[The structure of urological disorders in athletes].

According to the data of preventive medical examinations since the end of 2009 to April 2012, data on the urological incidence in 654 athletes surveyed during this period were collected and analyzed. Among the diseases identified in athletes, the main place is occupied by varicocele (5.35%), urethritis (5.

[Quality of life in patients with urolithiasis depending on methods of drainage of the upper urinary tract].

A sociological study was made of quality of life of 60 patients with nephrostomic drainage and 71 patients with an ureteral stent according to standard international questionnaires SF-36 and EORTC QLQ-C30, version 3.0. It was found that both internal and external drain significantly aggravate quality of life in the same degree.

[Choice of an upper urinary tract drainage method in urolithiasis].

We made a retrospective (290) and a prospective (131) analysis of the evidence obtained on 421 patients with nephrostomic drainage (251) and an ureteral stent (170) treated for urolithiasis in the urological department of the Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute from 1995 to 2008. Assessment of clinical and laboratory characteristics of the patients with nephrostomic drainage and an ureteral stent allowed the following conclusions: puncture nephrostomy (p < 0.05) for upper urinary tract drainage is preferable in a solitary functioning kidney, acute obstructive pyelonephritis, anuria, hyperthermia 380 and higher, marked supravesical urodynamic disorder, renal failure, plasmic creatinine level over 200 mcmol/l, azotemia over 10 mmol/l, blood potassium over 5.