[Clinical guidelines for male infertility: controversial issues and the need to reach interdisciplinary consensus].

A review of controversial issues about the terminology on male infertility and reproductive function, which is currently used, as well as proposals for updating clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of male infertility and men in infertile couples are presented in the article. An algorithm is described, the elements of which ensure referral of patients based on the possibility and timing of restoration of reproductive function, taking into account the reproductive health of a woman, as well as increasing the likelihood of successful treatment aimed at the birth of a healthy child.

[Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a patient after liver transplantation].

The work is devoted to the description of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a patient who previously underwent liver transplantation. In case of immunodeficiency of any etiology, one-stage non-severe kidney injury is less dangerous compared to infectious and inflammatory complications, which naturally have more severe course compared to in those with intact immune system. Based on these considerations, the patient underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy, which allowed to remove the stone of 2.

[Urethral diverticulum in a patient with two stones after combined treatment of prostate cancer with metastasis to the left cavernous body of the penis].

Urethral diverticula are sac-like dilatations of the urethra that communicate with its lumen. They may be congenital or acquired. In males, urethral diverticula are rare and classified as congenital (true) and acquired, which are associated with trauma, abscess, strictures, surgical procedures, in particular in patients with hypospadias.

[Results of percutaneous nephrolithotomy using two accesses in the treatment of patients with staghorn stones].

Introduction: In order to improve clinical efficiency and reduce the risk of postoperative complications in patients with staghorn stones, we compared the results of original technique of biportal percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) with the standard PCNL.

Materials And Methods: The total of 221 patients with staghorn stones of K3-K4 was included in the study. The biportal PCNL was used in 109 patients, while the control group consisted of 112 patients.

[Characteristics of pathogenesis and manifestations of nephrolithiasis in patients with chronic cardiovascular diseases].

Aim: To study the pathogenetic and clinical features of nephrolithiasis in patients with concomitant chronic cardiovascular diseases (CVD), particularly the chemical composition of renal stones, the frequency of relapses, as well as the daily dynamics of the urine specific gravity and acidity level as the main factors of stone formation.

Materials And Methods: A total of 270 patients were treated in the Department of the urology No. 1 of the "Main Military Clinical Hospital named after N.

[Iscussion on the use of hexane extract of Serenoa repens for combination therapy in patients with LUTS/BPH].

Based on literature data, feasibility of combined therapy with Serenoa repens extracts (including Permixon) and 1-adrenoblocators in patients with LUTS/BPH based on the pathogenesis of these drugs and clinical results was analyzed. The composition and biological activity of various SRE is influenced by the extraction method, as well as the production technology used by the manufacturer, which can lead to different results of experimental and clinical studies. The mechanism of action of SRE, including hexane extract Permixon, is multicomponent, which combines an antiandrogenic effect, influence on neurogenic regulation of urinary tract function (-adrenoreceptors, M-holinoreceptors, vanilloid receptors), anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous actions.

[The opportunities of pneumovesicoscopic approach for correction of disorders of vesicoureteral junction in children].

Background: pneumovesicoscopic approach gives new possibilities for endovideosurgical correction of congenital ureteral and bladder pathology.

Aim: To increase the efficiency of ureteral reimplantation in patients with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), obstructive megaureter and bladder pathology by using pneumovesicoscopic access.

Materials And Methods: For the period 2014 - 2020 a total of 52 children aged from 10 months up to 15 years (median 2.

Integrin Alpha V in Urine: A Novel Noninvasive Marker for Prostate Cancer Detection.

Unlabelled: Prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis based on patient urine analysis provides non-invasive and promising method as compared to biopsy and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. This study was conceived to investigate whether Integrin alpha V (ITGAV) protein is present in urine and assess the urinary ITGAV diagnostic potential for PCa.

Materials And Methods: Urinary ITGAV expression was determined by Western blot analysis and quantified by ELISA in urine from men with PCa (n = 47), benign prostate hyperplasia (n = 42) and age-matched controls (n = 22).

[Preparation of the dialysis patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus for kidney transplantation].

Kidney transplantation is unique method of renal replacement therapy, allowing to improve quality and duration of life for patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis therapy. Recently using of innovation technologies for diabetes management and modern immunosuppression enable achieving better results of posttransplant rehabilitation for patients with DM1, especially if kidney transplantation is performed early after initiation of dialysis. Detailed examination of patient with DM1 before potential kidney transplantation is very important to reduce of early and late postoperative complications.

[Bacteriophage Therapy of Urological Infections].

A literature review dedicated to the problem of bacteriophage therapy for infectious and inflammatory diseases, including urological infections, is presented. Considering the growth of antibiotic resistance, the search for alternative treatments is relevant. Current data about bacteriophages and mechanism of their action, difference of virulent and temperate phages is given, as well as mechanisms of bacteria resistance to phages and ways of its overcoming.

Stimulation of Structural and Functional Recovery of the Kidney in Rats with Postischemic Acute Renal Failure of Different Severity by Embryonic Protein-Peptide Complex Therapy.

