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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-3-20
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pubmed:abstractText |
In a prospective study, we tried to determine whether extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) has any effect on urinary epidermal growth factor (EGF) concentrations and to investigate whether EGF can be used as a marker for detecting shockwave-induced impairment of distal tubular cells. A total of 12 patients with renal pelvic or caliceal stones < or = 2 cm undergoing anesthesia-free SWL without ancillary measures and a control group of 10 patients without any urologic symptoms were included in this study. The urinary concentrations of EGF were measured by radioimmunoassay before and 4 hours, 24 hours, and 7 days after SWL. Relative urinary EGF concentrations were expressed as the ratio of EGF to creatinine (ng/mL creatinine). The mean urinary EGF concentration (mean +/- standard error) in control subjects and patients with renal pelvic or caliceal stones before SWL was 23.90 +/- 3.15 ng/mL creatinine and 22.18 +/- 6.85 ng/mL creatinine, respectively (p > 0.05). In patients with stones, we found a decrease in urinary EGF concentration 4 hours, 24 hours, and 7 days after SWL. Indeed, 7 days after SWL, the EGF concentration was on average half of the original value, a biologically significant, although not statistically significant, decrease.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Dec
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pubmed:issn |
0892-7790
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
10
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
519-21
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Biological Markers,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Epidermal Growth Factor,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Kidney Calculi,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Kidney Calices,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Kidney Tubules, Distal,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Lithotripsy,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Prospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8972784-Radioimmunoassay
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pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Effects of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy on urinary concentration of epidermal growth factor.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Urology, Ankara University, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, Turkey.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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