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The Effects and Mechanisms of the Rapamycin-eluting Stent in Urethral Stricture Prevention in Rabbits

Balkan Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Rapamycin was shown to reduce transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) expression, inhibit the Mammalian target of rapamycin function, and prevent TGF-β1-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
Teng Zhang, Wei Zhao, Tengzhou Ren, Jie Chen, Zhiwei Chen, Yan Wang, Xiaoju Cheng, Jie Wu, Chaoyong Yuan, Tao He   +9 more
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Risk Factors for Anastomotic Stricture and Obstructive Symptoms Following Double‐Flap Technique Reconstruction After Proximal Gastrectomy

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study investigated risk factors for anastomotic stricture and obstructive symptoms following double‐flap technique (DFT) reconstruction after proximal gastrectomy. Mucosal detachment, potentially caused by thermal damage, was identified as a significant risk factor for anastomotic stricture, while continuous suturing at the esophago ...
Shinji Kuroda, Yoshihiko Kakiuchi, Satoru Kikuchi, Hajime Kashima, Nobuhiko Kanaya, Shunya Hanzawa, Kenjiro Kumano, Masahiko Nishizaki, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara   +9 more
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Anastomotic Urethroplasty for an Obstructing Calculus Within a Bulbar Urethral Diverticulum and Urethral Stricture

Urology Case Reports, 2017
A 61-year-old male with prior history of endoscopic urethral calculus removal presented to the emergency room with urinary retention and a palpable perineal mass. A CT showed a large calcification within the bulbar urethra.
Pooya Banapour, Christopher Tenggardjaja, Polina Reyblat   +2 more
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Static MRI for diagnosis of bulbous urethral strictures and assessment of spongiofibrosis grade

Вестник урологии, 2023
Introduction. Insufficient sensitivity and specificity of existing methods for diagnosing urethral stricture require more accurate methods, which may include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Objective.
A. B. Bogdanov, M. I. Katibov, E. I. Veliev, D. M. Monakov, D. A. Goncharuk, G. I. Akhverdieva, A. S. Polyakova, V. A. Vardanyan   +7 more
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Organoids and organ‐on‐a‐chip models for investigating the pathophysiology of the human reproductive system

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
Organoids and organ‐on‐a‐chips are advancing reproductive system research. In the female reproductive system, applications include cancer organoid models, placental chips, and hormone simulation models. For the male reproductive system, research focuses on drug resistance mechanisms, co‐culture platforms, and infertility studies. These refined in vitro
Hongqi Zhang, Shiwen Deng, Fangfang Jin, Jiayao Qu, Xiang Fan, Peng Chen, Xinrong Fan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

laser vs optical urethrotomy for urethral stricture

Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2021
A urethral stricture is a scar of the subepithelial tissue of the corpus spongiosum that constricts the urethral lumen. As the constriction increases, obstruction occurs and leads to symptoms which may be related to the obstruction or secondary to it(1)
Ali Haseeb, Mahmood karbalaie
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Detrusor Overactivity and Urodynamics

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While overactive bladder (OAB) is a clinical diagnosis, detrusor overactivity is identified through urodynamic testing. UDS is usually considered when primary treatment for OAB fails, because UDS is expensive, time consuming, invasive, and sometimes inaccurate, and it is not considered to influence treatment strategy substantially.
Laura N. Nguyen, Geneviève Nadeau
wiley   +1 more source

Recent Advances in treatment of urethral stricture disease in men [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2020
Urethral stricturing is a narrowing of the urethral lumen as a result of ischaemic spongiofibrosis. The main challenge of currently available treatment options is recurrence of the stricture.
Naside Mangir, Christopher Chapple
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Novel operative technique of advancement urethral meatoplasty utilizing buccal mucosa for Vulvar Paget’s disease with urethral invasion: two case reports

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2021
Background Vulvar Paget’s disease (VPD) is a rare malignant disorder originating in the external genitalia. It occasionally invades into urethral or vaginal mucosa of female, making surgical treatment more complicating.
Masaki Nakamura, Yuji Hakozaki, Shohei Iwata, Yusuke Sato, Katsuhiro Makino, Taketo Kawai, Yuta Yamada, Daisuke Yamada, Motofumi Suzuki, Jun Omatsu, Masanobu Abe, Kazuto Hoshi, Haruki Kume, Yasuhiko Igawa   +13 more
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The treatment practices for anterior urethral strictures in China: A case-based survey

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
ObjectiveTo investigate the treatment concept of Chinese urologists for anterior urethral strictures based on actual cases.MethodsA self-designed case-based questionnaire was distributed to the members of Official WeChat account of Learning Union from ...
Changhao Hou, Changhao Hou, Jiahao Lin, Jiahao Lin, Yubo Gu, Yubo Gu, Wei Yuan, Wei Yuan, Zeyu Wang, Zeyu Wang, Xianjie Xiu, Xianjie Xiu, Qiang Fu, Qiang Fu, Lujie Song, Lujie Song   +15 more
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