Issue 3/2010
Content (46 Articles)
Successful timely minimally invasive management of grade 4 renal injury in children: a report of two cases
R. Manikandan, L. N. Dorairajan, Santosh Kumar
Presenting manifestations of eosinophilic cystitis in two Filipino children
Paul Joseph T. Galutira, Beatrice B. Canonigo, Ma. Rosario F. Cabansag, David T. Bolong, Remedios C. Ong, Rolando A. Lopez
Internal urethrotomy and intraurethral submucosal injection of triamcinolone in short bulbar urethral strictures
Hamid Mazdak, Mohammad Hossein Izadpanahi, Asghar Ghalamkari, Mahmoud Kabiri, Mohammad-Hatef Khorrami, Kia Nouri-Mahdavi, Farshid Alizadeh, Mahtab Zargham, Farhad Tadayyon, Ahmad Mohammadi, Mohammad Yazdani
An unusual case of extensive epididymotesticular malakoplakia in a diabetic patient
Abul Ala Syed Rifat Mannan, Mirza Kahvic, Naorem Gopendro Singh, Yahya Abu Sara, Chandramouli Bharati
A girl of Klippel-Trenaunay Weber syndrome coexistence of recurrent bloody vaginal discharge
Mehmet Turkmen, Salih Kavukçu, Handan Çakmakci, Alper Soylu, Sebnem Aktan, Yeliz Çağan
Rosiglitazone, peroxisome proliferator receptor-gamma agonist, ameliorates gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Emin Ozbek, Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey, Abdulmuttalip Simsek, Mustafa Cekmen, Fatih Mete, Adnan Somay
Comparison of the differences in circadian autonomic function in hyperlipidemic men with and without erectile dysfunction
M. Tolga Dogru, M. Murad Basar
A novel modification of tunical plication by plaque thinning: long-term results in treating penile curvature of Peyronie’s disease
Sentai Ding, Jiajü Lü, Hui Zhang, Lijing Wei, Kejia Ding
The effects of N-acetylcysteine on spermatogenesis and degree of testicular germ cell apoptosis in an experimental model of varicocele in rats
Fernando Duarte, Rodrigo Blaya, Patrick Ely Telöken, Daniel Becker, Marilda Fernandes, Ernani Luis Rhoden
Single-knot running suture anastomosis (one-knot pyeloplasty) for laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty: training model on a porcine bladder and clinical results
Dogu Teber, Selcuk Guven, Ozgur Yaycioglu, Ozgur Ugurlu, Oner Sanli, Ali Serdar Gozen, Jens Rassweiler
Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy for a giant prostate with retrieval of vesical stones
Iqbal Singh, Jon E. Hudson, Ashok K. Hemal
Changes in stone composition according to age in Tunisian pediatric patients
Akram Alaya, Mohamed F. Najjar, Abdellatif Nouri
Urine cytokines suggest an inflammatory response in the overactive bladder: a pilot study
Pradeep Tyagi, Derek Barclay, Ruben Zamora, Naoki Yoshimura, Kenneth Peters, Yoram Vodovotz, Michael Chancellor
Protective effect of Antrodia Camphorata on bladder ischemia/reperfusion injury
Yung-Shun Juan, Anita Mannikarottu, Shu Mien Chuang, Suning Li, Alpha D. Lin, Lan Chang-Chou, Catherine Schuler, Robert E. Leggett, Robert M. Levin
Combination antioxidant effect of α-tocoferol and erdosteine in ischemia–reperfusion injury in rat model
Talat Yurdakul, Haluk Kulaksizoglu, Mehmet Mesut Pişkin, Mustafa Cihat Avunduk, Esra Ertemli, Hülagü Barişkaner, Sadik Büyükbaş, Volkan Kocabas
Erratum to: Combination antioxidant effect of α-tocoferol and erdosteine in ischemia–reperfusion injury in rat model
Talat Yurdakul, Haluk Kulaksizoglu, Mehmet Mesut Pişkin, Mustafa Cihat Avunduk, Esra Ertemli, Gürhan Gokçe, Hülagü Barişkaner, Sadik Büyükbaş, Volkan Kocabas
Bladder cancer incidence and mortality rates compared to ecologic factors among states in America
Janet L. Colli, Peter N. Kolettis
Validation of Epstein criteria of insignificant prostate cancer in Middle East patients
Ihab A. Hekal, Nasr A. El-Tabey, Mohamed Adel Nabeeh, Ahmed El-Assmy, Mohamed Abd El-Hameed, Adel Nabeeh, Elhousseiny I. Ibrahiem
Investigative clinical study on prostate cancer: on the role of the pretreatment total PSA to free testosterone ratio in selecting different biology groups of prostate cancer patients
Antonio B. Porcaro, Filippo Migliorini, Mario Romano, Aldo Petrozziello, Stefano Zecchini Antoniolli, Emanuele Rubilotta, Vincenzo Lacola, Teodoro Sava, Claudio Ghimenton, Beatrice Caruso, Carmelo Monaco, Luigi Comunale
A pure primary low-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma (carcinoid tumor) of the prostate
Salvatore Giordano, Teemu Tolonen, Tuomo Tolonen, Susanna Hirsimäki, Vesa Kataja
Both dorsal and ventral flaps can be used in previously circumcised hypospadic adults with comparable success rates
Berk Burgu, Ozgu Aydogdu, Haluk Söylemez, Tarkan Soygur
The use of seromuscular tapered ileal tube in ureteral replacement: an experimental model
Mahmoud Ezzat Ibrahim, Mohamed M. Ezzat, Wail M. Ezzat
Urethral stricture Yemen experience
Tawfik H. Al-Ba’adani, Walid Al-Asbahi, Mansour Al-Towaity, Mohammed Alwan, Shehab Al-Germozi, Abdulelah Ghilan, Khaled Telha, Mohammed Ben Godal, Ibraheim El-Nono
Statin use in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 2–4: targeting beyond improved mortality rates
Kosmas I. Paraskevas, Alexandros A. Tzovaras, Vassilios Stathopoulos, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis
The home dialysis first paradigm: suitability and transitioning
Mark Benaroia, David C. Mendelssohn
Does Arkadia contribute to TGF-β1-induced IgA expression through up-regulation of Smad signaling in IgA nephropathy?
