International urology and nephrology

PURPOSE: Preclinical evidence suggests that metformin may mitigate pelvic organ prolapse (POP) by altering the gene expression of human vaginal fibroblasts in a beneficial direction, but clinical validation is lacking. This study aimed to e…

OBJECTIVE: This study examines the prevalence of abnormal palpatory findings (APFs) in the different pelvic areas among individuals with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPP-CPPS) and assesses correlations between APFs and clinical and psychos…

Upper ureteral stricture is a relatively rare but increasingly encountered condition in clinical practice. While simple stricture can often be addressed through endoluminal treatment or surgical reconstruction, complex upper ureteral strict…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to combine plasma netrin-1 and clinical parameters to construct a diagnostic model for bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC). METHODS: We analyzed the independent diagnostic value of netrin-1 and th…

Ureteral endometriosis is a rare disease that typically is unilateral. Endometriosis involving both ureters and surgical management after hormone therapy failure has seldom been described. We describe a patient with bilateral ureteral endom…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of bilateral varicoceles in men presenting to a single infertility clinic. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: From March 1999 to March 2000, 60 men presenting with an inability to initiate pregnancy (consecutive an…

Although every seventh or eighth case of endometriosis is found to have urinary involvement, this type of endometriosis is still rarely recognized. The symptoms are not specific and are frequently suggestive of a neoplastic process. On the …

Endometriosis of the urinary tract is a relatively rare condition. Since clinical signs are not specific the diagnosis is difficult and the therapy is not well defined. Two cases and a review of the literature are presented.

The authors present two cases of ureteral endometriosis. Urinary tract endometriosis has been frequently described affecting mainly the bladder. In the ureter, it is a rare pathology, of difficult identification. Treatment aims at ureteral …