Bladder cancer (BC) is a severe, and in some cases disabling disease for which no active detection strategy has been developed. It requires careful differential diagnosis, and is associated with a high risk for recurrence and progression. The choice of optimal treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder Cancer (NMIBC) can reduce the rate of recurrence and improve oncologic outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNano- and microparticles enter the body through the respiratory airways and the digestive system, or form as biominerals in the gall bladder, salivary glands, urinary bladder, kidney, or diabetic pancreas. Calcium, magnesium, and phosphate ions can precipitate from biological fluids in the presence of mucin as hybrid nanoparticles. Calcium carbonate nanocrystallites also trap mucin and are assembled into hybrid microparticles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUrinary tract infections are among the most common infectious diseases. Due to high recurrence rates and the increasing resistance of uropathogens to antibacterial drugs, phytotherapy has become an important treatment option in modern urology. Phytotherapeutic medications are characterized by a wide spectrum of pharmacological action, efficacy, and low toxicity, thus allowing for a long term use for treating and preventing many chronic diseases without the risk of adverse effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors present a review of literature on the use of litholytic citrate medications for conservative management of urolithiasis. Urate urolithiasis is the most common clinical condition encountered by urologists. Citrate agents, in particular Blemaren, not only may be employed in a conservative therapy of uric acid stones, but can also be successfully used in the treatment of the calcium urolithiasis, i.
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