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Fiberoptic microtransducer pressure technology: Uurodynamic implications
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1993)
The FST 200 is a novel commercially available pressure measurement system that combines microtechnology and fiberoptics and is particularly well suited for invasive urodynamic studies. Pressure recording with this system ...
A pressure management system for the neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1991)
One hundred eighteen patients consecutively admitted to a University Rehabilitation Program entered a protocol study of urologic management. Bladder pressures were kept below 30 cms/H 2 O by urologic treatment. Serial ...
Massive locally extensive prostate cancer
(Elsevier, 1994-02)
A massive, locally extensive adenocarcinoma of the prostate (2,246 ccm) presenting as constipation and a palpable abdominal mass, was treated with androgen deprivation resulting in a 94 percent reduction in tumor size, and ...
Ureterocele associated with a single collecting system of the involved kidney
(Elsevier, 1994-06)
Objective. This is a study concerning ureteroceles associated with a single collecting system of the involved kidney.Methods. Over an eight-year period 9 children (5 boys, 4 girls) had a ureterocele subtending a single ...
Intravesical instillation of gentamicin sulfate: In vitro, rat, canine, and human studies
(Elsevier, 1994-04)
Objective. Intravesical instillation of gentamicin sulfate has been used empirically as prophylaxis and to treat bacilluria in spinal-cord-injured patients undergoing clean intermittent catheterization. To assess the risks ...
Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of renal pelvis in solitary pelvic kidney
(Elsevier, 1993-03)
Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis is a rare tumor. We report the case of a fifty-three-year-old man with this unusual cancer and review the literature. Usual features of this tumor include long duration of symptoms, ...
Immunologic Detection of the Cellular Receptor for Urokinase Plasminogen Activator
(Elsevier, 1994-04)
The cellular receptor for urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA-R) is a monomeric phosphatidylinositol-linked glycoprotein (gp40-65) that may contribute to the invasive capacity of tumor and inflammatory cells by focusing ...
Long-term results and complications using augmentation cystoplasty in reconstructive urology
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1995)
One hundred and twenty-two augmentation cystoplasties performed over an 8-year period were reviewed. Mean age at surgery was 37 years (range 2–82 years). There were 82 female patients. The primary urodynamic diagnosis was ...
Urologic laparoscopy with a new blunt-tipped trocar: Safe, rapid access without the use of fascial sutures
(Elsevier, 1994-06)
Fifteen patients underwent successful laparoscopic procedures where a new blunt-tipped trocar was used both to gain initial access to and to insufflate the abdominal cavity. The use of this new trocar obviates the need for ...
Treatment of renal transplant stones byextracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy in the prone position
(Elsevier, 1991-01)
Two patients with renal transplant lithiasis were successfully treated with extracorporealshock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the prone position. Pathogenesis and treatment of transplant lithiasis are discussed. Performing ...