Renal hypertrophy is an important prognostic indicator of progression of renal disease. Tubular cells, in particular those of the proximal tubule, are primary targets of hyperglycemia. Chronic exposure of renal cells to high glucose resulted in elevation of blood glucose and contributed to the tubulointerstitial. In diabetes, the renal tubule is subject to both direct and indirect insults. Rena...

The image recognotion and the classification of objects according to the images are more in focus of interests, especially in medicine. A mathematical procedure allows us, not only to evaluate the amount of data per se, but also ensures that each image is pro- cessed similarly. Here in this study, we propose the power of shape analysis, in conjunction with neural networks for reducing white n...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of combined ureteroscopic holmium YAG lithotripsy for renal calculi associated with ipsilateral ureteral stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between August 2002 and March 2007, retrograde flexible ureteroscopic stone treatment was attempted in 351 cases. Indication for treatment was concurrent symptomatic ureteral stones in 63 pati...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS To determine renal volume in adult patients with essential hypertension and correlate it with age, sex, body mass index (BMI), body surface area (BSA) and duration of hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 150 patients (75 males, 75 females) with essential hypertension and normal renal status were evaluated sonographically in this prospective study. Fifty healthy in...

Fetal malnutrition and hypoxia may modify organ system maturation and result in cardiovascular diseases in the adult. We tested whether intrauterine stress (IUS) leads to persistent alterations of renal biology. In rats, intrauterine stress was induced by ligation of the uterine arteries at day 17 of pregnancy. Renal arteries of the 21-day-old male offspring were isolated to study pharmacologic...

PURPOSE We investigated histopathological features of renal adenoma and latent renal cell carcinoma in order to find relationship between these two entities. MATERIALS AND METHODS Renal adenomas or latent renal cell carcinomas found macro- and microscopically in 2,201 autopsy materials were used. Histological examination was focused on the size, and the presence or absence of hemorrhage, necr...