Urology for Practice, 2006, issue 4

Review articles

PROBLEMS OF EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC UROLOGIC ILLNESS -

doc. PhDr. Ivica Gulášová Ph.D

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 152-154

The aim of the submitted work is to create the frame for monitoring of quality of like of patients suffering from the chronic illness. Acording to the recommendation of the author the monitoring of the quality of like ought to be the task for graduate nurses together with the collaboration with doctors. The aim of the work is to submit the proposal which could be generally applicate at whichever chronic urologic illness. Tha secondary aim is to identify the activities of the raising of the level of quality of life of the patient with the renal insufficiency.

PRIMARY RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS

MUDr. Roman Sobotka, prof. MUDr. Tomáš Hanuš DrSc

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 156-159

Primary retroperitoneal fibrosis (PRF) is a rare inflammatory disease causing an obstruction of the retroperitoneal organs with a high risk of chronic renal failure. There is no consensus until now which modality of a treatment (surgical or conservative) should be the method of the first choice. Etiology is still unknown. The aim of this article is a review of literature and presentation of the own experience with the management of this controversial disease.

TESTIS SPARING SURGERY IN A TESTIS AFFECTED BY TUMOUR

MUDr. Alexandr Lamla

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 160-161

Radical, inguinal or high orchiectomy is a mandatory procedure in a testicular cancer. In a bulky or a metastatic disease we can apply secondary orchiectomy after primary chemotherapy. But orchiectomy will be done finally. Some patients have tumour of the solitary testis and we can indicate conservative, organ sparing surgery.

LATE ONSET HYPOGONADISM AND THE PROSTATE

MUDr. Ján Štefančík, MUDr. Jozef Dubravický, MUDr. Milan Biaško, prof. MUDr. Ján Breza DrSc

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 162-163

Increasing incidence of late onset hypogonadism (LOH) and prostate cancer & benign prostatic hyperplazia occur in parallel in men of the same age categories.When testosteron supplementation is suggested, specific aspects of prostate diseases must be considered. Our diagnostics of late onset hypogonadism was based on subjective symptoms and objective signs assessment, including appropriate laboratory evaluation (hormonal profile, PSA, liver enzymes etc.). Digital rectal examination and PSA evaluation were mandatory before starting testosterone supplementation.Patients were checked quarterly in the first year of treatment and anually later. If one of...

SILENT KIDNEY - SERIOUS UROLOGICAL SYMPTOM

MUDr. Lubomír Hyršl, MUDr. Matúš Chocholatý

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 164-167

Silent kidney is a serious symptom. It can be defined as an aquired asymptomatic afunction of one kidney founded accidentally on IVP or radionuclide imaging. Usually there is not renal failure, because the second kidney is able to excrete endogenous metabolites. The most common cause of this condition is unilateral obstruction of urinary tract. Rarely it can be caused by some infections, tumors of the kidney or diseases of the renal vessels. Complete urological examination must be done if silent kidney is detected. This enables proper treatment saving functioning kidney in some patients.

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Lokálně pokročilý karcinom prostaty - blýská se na lepší časy nebo jen dál pokračuje hra s hormony?

MUDr. Ivan Pavlík

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 184-186

Moravské urologické dny

doc. MUDr. František Záťura CSc

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 186

komentář k práci j. p. Mulhalla

MUDr. Ondřej Trojan

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 188-189

Urology at a glance

Epidemiologie a klasifikace chronického onemocnění ledvin

prof. MUDr. Vladimír Tesař DrSc, doc. MUDr. Vladimír Tesař DrSc

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 180-181

Case report

Medikamentózna a chirurgická liečba benígnej hyperplázie prostaty v Slovenskej republike -

doc. MUDr. Ján Švihra PhD, MUDr. Tibor Baška PhD, MUDr. Angelika Szalayová, Donald M. Bushnell MA, MUDr. Ladislav Macko, MUDr. Ladislav Poliak, doc. MUDr. Ján Ľupták PhD, prof. MUDr. Ján Kliment CSc

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 168-170

Dynamický pubovaginální sling u svalového postižení pánevního dna způsobujícího stresovou inkontinenci

MUDr. Miloš Broďák, MUDr. Pavel Navrátil CSc

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 172-174

TURP u pacientov s benígnou hyperpláziou prostaty a s chronickou retenciou moču a renálnou insuficienciou

doc. MUDr. Jozef Marenčák PhD, MUDr. Svetozár Náter, MUDr. Mikuláš Maskalík

Urolog. pro Praxi, 2006; 4: 175-178