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[Urinary neopterin levels in patients with genitourinary tract malignancies].
BACKGROUND Neopterin is released from macrophages upon stimulation with gamma-interferon, secreted by activated T cell. Therefore it has been recognized as a useful indicator of the activation of the T cell-macrophage system.
T. Asano+5 more
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Paper-Based Analytical Device for Quantitative Urinalysis [PDF]
Paper-based analytical devices are fluidic chips fabricated with extremely inexpensive materials, namely paper, thereby allowing their use as a zero-cost analytical device in third-world countries that lack access to expensive diagnostic infrastructures.
Seong-Geun Jeong+4 more
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Male infertility and the human microbiome
The historical belief in urology was that the genitourinary system should be sterile in a normal, healthy, asymptomatic adult. This idea was perpetuated for decades until research revealed a diverse microbiota existing in human anatomical niches that ...
Resa G. Magill, S. Macdonald
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Erectile Dysfunction in Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
Purpose To assess the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and erectile dysfunction (ED) and the relationships between LUTS, ED, depression, and other factors in Korean men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Hyo Jeong Song+10 more
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Genitourinary syndrome (GUS) is a very frequent disease after menopause and is caused by a sharp decline in estrogen levels (1). According to the North American Menopause Society, the current concept of the syndrome includes a set of signs observed ...
J. M. Soares-Júnior+7 more
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Challenging Case of Postmenopausal Bleeding and Complete Urogenital Duplication
Patient: Female, 58 Final Diagnosis: Congenital duplication of genitourinary system Symptoms: — Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Laparoscopic hysterectomy Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Objective: Congenital defects/diseases Background: Müllerian ...
O. Grechukhina+3 more
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Radial dilation of nephrostomy balloons: a comparative analysis
PURPOSE: The dynamics of percutaneous balloon expansion may differ with increasing extrinsic compressive forces and increasing inflation pressures. This study compares the ability of percutaneous balloons to expand under different radial constrictive ...
Kari Hendlin, Manoj Monga
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This study was designed to determine the ability of computer-assisted sperm morphometry analysis (CASA-Morph) with fluorescence to discriminate between spermatozoa carrying different sex chromosomes from the nuclear morphometrics generated and different ...
Pilar Santolaria+8 more
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Phenotyping Healthcare Use 2–3 Decades Before the First Multiple Sclerosis Demyelinating Event
ABSTRACT Objective Phenotype hospital, physician, and emergency department (ED) visits by diagnoses and specialty up to 29 years pre‐multiple sclerosis (MS) onset versus a matched population without MS. Methods We identified people with MS (PwMS) using population‐based administrative data from Ontario, Canada (1991–2020).
Helen Tremlett+8 more
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the digital rectal examination (DRE) performed before determination of total serum prostate specific antigen (tPSA) influences the levels of this protein.
Maria de F. Figueirêdo+2 more
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