Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
Pivot Concepts:   Target Concepts:
Query: UMLS:C0403608 (ureter)
 9,655 document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)

We present two patients with symptoms typical of Poland's Syndrome: unilateral hypoplasia of the pectoral muscle and dysplastic anomalies of the ipsilateral upper limb. Additionally skeletal and G.U. tract abnormalities can be found. One of our cases shows stenosis of the ureterovesical junction which led to hydronephrosis and dilation of the ureter; in the other case the ventral portions of the 3rd and 4th right ribs are missing.
 ...
PMID:[Poland syndrome]. 685 45

Survival of adult patients with cancer of the kidney, renal pelvis, ureter and urethra (ICD-9 189) was analysed using data from the EUROCARE II study, a collaborative project of 45 population-based cancer registries in 17 European countries. For the period 1985-1989, more than 24000 patients were included and 5-year relative survival was 48%. Large variations were observed between countries with 5-year relative survival ranging from 57% in France, 53% in Italy and 51% in Spain to 35% in Denmark, 33% in Poland and 30% in Estonia. A number of registries also provided information on previous years and survival was seen to improve with time from 44% in 1978-1980 to 50% in 1987-1989. Age was an important determinant of survival with 5 year survival rates decreasing from 63% in patients aged 15-44 years to 36% in patients aged 75 years and older. Variation in survival rates by country or time is probably related to differences in the distribution of tumour stage at diagnosis. Evidence to confirm this theory is, however, lacking.
 ...
PMID:Improvement in survival of patients with cancer of the kidney in Europe. EUROCARE Working Group. 1007 Feb 92

Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (spktx) is currently the most effective method of treatment of type 1 diabetes complicated by renal insufficiency. The first successful spktx in Poland was performed in the Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery of the Warsaw Medical University on the 4th of February 1988. Since then 70 spktx were performed in our Department. We present a 44-year-old patient who after 16 years of good function of both transplanted organs presented with elevated creatinine levels (>4 mg/dl) as a result of chronic rejection of the kidney allograft. On the 22nd of January 2005 the patient underwent secondary kidney transplantation. The immunosuppresive protocol consisted of MMF, CsA and steroids. Humanized anti-lL-2 monoclonal antibodies (daclizumab) were used as pre-procedure induction. Using a mid-line incision the new kidney graft was anastomosed to the recipient left external iliac vessels. The ureter was anastomosed with the bladder without anti reflux procedures and the allograft was placed in the retroperitoneum below the previously transplanted kidney. Graftectomy of the first kidney allograft was not performed. After surgery, normal creatinine parameters were restored to a level of 1, 1 mg/dl and an increase in urine output was noted from 1 to 4 liters per day. Oral intake of foods was resumed on the 4th postoperative day and no early complications were observed. 12 months observation period confirmed stabile function of both transplanted organs. Secondary kidney transplantation in patients after spktx is technically possible and may be considered an option in patients with diminishing function of the first kidney allograft.
 ...
PMID:Secondary kidney transplantation in a patient 16 years after simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation--a case report. 1702 29