Tracy P Marien,Nicole L Miller
Tracy P Marien
The mechanism of kidney stone formation is not well understood. In order to better understand the pathophysiology for specific kidney stone compositions and systemic diseases associated with kidney stones, endoscopic papillary mapping studi...
Dmitry Volkin,Ojas Shah
Dmitry Volkin
Ureteroscopy is one of the most commonly performed surgeries for kidney stones and one of the most commonly performed surgeries by urologists overall. Although generally safe, recognizing and understanding the potential complications of ure...
Johann P Ingimarsson,Amy E Krambeck
Johann P Ingimarsson
Ureteroscopy is the treatment of choice for small ureteral or renal calculi and for diagnosis of ureteral abnormalities suspicious for urothelial carcinoma. In certain scenarios ureteroscopy may be used to treat large stones or tumors when ...
Ureteroscopy for management of stone disease: an up to date on surgical technique and disposable devices [0.03%]
输尿管镜碎石术：一种即抛式手术器械的外科技术展望
Fabio C Torricelli,Giovanni S Marchini,Renato N Pedro et al.
Fabio C Torricelli et al.
The surgical management of urinary stone disease developed substantially over the past decades and advanced minimally invasive techniques have been successfully introduced into clinical practice. Retrograde ureteroscopy and ureterorrenoscop...
Urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tracts: current knowledge and future perspectives [0.03%]
上尿路尿路上皮癌：现状与未来展望
Vitaly Margulis,Ryan Hutchinson,Laura M Krabbe
Vitaly Margulis
A prospective comparative study of channel photoselective vaporization of the prostate vs. channel transurethral resection of the prostate in patients with advanced prostate carcinoma [0.03%]
经尿道血管选择性前列腺激光汽化术与电切术治疗晚期前列腺癌的前瞻性对照研究
Niraj Kumar,Pawan Vasudeva,Anup Kumar et al.
Niraj Kumar et al.
Background: To compare short-term efficacy and safety of channel photoselective vaporization of prostate (PVP) and channel transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) in patients with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) secon...
Justin B Ziemba,Brian R Matlaga
Justin B Ziemba
Ureteroscopy (URS) is the first line treatment for the majority of symptomatic renal and ureteral stones. This review summarizes the current literature on the costs associated with URS. A high initial investment is required for scope acquis...
Toll-like receptors are essential for the control of endogenous retrovirus expression in Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome [0.03%]
toll-like受体在特发性肾病综合征内源性逆转录病毒表达控制中起关键作用
Massimiliano Bergallo,Elisa Loiacono,Stefano Gambarino et al.
Massimiliano Bergallo et al.
Background: Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in children is a continuum of clinical disorders characterized by severe proteinuria, dyslipidemia, hypoalbuminemia, and hypercoagulability. It has been hypothesized that to...
Matrix metalloproteinase 9 and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis of 1059 participants [0.03%]
基质金属蛋白酶9与前列腺癌风险的meta分析：纳入1059例受试者的研究
Fuling Ma,Zhun Wang,Abdulalam Abdularab et al.
Fuling Ma et al.
Introduction: Numerous studies have evaluated the association between the matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) and prostate cancer (PCa) risk. However, these studies have yielded conflicting results. ...
Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan challenges in childhood urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux and renal scarring investigation and management [0.03%]
小儿尿路感染、膀胱输尿管反流和肾瘢痕的检查与治疗中的二巯基丁二酸扫描难题
Stylianos Roupakias,Xenophon Sinopidis,George Tsikopoulos et al.
Stylianos Roupakias et al.
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a precipitating factor in acute pyelonephritis (APN), and a risk factor for renal scar formation, even if VUR and APN occur independently. There is no scientific evidence on a specific diagnostic evaluation of...