Issue 2/2011
Content (50 Articles)
Outcome study of upper pole heminephroureterectomy in children
George Sakellaris, Sisil Kumara, Raimondo M. Cervellione, Alan P. Dickson, David Gough, Supul Hennayake
Validation of supra-pubic ultrasonography for preoperative prostate volume measurement in sub-Saharan Africa
Kalisya Malemo, Moses Galukande, Michael Hawkes, Sam Bugeza, K. Nyavandu, Sam Kaggwa
Using urine microscopy and cytology for early detection of bladder cancer in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms
Eddie S. Y. Chan, Chi-fai Ng, See-ming Hou, Sidney K. H. Yip
The correlation of extent and grade of inflammation with serum PSA levels in patients with IV prostatitis
LI Gui-zhong, Man Libo, Huang Guanglin, Wang Jianwei
Risk factors for hospital-acquired urinary tract infection: a case–control study
Ljiljana Markovic-Denic, Biljana Mijovic, Slavenka Jankovic
Sexual dysfunction in type III chronic prostatitis (CP) and chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) observed in Turkish patients
N. C. Sönmez, M. C. Kiremit, S. Güney, S. Arisan, O. Akça, A. Dalkılıç
Effect of pentoxifylline on semen parameters, reproductive hormones, and seminal plasma antioxidant capacity in men with idiopathic infertility: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study
Mohammad Reza Safarinejad
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in renal transplants: a safe approach with a high stone-free rate
Mário Oliveira, Frederico Branco, Lasalete Martins, Estevao Lima
Intravesical instillation of botulinum toxin A: an in vivo murine study and pilot clinical trial
Jan Krhut, Peter Zvara
Urinary tract infection before and after mid-urethral slings: culture-proven diagnosis and analysis of risk factors
Ahmed S. El-Hefnawy, Adel Nabeeh, Essam El Sawy, Bassem S. Wadie
Retroperitoneal laparoscopy rather than an open procedure for resection of pheochromocytomas could minimize intraoperative blood pressure fluctuations and transfusion events
Wang Yanbo, Ding Xiaobo, Hou Yuchuan, Wang Yan, Jiang Fengming, Zhang Haifeng, Wang Chunxi
Characterizing changes in kidney and renal pelvis cancer incidence from 1998 to 2006 in the United States
Michael Knox, Janet L. Colli
Juxtaglomerular cell tumor, causing fetal demise
Lubomir Lachvac, Marian Svajdler, Ladislav Valansky, Vincent Nagy, Marian Benicky, Lucia Frohlichova, Olga Nyitrayova
Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for tumours >4 cm compared with smaller tumours: perioperative results
A. Nouralizadeh, N. Simforoosh, A. Tabibi, A. Basiri, S. A. M. Ziaee, M. Soleimani, M. H. Radfar, M. Abedinzadeh, A. H. Kashi
The practice of the first check cystoscopy following radiotherapy for the treatment of muscle-invasive (T3N0M0) bladder cancer: a UK national survey
Aza Mohammed, Ammar Hameed, Iqbal Shergill, Jayanta Barua
Pigment epithelium-derived factor expression is down-regulated in bladder tumors and correlates with vascular endothelial growth factor and matrix metalloproteinase-9
Chen-chen Feng, Qiang Ding, Yuan-fang Zhang, Hao-wen Jiang, Hui Wen, Pao-hsun Wang, Zhong Wu
The effect of prostate cancer screening on stage IV disease in America
Janet L. Colli
Atrophy in specimens of radical prostatectomy: is there topographic relation to high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia or cancer?
Antonio A. Brasil, Wagner J. Favaro, Valeria H. Cagnon, Ubirajara Ferreira, Athanase Billis
A cohort study investigating patient expectations and satisfaction outcomes in men undergoing robotic assisted radical prostatectomy
Youssef El Douaihy, Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Srivastava, Sonal Grover, Kumaran Mudaliar, Sivaram Rajan, Amanda Lawlor, Robert Leung, Ashutosh Tewari
Tumor extent in radical prostatectomy specimens: is it an independent prognostic factor for biochemical (PSA) progression following surgery?
