...H. Tainio; T. Kylmälä; A. Heikkinen The neuropeptidergic innervation of the normal and obstructed human pyeloureteral junction was investigated using immunohistochemical techniques. A dense innervation of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in the intrinsic obstruction...

...H.J. Rollema; R. van Mastrigt; R.A. Janknegt The clinical manifestations of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) are ascribed entirely to the infravesical obstruction. Therefore relief of symptoms is pursued by surgical removal of obstruction, i.e. prostatectomy. On the other hand, it is generally...

...Hendrik Vandeursen; Geert Pittomvils; L. Baert The combination of percutaneous alkaline irrigation and lithotripsy was performed in 5 cases of uric acid calculi obstructing the ureter. Shock wave lithotripsy accelerates the dissolution of uric acid stones. 23 02 1990 12 04 1990 2 2...

...Sami Arap; William C. Nahas; Gilberto Alonso; Francisco T. Denes; Luiz Roberto F. Martins; Gilberto Menezes de Góes 42 dilated renal units, from 32 patients, were evaluated renographically with 131I, under diuretic stimulus, with the aim of differentiating between obstructed and atonic ureters...

...H. Lipsky; F. Eppich The functional obstruction of bladder neck in male patients is a well-known and long-known entity. Etiology, natural history and mechanism of this condition are not yet fully understood. The patients suffer from obstructive symptoms since childhood. The results of a full...

... muscle Hysteresis Ureteral volume Ureteral length Obstruction Increase flow Intraluminal pressure ...

...Paulo Rodrigues; Flávio Hering; Alex Meller; Márcio D’Império Introduction: The prevalence of bladder outlet obstruction in men has been overestimated leading to improper clinical results after transurethral resection of the prostate. Patients and Methods: 3,830 consecutive male cases submitted...

... determined the distribution and density of the expression of PTHrP in the rabbit bladder during growth in response to partial outlet obstruction and its relation with the smooth muscle/collagen ratio. Materials and Methods: A total of 30 male New Zealand White rabbits were studied. After 7, 14, 28 or 56 days...

...Daresh Doddamani; Rajeev Kumar; Ashok K. Hemal Endoscopic management of urolithiasis is one of the commonest urological procedures today. Its safety and efficacy in the management of ureteral calculi have been proven. A stone granuloma is a rare cause of recurrent ureteral obstruction subsequent...