Diabetic Nephropathy Nephrology - Original Paper

Histological findings of diabetic kidneys transplanted in non-diabetic recipients: a case series

Giorgia Comai, Valeria Corradetti, Claudia Bini, Francesco Tondolo, Lilio Hu, Sabrina Valente, Gianandrea Pasquinelli, Deborah Malvi, Francesco Vasuri, Matteo Ravaioli, Michele Provenzano, Gaetano La Manna

Arteriovenous Fistula NEPHROLOGY - Original Paper

Functional patency rates of arteriovenous fistula of a retrospective cohort study from one of the biggest centers in Canada

John You, Lilla Ploszaj, Hulya Taskapan, Tabo Sikaneta, Isabella Ploszaj, Zahid Joarder, Paul Tam

Polycystic Kidney Disease Nephrology - Original Paper

Identifying the main predictors of urine output in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients taking tolvaptan

Francisco José Borrego Utiel, Ana Isabel Morales García, Aurora Polo Moyano, Francisco Roca Oporto, Enoc Merino García, Rafael Esteban de la Rosa

Open Access Diabetes Nephrology - Original Paper

The association between renal hyperfiltration and mortality is not mediated by diabetes mellitus

Mounir Ould Setti, Ari Voutilainen, Leo Niskanen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen

Heart Surgery Nephrology - Original Paper

Association of preoperative neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio with acute kidney injury in patients with non-cardiac surgery: difference among surgical types

Yang-Tian Yan, Hua-Min Liu, Yi-Fan Kong, Jia-Ming Liu, Cai Li, Bing-Cheng Zhao, Ke-Xuan Liu

Acute Kidney Injury Nephrology - Original Paper

The prognostic value of estimated glomerular filtration rate on admission for death within 30 days among COVID-19 inpatients using fractional polynomial and spline smoothing

Erfan Ayubi, Mohsen Alemi, Fatemeh Torkamanasadi, Saman Khosronezhad, Mobin Faghih Soleimani, Salman Khazaei

Thyrotoxicosis Nephrology - Original Paper

Do not forget the kidney in graves’ disease

Ahmet Numan Demir, Zehra Kara, Emre Durcan, Cem Sulu, Oznur Aydin Atar, Guldana Zulfaliyeva, Cebrail Karaca, Hande Mefkure Ozkaya, Nurhan Seyahi, Dildar Konukoglu, Mustafa Sait Gonen

Computed Tomography Nephrology - Letter to the Editor

Abdominal cocoon in peritoneal dialysis

Yujia Wang, Caiming Chen, Jin Hua, Yanfang Xu

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Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.