Urology

Asymptomatic Epstein-Barr Virus Shedding in the Urine of Kidney Transplant Recipients: Case Reports and Review of the Literature.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is associated with a wide range of malignancies and complications like post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). To suppress active EBV infection in transplant recipients, who are at a heightened risk of developing PTLD, EBV DNAemia monitoring has been recommended. Quantitative multiplex real time polymerase chain reaction (QMRTPCR) offered the advantage of dete...

Decreased Renal Function Is a Risk Factor for Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in Korean Postmenopausal Women.

OBJECTIVES: Decreased renal function is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Our study was planned to verify the association of decreased renal function and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women.

Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury and Blood Product Transfusion After Synthetic Colloid Use During Cardiac Surgery.

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effect of 2 types of hydroxyethyl starches (HES) on renal integrity and blood transfusion in cardiac surgery patie...

F-Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Early Local Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Initially Treated by Radiation Therapy: Comparison With Systematic 3-Dimensional Transperineal Mapping Biopsy.

PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic performance of F-fluorocholine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FCH-PET/CT), multiparametric prost...

Objective detection of apoptosis in rat renal tissue sections using light microscopy and free image analysis software with subsequent machine learning: Detection of apoptosis in renal tissue.

OBJECTIVE: The current study proposes an automated machine learning approach for the quantification of cells in cell death pathways according to DNA f...

Maternal urinary paraben levels and offspring size at birth from a Chinese birth cohort.

BACKGROUND: Parabens are suspected to impair fetal growth because of their endocrine disrupting effects. Epidemiological studies regarding the effects...

Medicinal Plants of the Australian Aboriginal Dharawal People Exhibiting Anti-Inflammatory Activity.

Chronic inflammation contributes to multiple ageing-related musculoskeletal and neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, asthma, rheumatoi...

Evaluation of the Clinical Use of Robot-Assisted Retroperitoneal Laparoscopy and Preoperative RENAL Scoring for Nephron Sparing Surgery in Renal Tumor Patients.

The present study aims to compare the operative outcomes following the use of robot-assisted retroperitoneal partial nephrectomy (RARPN) with radius, ...

High soluble CD30 levels and associated anti-HLA antibodies in patients with failed renal allografts.

INTRODUCTION: Serum soluble CD30 (sCD30), a 120-kD glycoprotein that belongs to the tumor necrosis factor receptor family, has been suggested as a mar...

Biochemical Recurrence Prediction in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Patients, Following Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

BACKGROUND: High-risk prostate cancer treatment has been controversial. Some high-risk prostate cancer patients fail to respond to radical prostatecto...

Levels of Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Flame Retardants, TDCIPP, and TPHP, in Pregnant Women in Shanghai.

Flame retardants are widely used in consumer products to reduce their flammability. Previously used flame retardants have been sequentially banned due...

Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous for Concomitant Cholecystocholedocholithiasis: A Successful Modality Even in the Most Difficult Presentations Including Pregnancy.

. Laparoendoscopic rendezvous (LERV) technique is emerging as an attractive treatment option for concomitant cholecystocholedocholithiasis. In this pa...

Long-term outcome in biopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritis treated with steroids.

There are no prospective randomized controlled trials describing the outcome of acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) treated with steroids, and retrosp...

Rectal Toxicity After Extremely Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Using a Non-Isocentric Robotic Radiosurgery System for Early Stage Prostate Cancer.

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate toxicity after extremely hypofractionated radiotherapy (EHF-RT) using a non-isocentric robotic radios...

Simplifying Piperacillin/Tazobactam Dosing: Pharmacodynamics of Utilizing Only 4.5 or 3.375 g Doses for Patients With Normal and Impaired Renal Function.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the pharmacodynamic exposure of piperacillin/tazobactam across the renal function range using 4.5 or 3.375 g dosing regimens.

Spectrum-based and color-selective electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for determining human prostate specific antigen in near-infrared region.

The conventional electrochemiluminescence (ECL) analyses were performed via detecting the time (or potential) dependent ECL intensity with the proceed...

Risk Factors for Urinary Retention Following Surgical Repair of Hip Fracture in Female Patients.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a common event following surgical procedures. An increase in the number of elderly in...

Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Visit-to-Visit HbA1c Variability Predict Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Preserved Kidney Function.

. Subclinical atherosclerosis and long-term glycemic variability have been reported to predict incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general po...

The Variability of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline in Alport Syndrome.

BACKGROUND: A progressive trajectory toward renal failure is common in patients with Alport syndrome. Genotype-phenotype correlations have been well d...

Radiomic features for prostate cancer detection on MRI differ between the transition and peripheral zones: Preliminary findings from a multi-institutional study.

PURPOSE: To evaluate in a multi-institutional study whether radiomic features useful for prostate cancer (PCa) detection from 3 Tesla (T) multi-parame...