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International Urology and Nephrology

Issue 8/2015

Content (31 Articles)

Urology - Original Paper

Correlation between the androgen receptor status of the appendix testis and the efficacy of human chorionic gonadotropin treatment in undescended testis

Gyula Drabik, Tamás Józsa, Olga Ruzsnavszky, Kornél Kistamás, Beatrix Dienes, Ilona Kovacs, Mátyás Benyó, Tibor Flaskó

Urology - Original Paper

Cost of illness of medically treated benign prostatic hyperplasia in Hungary

Fanni Rencz, Ágnes Kovács, Valentin Brodszky, László Gulácsi, Zalán Németh, Gábor János Nagy, János Nagy, István Buzogány, Géza Böszörményi-Nagy, Attila Majoros, Péter Nyirády

Urology - Original Paper

Is histological prostate inflammation in an initial prostate biopsy a predictor of prostate cancer on repeat biopsy?

Bu Hyeon Yun, Eu Chang Hwang, Ho Song Yu, Hoseok Chung, Sun-Ouck Kim, Seung Il Jung, Taek won Kang, Dong Deuk Kwon, Kwangsung Park, Chan Choi

Urology - Original Paper

A novel rat model of catheter-associated urinary tract infection

Hee Youn Kim, Hyun-Sop Choe, Dong Sup Lee, Jae Mo Yoo, Seung-Ju Lee

Urology - Original Paper

Validation of a high-fidelity model in ureteroscopy incorporating hand motion analysis

José A. Salvadó, Felipe Oyanedel, Sebastian Sepúlveda, Hernán Toledo, Álvaro Saavedra, Gaston Astroza, Lucas Consigliere

Urology - Original Paper

Effect of medical expulsive therapy on the health-related quality of life of patients with ureteral stones: a critical evaluation

Bilal Eryildirim, Cahit Sahin, Murat Tuncer, Kubilay Sabuncu, Cihangir Cetinel, Fatih Tarhan, Kemal Sarica

Urology - Original Paper

Evaluation of oxidative stress status and antioxidant capacity in patients with painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis: preliminary results of a randomised study

Kemal Ener, Murat Keske, Mustafa Aldemir, Muhammet Fuat Özcan, Emrah Okulu, Asım Özayar, Merve Ergin, Ömer Gökhan Doluoğlu, Serdar Çakmak, Özcan Erel

Urology - Original Paper

Decellularized dermal strip as a suburethral sling in a rat model of stress urinary incontinence

Abdol-Mohammad Kajbafzadeh, Sarah Mozafarpour, Seyedeh Sanam Ladi Seyedian, Reza Khorramirouz, Haleh Nasser Hojjati

Urology - Original Paper

Can body mass index predict survival outcomes in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy for upper-tract urothelial carcinoma?

Hyung Suk Kim, Chang Wook Jeong, Cheol Kwak, Hyeon Hoe Kim, Ja Hyeon Ku

Urology - Original Paper

Predicting length of stay after robotic partial nephrectomy

Wassim M. Bazzi, Daniel D. Sjoberg, Angelica A. C. Grasso, Melanie Bernstein, Raul Parra, Jonathan A. Coleman

Urology - Original Paper

Risk stratification model, including preoperative serum C-reactive protein and estimated glomerular filtration rate levels, in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma undergoing radical nephroureterectomy

Shuichi Morizane, Tetsuya Yumioka, Noriya Yamaguchi, Toshihiko Masago, Masashi Honda, Takehiro Sejima, Atsushi Takenaka

Urology - Original Paper

MRI factors to predict urinary incontinence after retropubic/laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Antonio Tienza, Mateo Hevia, Alberto Benito, Juan I. Pascual, Juan Javier Zudaire, Jose Enrique Robles

Urology - Original Paper

Intestinal seromuscular tunneling: a novel method for ureteral replacement—an experimental design