Xiao-Zhao Li, Jun-Tao Feng, Cheng-Ping Hu, Ze-Qi Chen
Bone mineral density in patients on maintenance dialysis
Csaba Ambrus, Adrienn Marton, Zsofia Klara Nemeth, Istvan Mucsi
Arterial stiffness in dialysis patients: where are we now?
Mehmet Kanbay, Baris Afsar, Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir, Adrian Covic
Comparison of prominent glomerular injury and prominent tubular injury in immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Yao-Ko Wen
Dialysis modality choices among chronic kidney disease patients: identifying the gaps to support patients on home-based therapies
Ai-Hua Zhang, Joanne M. Bargman, Charmaine E. Lok, Eveline Porter, Maria Mendez, Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, Christopher T. Chan
The association of glomerular filtration rate and erectile dysfunction with severity of coronary artery disease in patients presenting with chest pain
Yalcin Solak, Hakan Akilli, Huseyin Atalay, Mehmet Kayrak, Hasan Gok, Suleyman Turk
Vascular calcification score on plain radiographs of the feet as a predictor of peripheral arterial disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
Won Suk An, Young Ki Son, Seong-Eun Kim, Ki-Hyun Kim, Seong Kuk Yoon, Hae-Rahn Bae, Seo-Hee Rha
Postnatal assessment of growth, nutrition, and urinary tract infections of infants with antenatally detected hydronephrosis
Onder Yavascan, Nejat Aksu, Murat Anil, Orhan D. Kara, Yahya Aydin, Murat Kangin, Ergun Cetinkaya, Alkan Bal
The relationship between chronic volume overload and elevated blood pressure in hemodialysis patients: use of bioimpedance provides a different perspective from echocardiography and biomarker methodologies
Luminita Voroneanu, Claudiu Cusai, Simona Hogas, Serban Ardeleanu, Mihai Onofriescu, Ionut Nistor, Octavian Prisada, Radu Sascau, David Goldsmith, Adrian Covic
Impaired renal function is associated with mortality in kidney-transplanted patients
Adam Remport, Miklos Zsolt Molnar, Csaba Ambrus, Andras Keszei, Szilard Torok, Eszter Panna Vamos, Istvan Kiss, Jeno Jaray, Marta Novak, Laszlo Rosivall, Istvan Mucsi
Expression of P311, a transforming growth factor beta latency-associated protein-binding protein, in human kidneys with IgA nephropathy
Fengping Wang, Xisheng Xie, Junming Fan, Li Wang, Dongyang Guo, Lichuan Yang, Xiaofen Ma, Lina Zhang, Zi Li
Microscopic polyangiitis triggered by recurrent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Rahil Kasmani, Kelechi Okoli, Kalpana Naraharisetty, William Gunning, Joseph I. Shapiro, Shobha Ratnam
Late diagnosis of primary hyperoxaluria after failed kidney transplantation
Goce Spasovski, Bodo B. Beck, Nenad Blau, Bernd Hoppe, Velibor Tasic
Massive gastric dilatation and anuria resolved with naso-gastric tube decompression
Ramón Peces, Cristina Vega, Carlos Peces, Julio Trébol, Juan A. González
Primary hyperparathyroidism associated with hypocalcemia in a patient presenting with kidney disease
Sylvie Dusilova Sulkova, Jiri Horacek, Pavel Zivny, Pavla Rehorkova, Miloslav Podhola, Mirko Kadlec, Ctibor Povysil
Bleeding complications associated with percutaneous renal biopsy using Biopince® needle
Sumanth R. Daram, Venkata Reddivari, Bahar Bastani
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition to be or not to be? Is the answer yes and no at the same time?
Cheng Zhu, Peter R. Mertens
High mobility group box protein-1 crossing cell borders may incite an inflammatory “tornado” in renal disease
V. Shpacovitch, P. R. Mertens
The other end of spectrum in hypertension: ‘Idiopathic nodular glomerulosclerosis’
Rahil Kasmani, Thanigaiarsu Thiyagarajan, Rawan Narwal-Chadha, Kelechi Okoli, Farzan Irani