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Blocking the prostate cancer cells from interacting with the bone tissue, with the hope of slowing or preventing the development of bone metastases and thereby improving the outcomes, is the aim of treatment options for men with prostate cancer. Multidisciplinary care includes management with pain medications, external radiotherapy, radiopharmaceuticals, surgical treatment, chemotherapy, and bisphosphonates.
Urolog. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 112-115
Interstitial cystitis is a chronic non-bacterial inflammatory disorder of the bladder wall manifestating with pain, urgency and frequent miction. Pain predominates in hypogastrium with engagement of small pelvis, sacrum, perineum, genital tract, groins and thighs typically. This is basicaly mixed pain in terms of patophysiology, being descripted as nociceptive visceral pain predominantly with neuropatic component. With knowledge like this we are able to choose the right pharmacology class with optimal influence on pain. Multidisciplinary access to the patient is unnecessary anyway, mainly cooperation among the urologist, algeziologist and psychiatrist...
Urolog. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 116-119
In this review, the author summarizes the main studies published dealing with the possible correlation between viral infection and prostate carcinogenesis.
Urolog. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 120-127
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most malignant urological tumour and the incidence of RCC in the Czech Republic is currently highest in the world. Basic treatment modality for localized disease is surgical therapy. In recent years minimally invasive treatment has become an established surgical procedures. Laparoscopy and also daVinci® robot assisted laparoscopy are currently used and for high-risk and polymorbid patients we used for example radiofrequency ablation. Systemic therapy for metastatic RCC with new two antiangiogenics drugs: an oral oxindol tyrosine kinase inhibitor – sunitinib (Sutent®) and with an oral multikinase inhibitor...
Urolog. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 128-132
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is an uncommon autoimmune collagen vascular disease of unclear aetiology. It is characterised by a chronic non-specific inflammation of the retroperitoneum, which can entrap and obstruct retroperitoneal structures, notably the ureters with a high risk of chronic renal failure. This comprehensive review deals with the various aspects of RPF and tries to provide a framework for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of this intriguing condition. There is no consensus until now which modality of a treatment (surgical or conservative) should be the method of the first choice. Although early diagnosis and treatment provide...
Urolog. pro Praxi, 2008; 9(3): 133-136
Stress incontinence (SUI) is benign disease, but it is very serious problem from the point of view of patients complaints and quality of life. In the treatment is necessary perfect knowledge about anatomy and function of pelvic floor. Therefore this article gives overview about patophysiology of stress incontinence.
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