Publications by authors named "Hopirtean V"

Purpose: We reviewed the efficacy and safety of nephron sparing surgery for renal cell carcinoma in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease.

Materials And Methods: Data were collated for all 56 patients with a mean age of 37.2 +/- 11.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: We identified prognostic factors of papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) types 1 (PRCC1) and 2 (PRCC2).

Materials And Methods: Between 1985 and 1998, 759 patients underwent surgery for renal cell carcinoma, of whom 88 (11.6%), including 69 males and 19 females with a mean age of 61.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Bladder volume estimation is an everyday necessity in urology, especially for evaluation of the postvoid residual volume (PVR). The Bladder-Scan is a portable, noninvasive ultrasound device for bladder volume estimation. This study was designed to assess the value of the Bladder-Scan to measure PVR in routine hospital urological practice.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: We describe diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics, and long-term followup of collecting (Bellini) duct carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: Ten patients underwent surgery, including radical nephrectomy in 9 and partial nephrectomy in 1, for collecting duct carcinoma diagnosed by histological and immunohistochemical criteria.

Results: Collecting duct carcinoma, which represented 1.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: To evaluate fertility after laparoscopic treatment of ectopic pregnancy (EP). To investigate factors influencing fertility and EP recurrence.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective study of a series of 138 patients.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF