For a quarter of the century since
Ralph Clayman performed the first
laparoscopic nephrectomy, technique
of the operation has developed and
was standardized to details: from the
placing of the patient on the operation
table to the evacuation of the specimen.
The algorithm of every standard...
More than 20-years experience of PSA
use for PCa screening has lead to a life
expectancy growth and reduction of
mortality in PCa patients. On the other
side, widespread use of PSA resulted in
some negative implications, such as
high number of false-positive results
and unnecessary biopsies, PCa...
The arsenal of tools for pharmacologic
protection of the kidney during the
nephron-sparing surgery is very
limited, which warrants the constant
search for new pharmacological agents,
which could provide antihypoxic,
antiischemic and renoprotective
effects. To understand the mechanism
of ischemic...
This article contains the results of
the sociologic investigation of expert
opinions from 61 specialists. Among
them 18% (n=11) were pediatric
urologists-andrologists, 27.9% (n=17)
– pediatric surgeons and 54.1%
(n=33) – urologists. The aim of
study was the expert investigation
of the organization...
The limited resources of health care system,
combined with an aging population and an
increase of proportion of diseases of
involutional origin leads to the need to
optimize the algorithms of diagnosis and
treatment of these diseases. BPH is a
gender-associated, socially significant disease,
as it...
Nocturnal polyuria, nocturnal detrusor overactivity and high arousal thresholds are central in the pathogenesis of enuresis. An underlying mechanism on the brainstem level is probably common to these mechanisms. Enuretic children have an increased risk for psychosocial comorbidity. The primary...
Surgery for distal forms of hypospadias in children achieved significant results. High esthetic demand for surgical correction is the reason for increased use of preputioplasty by child surgeons. This study is devoted to the complications of preputioplasty and their surgical correction and also to...
Numerous molecules, which are either excreted or metabolized by the kidneys, accumulate in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). These uremic retention molecules, contributing to the syndrome of uremia, may be classified according to their site of origin, that is: endogenous metabolism,...
In this article we have analyzed the data from the international literature related to the treatment of the osseous metabolic damage because of the recurrent nephrolithiasis. Main groups of medications are outlined, which are indicated for use in this situation: vitamin D and its active metabolites...
Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) within 6 months follow-up after surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) by vaginal route according to the initial continent function before surgery.
Materials and methods: This study included 82 women who underwent...