Gender-Specific Metabolomics Approach to Kidney Cancer.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney malignancy. RCC is more common among men with a 2/1 male/female incidence ratio worldwide. Given the underlying epidemiological differences in the RCC incidence between males and females, we explored the gender specific H NMR serum metabolic profiles of RCC patients and their matched controls.

Laparoscopic Anderson-Hynes procedure as a treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction caused by fibroepithelial polyp.

Fibroepithelial polyps (FEPs) are rare benign ureteral neoplasms of mesodermal origin. As an intrinsic cause of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) they are very uncommon. Excretory urography and diuretic renography used by many urologists to diagnose a UPJO may not detect the ureteral polyp.

Simultaneous laparoscopic adrenalectomy and laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery - new experience with port placement.

The aim of the study was to describe simultaneous laparoscopic adrenalectomy and laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery, to discuss the details of a convenient laparoscopic approach and the way of port placement, as well as to present a review of the literature concerning combined laparoscopic procedures. A 72-year-old woman was admitted to our department because of a tumor of the right adrenal gland and a small tumor of the right kidney. The patient underwent simultaneous laparoscopic adrenalectomy and laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery.

Serum and urine metabolomic fingerprinting in diagnostics of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Aim: To evaluate the utility of serum and urine metabolomic analysis in diagnosing and monitoring of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

Methods: Serum and urine samples were collected from 24 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), 19 patients with the Crohn's disease (CD) and 17 healthy controls. The activity of UC was assessed with the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index, while the activity of CD was determined using the Harvey-Bradshaw Index.

[The usefulness of the polymeric "double J" catheter in ureteropelvic junction stenting after laparoscopic pyeloplasty].

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate both the effectiveness of ureteropelvic junction stenting with the use of a polymeric "double J" stent after laparoscopic pyeloplasty, as well as intra- and postoperative complications of the procedure.

Material And Methods: From October 2001 to November 2010 laparoscopic pyeloplasty was performer in 150 patients with primary UPJO. In all cases an attempt has been made to insert the stent into the operated kidney before the operation.

[The use of polymeric Hem-o-lock clips in laparoscopic radical nephrectomy].

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of polymeric Hem-o-lock clips during laparoscopic nephrectomy. The intra- and postoperative complications of the operation were assessed too.

Material And Methods: From April 2011 through November 2011, 19 laparoscopic radical nephrectomies were performed.

[Use of synthetic mesh in abdominal wall hernias repair].

Abdominal hernias repair beside cholecystectomy and appendectomy is the most commonly performed surgical procedure. The crucial problem in surgery treatment of abdominal hernias is its recurrence, especially high in procedures performed without use of synthetic graft. Advances in understanding the etiopathogenesis of abdominal hernias and the introduction of the new surgical techniques have considerably improved the results of its repair.