Ureteroscopic laser treatment of upper urinary tract neoplasms. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Endoscopic management of upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma has assumed an important role in diagnosis and treatment. The introduction of small diameter rigid and flexible ureteroscopes has permitted access to the upper tract ...
Bagley, Demetrius H., Grasso, Michael
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Cystomanometry – One of the Assessment Methods of the Urodynamic Indexes in Patients with Infiltrative Cervical Cancer [PDF]
, 2016 Aim: To evaluate contractile function of urinary bladder in patients with infiltrative cervical cancer after nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy (NSRH).Patients and Methods: Ninety patients with infiltrative cervical cancer were treated with nerve-sparing
Dermenzhy, T. (Tetyana) +4 more
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Case of inverted papillary urothelial carcinoma in the ureter
IJU Case Reports, 2022 Introduction Urothelial neoplasms with a varus growth pattern are rare, and few urologists have encountered inverted urothelial carcinoma of the ureter.
Takuma Nirei +8 more
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Radiogenomics in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: correlations between advanced CT imaging (texture analysis) and microRNAs expression [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose: A relevant challenge for the improvement of clear cell renal cell carcinoma management could derive from the identification of novel molecular biomarkers that could greatly improve the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment choice of these ...
Badia, S. +12 more
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Current status of ablative therapies for renal tumors
Indian Journal of Urology, 2009 The increase in detection of small (≤ 4 cm) renal cortical neoplasms has made nephron-sparing surgery the new standard of care for T1a renal lesions. Advances in minimally invasive surgery have improved the surgical approach to these lesions to include ...
Adam C Mues, Jaime Landman
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Antioxidants, 2021 γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT), a membrane-bound enzyme, contributes to the metabolism of glutathione (GSH), which plays a critical physiological role in protecting cells against oxidative stress.
Kosuke Takemura +2 more
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The fate of small renal masses, less then 1 cm size: outcome study
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2012 PURPOSE: We evaluated the outcome and etiologies of small renal masses (less than 1 cm in size) discovered incidentally on 2 consecutive CTs that investigated non-urologic abdominal complaints.
Erich K. Lang +6 more
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Implication of VHL, ERK5, and HIF-1alpha in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: Molecular basis [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: To determine the expression status of several proteins related to VHL gene function and its relationship with common clinicopathological parameters.
Cimas, Francisco J. +6 more
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Simultaneous nephrectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting through extended sternotomy [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: The advances in surgical techniques, resuscitation and anesthesiology support over the last years have allowed simultaneous thoracic and abdominal operations to be made for cancer and concomitant severe heart vessel disease relieving the ...
Algimantas Budrikis +3 more
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A New Method of Building Patients’ Health-Awareness in Uro-Oncology
Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, 2023 BackgroundDespite vast scientific evidence supporting health-awareness in the prevention and treatment outcome of cancer, studies comparing the effectiveness of different educational methods in in raising patients’ health-awareness are lacking ...
Pawel Nalej +4 more
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