Case Reports in Urology, 2012 Bilateral hydronephrosis secondary to urinary obstruction leads to a buildup of back pressure in the urinary tract and may lead to impairment of renal function.
Mohammed Fadl Tazi +6 more
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Bladder Calculus Causing Large Bowel Obstruction [PDF]
The Annals of African Surgery, 2019 Urinary tract calculi are fairly common, though bladder calculi are less common, accounting for only 5% of urinary tract calculi. Bladder calculi, particularly large bladder calculi, are usually associated with pathology in the urinary tract.
Alessandro Bellomo +3 more
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Identification of atropine-and P2X1 receptor antagonist-reistant, neurogenic contractions of the urinary bladder [PDF]
, 2007 Acetylcholine and ATP are excitatory cotransmitters in parasympathetic nerves. We used P2X1 receptor antagonists to further characterize the purinergic component of neurotransmission in isolated detrusor muscle of guinea pig urinary bladder.
Gallagher, G. +7 more
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Microarray analysis of pathways involved in bladder cancer invasion and metastasis. [PDF]
, 2008 MDHypoxia-inducible genes have been linked to the aggressive phenotype of cancer. However, nearly all work on hypoxia-regulated genes has been conducted in vitro on cell lines.
Ord, Jonathan J
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Human urinary exosomes in bladder cancer patients : properties, concentrations and possible clinical application [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVE: High grade bladder cancer is extremely aggressive. Early detection is thus an important challenge. De- velopment of non-invasive diagnostic tools particularly using urine samples could be of importance in the diagnosis and surveillance of ...
Mullen, Peter +11 more
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The validation of a functional, isolated bladder model from a large animal [PDF]
, 2012 Characterising the integrative physiology of the bladder requires whole organ preparations. The purpose of this study was to validate an isolated large animal (pig) bladder preparation, through arterial and intravesical drug administration, intravesical ...
Andrew eGammie +13 more
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Involvement of Nitric Oxide in Microcirculatory Reactions after Ischemia-Reperfusion of the Rat Urinary Bladder [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Nitric oxide ( NO) plays a role in inflammation. Our aim was to investigate the role of NO in the microcirculatory changes after ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) of the bladder using intravital videomicroscopy (IVM).
Bajory, Z. +9 more
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Schistosomiasis and Urinary Bladder Cancer in North Western Tanzania: A Retrospective Review of 185 Patients. [PDF]
, 2013 Worldwide, cancers of the urinary bladder are well known to be associated with environmental chemical carcinogens such as smoking and occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Chalya, Philipo L +5 more
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Could CA 19-9 be a useful biomarker in the diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of adequate relief in lower urinary tract obstructions? [PDF]
Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2022 Introduction: posterior urethral valves represent an important cause of childhood chronic kidney disease. The identification of biomarkers that indicate early kidney damage and even adequate clearance could reduce how many patients head towards kidney ...
MARCIA EMILIA FRANCISCO SHIDA +2 more
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Medicina, 2021 Uterine incarceration is rare, but it can cause serious complications, in which the uterus is trapped in the pelvic cavity behind the sacral promontory.
Gina Nam +3 more
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