UNLABELLED High kidney radiation doses during clinical peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with β-particle-emitting radiolabeled somatostatin analogs will lead to renal failure several months after treatment, urging the coinfusion of the cationic amino acids lysine and arginine to reduce the renal radiation dose. In rat PRRT studies, renal protection by the coadministration of lysine w...

BACKGROUND Congenital mid-ureteral stricture is a rare malformation of the ureter leading to prenatal and neonatal hydronephrosis. Site characterization of the narrowing is important to optimize the surgical approach to the newborn affected by hydronephrosis. CASE PRESENTATION We report a female EM with a rare form of hydronephrosis, (i.e. mid-ureteral stricture) which was detected early duri...

PURPOSE To correlate sonographic renal parenchymal measurements among patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) labeled society of fetal urology (SFU) hydronephrosis grades 1-4 and to examine whether sonographic renal parenchymal measurements could be used to differentiate conservative vs. surgical management. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective chart review and sonographic rena...

OBJECTIVE To study the effects of a short ureter on renal function and histology in an orthotopic bladder substitution model using a long afferent limb, in a canine model. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included nine adult mongrel dogs. A 40-cm segment of ileum was isolated, the distal half detubularized, configured into a U-shape and sutured to form a flat plate; this was then used to augme...

INTRODUCTION The ren is considered as the most commonly damaged genitourinary organ. In general, blunt kidney traumas (BKT) are mild and can be managed conservatively. We aimed to analyze our own experiences of selective renal artery embolization (RAE) in BKT patients and compare obtained results with other reports. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed the medical and technical outcomes of RAE in...

Background: The objective of the paper is to review the incidence and types of associated urogenital anomalies (U.G.A.) we encountered in patients with anorectal malformations (A.R.M.) and compare the results with previously published world literature. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review was done of 220 cases of A.R.M., treated from May 2002 to April 2003. All patients routinely underwe...