Translabial sonography in evaluating the lower female urogenital tract.

Variation in the microbiome of the urogenital tract of female

Malakoplakia of the Urogenital Tract

Malakoplakia is a rare, granulomatous condition most commonly found in the genitourinary tract. It can present in a myriad of ways depending on the organ involved, thus presenting a huge diagnostic challenge. We present 4 patients with genitourinary malakoplakia, who manifested with recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and hematuria in all except one, who presented with hydronephrosis second...

Correlation between Lower Urinary Tract Scoring System, Behavior Check List, and Bladder Sonography in Children with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

PURPOSE The Pediatric Lower Urinary Tract Scoring System (PLUTSS) is a standardized questionnaire used for screening and evaluation of the response of children with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) to therapy. We presumed that adding the Child Behavior Check List (CBCL) and bladder volume wall index (BVWI) to the PLUTSS would increase its validity in the detection of children with LUTS. MA...

Diagnostic performance of the urinary canine calgranulins in dogs with lower urinary or urogenital tract carcinoma

BACKGROUND Onset of canine transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) and prostatic carcinoma (PCA) is usually insidious with dogs presenting at an advanced stage of the disease. A biomarker that can facilitate early detection of TCC/PCA and improve patient survival would be useful. S100A8/A9 (calgranulin A/B or calprotectin) and S100A12 (calgranulin C) are expressed by cells of the innate immune system...

Presence of NMDA receptor subunits in the male lower urogenital tract.

Some sexual responses in the male rat, specifically penile erection, are controlled by neural circuits in the brain and spine that are stimulated by the binding of excitatory amino acids (EAAs) to the postsynaptic N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR). In the hypothalamus, EAA/NMDAR interaction triggers the activation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) to produce nitric oxide (NO). The lo...