In male rats, acute renal failure was simulated by clamping the vascular pedicle of the left kidney for 60 or 90 min and right-sided nephrectomy. In the control series, no therapy was performed. In the experimental series, the animals were daily injected subcutaneously with Cellex, a protein-peptide complex (PPC) chromatographically isolated from the brain tissue of pig embryos with a molecular weight of its components from 10 to 250 kDa.

[Prevention of infectious and inflammatory complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy].

Introduction: Given the increase in antibiotic resistance of uropathogens, one of the urgent problems is a development of optimal antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgical interventions, as well as an adequate regimen of antibiotic therapy after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).

Aim: to determine an effective perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis for PCNL in patients with kidney stones.

Material And Methods: A total of 90 patients with staghorn or multiple large kidney stones who underwent PCNL were included in the study.

Clinical relevance of somatic mutations in main driver genes detected in gastric cancer patients by next-generation DNA sequencing.

Somatic mutation profiling in gastric cancer (GC) enables main driver mutations to be identified and their clinical and prognostic value to be evaluated. We investigated 77 tumour samples of GC by next-generation sequencing (NGS) with the Ion AmpliSeq Hotspot Panel v2 and a custom panel covering six hereditary gastric cancer predisposition genes (BMPR1A, SMAD4, CDH1, TP53, STK11 and PTEN). Overall, 47 somatic mutations in 14 genes were detected; 22 of these mutations were novel.

[Prevention of bleeding during tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy].

Introduction: Nephrostomy tube placed after percutaneous removal of kidney stones can cause pain and discomfort in the early postoperative period [1, 2]. A tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is considered as alternative approach. However, the most serious complication after tubeless procedure is a development of active uncontrolled bleeding from percutaneous tract in the early postoperative period.

[The incidence of AZF deletions, CFTR mutations and long alleles of the ar CAG repeats during the primary laboratory diagnostics in a heterogeneous group of infertily men].

Aim: microdeletions in the AZF region of Y-chromosome, compound heterozygotes of severe and mild CFTR mutations, and long CAG-repeats in the androgen receptor gene (AR) as marker of predisposition are frequently studied as genetic causes of male infertility. A simultaneously testing of the panel including biochemical, immunological, cyto- and molecular genetic markers is often performed during the complex laboratory diagnostics in infertile men. The aim of our work was to identify molecular genetic alterations, which are advisable for simultaneously testing in a man with currently uncertain form of infertility, to increase the informativeness of laboratory diagnostics.

Stimulation of Spermatogenesis and Synthesis of Testosterone by Allotransplantation of Neonatal Testicular Tissue under Tunica Albuginea of Cryptorchid Testis.

The abdominal type of cryptorchism was modeled on random-bred albino rats by replacing both testes from the scrotum into the abdominal cavity for 3 weeks; thereupon they were manipulated into the scrotum. In control rats, no additional surgery was performed. In experimental rats, the testicular tissue obtained from 1-2-day rat pups was transplanted under testicular tunica albuginea.

Pelvic Electric Potential as a Marker of Autonomic Dysfunctions and Risk Factor of Neurogenic Arrhythmias in Humans.

Differential high-resolution ECG (V1-V2) and pelvic electric potential measured between the coccyx and perineum were recorded simultaneously in resting supine position in men with autonomic nervous system disorders (N=37). In healthy volunteers (N=23), the effective (rms) value of PEP presented by median and interdecile range was 30 (20-80) μV within the frequency band of 0.03-80 Hz.

Ectopic Organogenesis after Allotransplantation of Freshly Removed or Cryopreserved Neonatal Testicle under the Renal Capsule in Rats.

In experiments on white outbred male rats, a freshly removed (20 experiments) or cryopreserved (10 experiments) testicle from newborn rats (1-2 days after birth) was transplanted under the renal capsule after bilateral orchiectomy. In all experiments with transplantation of freshly removed testicle, it was engrafted. In 3 months, histological examination revealed the formation of mature seminiferous tubules, but spermatogenesis was blocked at the stage of spermatogonia; groups of proliferating Leydig cells in the loose connective tissue between the tubules were also seen.

Effectiveness of low level laser therapy for treating male infertility.

In half of the cases, the infertility of the couple is due to the disorder of the male fertility. The leading factors that cause male infertility are urogenital infections, disorders of the immune system, testicular and prostate pathology, as well as endocrine disorders. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is a very effective physical therapy method, used in many areas of medicine, including obstetrics and gynaecology, andrology and urology; and it is recommended as an integral part of the complex treatment of infertility.

[A new WHO classification of prostate tumors].

The paper reviews the 2016 WHO classification of prostate tumors, notes the alterations made, and describes approaches to the diagnosis of cancer types and grades. It also gives original photomicrographs from the authors' collection. The main alterations were as follows: - The types of prostate adenocarcinoma were added by pleomorphic giant-cell carcinoma; oncocytic (8290/3) and lymphoepithelial (8082/3) carcinomas were excluded.

[The 2015 Federal Clinical Guidelines for Antimicrobial Therapy and Prevention of Infections of the Kidney, Urinary Tract, and Male Genitals].

This paper reviews the latest federal guidelines published in 2015. Emphasis is placed on the etiology and pathogenesis of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection (uLUTI). There are data of the last Russian Darmis-2011 study of urinary tract infection pathogens and their resistance to essential antibiotics.