Athanase Billis, Luciana Meirelles, Leandro L. Freitas, Luis A. Magna, Ubirajara Ferreira, Leonardo O. Reis
Reconstructive surgery for tuberculous contracted bladder: experience of a center in northern India
Vishwajeet Singh, Rahul Janak Sinha, S. N. Sankhwar, Seema Mehrotra Sinha
Revisions after unsatisfactory adult circumcisions
Ferenc Fekete, Alexander Török, Peter Nyirády
Successful penile replantation using loupe magnification
Vijay Naraynsingh, Patrick Harnarayan, Seetharaman Hariharan
Allopurinol, uric acid, and oxidative stress in cardiorenal disease
Markus Riegersperger, Adrian Covic, David Goldsmith
Abnormalities of serum potassium concentration in dialysis-associated hyperglycemia and their correction with insulin: review of published reports
Antonios H. Tzamaloukas, Todd S. Ing, Moses S. Elisaf, Dominic S. C. Raj, Kostas C. Siamopoulos, Mark Rohrscheib, Glen H. Murata
Antimicrobial resistance of uropathogens in women with acute uncomplicated cystitis from primary care settings
Sônia M. H. A. Araújo, Thiago C. Mourão, Jobson L. Oliveira, Igor F. S. Melo, Constance A. A. Araújo, Nicole A. A. Araújo, Matias C. A. Melo, Samuel R. Araújo, Elizabeth F. Daher
A different interaction between parathyroid hormone, calcitriol and serum aluminum in chronic kidney disease; a pilot study
Fatih Mehmet Azik, Mesiha Ekim, Onur Sakallioglu, Ahmet Aydin
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis reduces atherogenic and oxidative markers in uremic patients with hyperlipidemia
Tung-Sheng Chen, Show-Yih Liou, Hsi-Chin Wu, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Chang-Hai Tsai, Chih-Yang Huang, Yen-Lin Chang
Vitamin D insufficiency and bone fractures in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
Cs. Ambrus, Cs. Almasi, K. Berta, Gy. Deak, A. Marton, M. Zs. Molnar, Zs. Nemeth, Cs. Horvath, P. Lakatos, M. Szathmari, I. Mucsi
Cytotoxic effects exerted by polyarylsulfone dialyser membranes depend on different sterilization processes
Emna El Golli-Bennour, Bochra Kouidhi, Mouna Dey, Rabia Younes, Chayma Bouaziz, Chiraz Zaied, Hassen Bacha, Addellatif Achour
Serum metalloproteinases MMP-2, MMP-9 and metalloproteinase tissue inhibitors TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in patients on hemodialysis
Jacek Rysz, Maciej Banach, Robert A. Stolarek, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Aleksandra Cialkowska-Rysz, Lech Pokoca, Mariusz Piechota, Zbigniew Baj
Use of enoxaparin to diminish the incidence of vascular access stenosis/thrombosis in chronic hemodialysis patients
Linda Shavit, Meyer Lifschitz, Shuko Lee, Itzchak Slotki
Diabetics on hemodialysis in El-Minia Governorate, Upper Egypt: five-year study
Osama El-Minshawy, Emad G. Kamel
Comparison and causes of transfer from one dialysis modality to another
Aydin Unal, Ismail Kocyigit, Murat Hayri Sipahioglu, Bulent Tokgoz, Oktay Oymak, Cengiz Utas
Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: a single-center experience and review of the literature
Konstantina Trigka, Periklis Dousdampanis, Maggie Chu, Saimah Khan, Mufazzal Ahmad, Joanne M. Bargman, Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos
Hypovitaminosis D and insulin resistance in peritoneal dialysis patients
Mehmet E. Bindal, Hulya Taskapan
Outcome of renal transplantation in patients with diabetic nephropathy—a single-center experience
Vivek B. Kute, Aruna V. Vanikar, Hargovind L. Trivedi, Pankaj R. Shah, Kamal R. Goplani, Manoj R. Gumber, Himanshu V. Patel, Suraj M. Godara, Pranjal R. Modi, Veena R. Shah
Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene intron 4 polymorphism predicts new onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation in kidney allograft recipients treated with cyclosporin A
Ihsan Ergün, Kenan Keven, Sule Sengül, Halil Gürhan Karabulut, Ilhan Kurultak, Zeki Soypacaci, Bülent Erbay
Antimicrobial susceptibility of pediatric uropathogens in Thrace, Greece
Elpis Mantadakis, Aggelos Tsalkidis, Maria Panopoulou, Spyridon Pagkalis, Gregory Tripsianis, Mathew Falagas, Sophia Kartali-Ktenidou, Athanassios Chatzimichael
Erratum to: Antimicrobial susceptibility of pediatric uropathogens in Thrace, Greece
Elpis Mantadakis, Aggelos Tsalkidis, Maria Panopoulou, Spyridon Pagkalis, Gregory Tripsianis, Mathew E. Falagas, Sophia Kartali-Ktenidou, Athanassios Chatzimichael
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome in the Tunisian population
Nadia Leban, Sabra Aloui, Dalel Touati, Ramzy Lakhdhar, Habib Skhiri, Gerard Lefranc, Abdellatif Achour, Mezri Elmay, Margarita Lopez-Trascasa, Pilar Sanchez-Corral, Jemni Chibani, Amel Haj Khelil
Octreotide reduces hepatic, renal and breast cystic volume in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease
Ramón Peces, Emilio Cuesta-López, Carlos Peces, Virginia Pérez-Dueñas, Cristina Vega-Cabrera, Rafael Selgas
Indinavir-induced nephrolithiasis three and one-half years after cessation of indinavir therapy
Julie Huynh, Aviv Hever, Thomas Tom, John J. Sim
Unusual clinical presentation of brown tumor in hemodialysis patients: two case reports
H. Resic, F. Masnic, N. Kukavica, G. Spasovski
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with everolimus use in a renal transplant patient
Vural Taner Yılmaz, Hüseyin Koçak, Ali B. Avcı, Ozan Salim, Fevzi F. Ersoy, Gültekin Süleymanlar
Intracranial artery calcification in hemodialysis patients
Yuko Iwasa, Shigeru Otsubo, Aiji Yajima, Naoki Kimata, Takashi Akiba, Kosaku Nitta
What is important to target fibrosis: location, location, location! of cold-shock proteins
Melanie Pabst, Peter R. Mertens
Preoperative statins improve recovery of renal function but not by an anti-inflammatory effect: observational study in 69 elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Pierangela Presta, Antonino S. Rubino, Gaetano Lucisano, Giuseppe F. Serraino, Daniela Foti, Elio Gulletta, Attilio Renzulli, Giorgio Fuiano
Sodium and urea urinary saving patterns in the elderly can change according to circumstances
C. G. Musso, R. Jauregui, D. Andresik, M. Vilas, A. Segalini, C. Vazquez