Hossein Hodjati, Jalal Khalili Paidar, Perikala Vijayananda Kumar, Hamed Ghoddusi Johari

Urology – Letter to the Editor

Pleomorphic adenoma of spermatic cord

Tadashi Terada

Urology - Letter to the Editor

Perirectal recurrence and intraperitoneal dissemination of urothelial carcinoma as plasmacytoid variant: clinical–imaging–histological findings

Miguel Angel Arrabal-Polo, María del Carmen Cano-García, Paolo Fabiano, Verónica Martínez-Pagán, Matías Barayobre, Javier González García

Nephrology - Review

Less known pathophysiological mechanisms of anemia in patients with diabetic nephropathy

M. Pappa, E. Dounousi, A. Duni, K. Katopodis

Nephrology - Review

Crescentic glomerulonephritis and membranous nephropathy: a rare coexistence

Olga Balafa, Rigas Kalaitzidis, Georgios Liapis, Sofia Xiromeriti, Fotios Zarzoulas, Georgios Baltatzis, Moses Elisaf

Nephrology - Original Paper

Visceral adiposity index, hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype and chronic kidney disease in a southern Chinese population: a cross-sectional study

Jun Huang, Chaomin Zhou, Yongqiang Li, Shuangshuang Zhu, Aiqun Liu, Xiaofei Shao, Xinyu Liu, Harry Holthfer, Hequn Zou

Nephrology - Original Paper

Renal biopsy in the elderly: a single-center experience

Ozlem Harmankaya, Yildiz Okuturlar, Hakan Kocoglu, Hakan Kaptanogullari, Sibel Kocak Yucel, Hanise Ozkan, Didem Acarer, Ezgi Erdogan, Murvet Yilmaz, Mehmet Hursitoglu

Nephrology - Original Paper

Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), 25(OH) D3, chronic kidney disease (CKD), the MYH9 (myosin heavy chain 9) gene in old and very elderly people

A. Otero Gonzalez, M. P. Borrajo Prol, M. J. Camba Caride, J. Santos Nores, E. Novoa, C. Perez Melon, P. Macia, M. T. Alves, M. Cid, E. Osorio, E. Coto, J. F. Macias Nuñez

Nephrology - Original Paper

Serum paraoxonase activity is associated with epicardial fat tissue in renal transplant recipients

Eray Eroglu, Ismail Kocyigit, Aydin Unal, Hafsa Korkar, Cigdem Karakukcu, Ozcan Orscelik, Murat Hayri Sipahioglu, Bulent Tokgoz, Oktay Oymak

Nephrology - Original Paper

Outcomes following renal transplantation in older renal transplant recipients: a single-center experience and “Croatian senior program”

I. Mikolasevic, S. Racki, J. Spanjol, Z. Zupan, I. Jakopcic, B. Devcic, L. Orlic

Nephrology - Original Paper

The use of mycophenolate mofetil in experimental encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis

Bülent Huddam, Murat Başaran, Gülay Koçak, Alper Azak, Funda Yalçın, Nihan Haberal Reyhan, Murat Duranay

Open Access Nephrology - Original Paper

Protective effect of epigallocatechin gallate, a major constituent of green tea, against renal ischemia–reperfusion injury in rats

Jun Lv, Min Feng, LiLi Zhang, Xia Wan, Yu Chun Zeng, Pei Fen Liang, An Ping Xu

Nephrology - Letter to the Editor

Late onset of progressive speech impairment due to tacrolimus-associated leukoencephalopathy after kidney transplantation

Kazushige Sato, Yuichi Miura, Yuhji Marui, Kiho Tanaka, Shinji Tomikawa

Nephrology - Letter to the Editor

Are nephrologists involving all physicians for management of sudden cardiac arrest in chronic kidney disease patients?

Fabio Fabbian, Alfredo De Giorgi, Silvia Forcellini, Maria Adelina Ricciardelli

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

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Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

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Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

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Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

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