Lower Urinary Tract Disease
Mostrando 13-24 de 37 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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13. A comparative study of ascending urethrogram and sono-urethrogram in the evaluation of stricture urethra
To compare the efficacy of sono-urethrogram and ascending urethrogram in the evaluation of stricture urethra. Materials and Methods In this prospective study 40 patients with obstructive lower urinary tract symptoms and suspected to be having stricture urethra were subjected to ascending urethrogram and sonourethrogram. The radiologist was blinded to the fin
Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2015-04
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14. Incidence and clinical characteristics of lower urinary tract symptoms as a presenting symptom for patients with newly diagnosed bladder cancer
PurposeThe incidence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) as the sole presenting symptom for bladder cancer has traditionally been reported to be low. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical characteristics of newly diagnosed bladder cancer patients who presented with LUTS in the absence of gross or microscopic hematuria.Mat
Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2014-04
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15. Neurological status predicts response to alpha-blockers in men with voiding dysfunction and Parkinson's disease
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate predictors of the response to doxazosin, a selective alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist, when used for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men with Parkinson's disease. METHODS:
Clinics. Publicado em: 2014
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16. Avaliação do metabolismo de glicosaminoglicanos em pacientes portadores de cistite intersticial / Evaluation of the metabolism of glycosaminoglycans in patients with interstitial cystitis
Introduction: interstitial cystitis is a chronic disease of the lower urinary tract whose symptoms are: increased urinary frequency, nocturia, perineal or pelvic pain that worses with bladder filling and improves with urination. The pathogenesis is not fully known, but there is evidence that proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans lining the bladder urothelium
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 12/12/2012
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17. Prevalence and risk factors for nocturia in middle-aged and elderly people from public health centers in Taiwan
PurposeTo assess the occurrence and the associated risk factors for nocturia among middle-aged and elderly people from public health centers in southern Taiwan.Materials and MethodsData were part of our previous cross-sectional study which used a self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms. A total of 1011 responders wh
Int. braz j urol.. Publicado em: 2012-12
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18. Urodynamics in women from menopause to oldest age: what motive? what diagnosis?
PURPOSE: To analyze age-associated changes as a motive for urodynamics and urodynamic diagnosis in community-dwelling menopausal women and to discuss the role of menopause and ageing. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four hundred and forty nine consecutive menopausal women referred for urodynamic evaluation of lower urinary tract (LUT) symptoms, met the inclusion crit
International braz j urol. Publicado em: 2011-02
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19. A comparative study of pelvic floor muscle training in women with multiple sclerosis: its impact on lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life
OBJECTIVE: To compare pelvic floor muscle training and a sham procedure for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life in women with multiple sclerosis. METHODS: Thirty-five female patients with multiple sclerosis were randomized into two groups: a treatment group (n = 18) and a sham group (n = 17). The evaluation included use of the O
Clinics. Publicado em: 2011
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20. Urodynamics in a community-dwelling population of females 80 years or older: which motive? Which diagnosis?
PURPOSE: To determine why community-dwelling women aged 80 years or over were referred for urodynamic evaluation despite their advanced age and which urodynamic diagnosis was made. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred consecutive females (80-93 years) were referred to our urodynamics outpatient clinic for evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) betwe
International braz j urol. Publicado em: 2010-04
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21. Analysis of rhythmic rectal contractions during filling cystometry in women
Purpose: Rhythmic or random rectal contractions independent of bladder activity are frequently observed during cystometry and usually attributed either to a neurological disease, or to ageing. The aim of our study was to search for an association of rhythmic rectal contractions (RRCs) with a specific lower urinary tract symptom or/and an urodynamic diagnosis
International braz j urol. Publicado em: 2009-08
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22. Initial and evolutive evaluation of children with congenital neurogenic bladder treated in a specialized clinic in a university hospital / Avaliação inicial e evolutiva de crianças com bexiga neurogênica congênita atendidas em ambulatório especializado de um hospital de ensino
INTRODUCTION: Neurogenic bladder is considered an important risk factor for chronic renal failure. In these patients, preservation of renal function is one of the most important goals of nephro-urological treatment. PURPOSE: To describe demographic data of 58 children with congenital neurogenic bladder, the anatomic and functional characteristics of their up
Publicado em: 2009
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23. Multiple factor analysis of metachronous upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma after radical cystectomy
Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urothelium is often multifocal and subsequent tumors may occur anywhere in the urinary tract after the treatment of a primary carcinoma. Patients initially presenting a bladder cancer are at significant risk of developing metachronous tumors in the upper urinary tract (UUT). We evaluated the prognostic factors of prim
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 05/04/2007
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24. End-stage renal disease due to delayed diagnosis of renal tuberculosis: a fatal case report
Renal TB is difficult to diagnose, because many patients present themselves with lower urinary symptoms which are typical of bacterial cystitis. We report a case of a young woman with renal TB and ESRD. She was admitted with complaints of adynamia, anorexia, fever, weight loss, dysuria and generalized edema for 10 months. At physical examination she was febr
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases. Publicado em: 2007-02