To the Editor:Chronic kidney disease(CKD)is a critical health threat.An elevated urinary albumin-creatinine ratio(UACR)is a marker of impaired renal function and is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease.The rat...
funded by grants from the National Natural Science Fund of China(No.81770673);the 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University(No.ZY2017310).
To the Editor:Urodynamics is the general term used to describe measurements that assess the function and dysfunction of the lower urinary tract(LUT).[1]For most LUT disorders,using only an imaging auxiliary examinatio...
This study was supported by grants from the 1.3.5 project for disciplines of excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University(Nos. ZYGD18011, ZY2016104, and ZYJC18015);Project of Sichuan Provincial Health Department(No. 2021YFS0116);Chengdu International Science and Technology Cooperation Funding(No. 2019-GH02-00011-HZ)。
To the Editor:As one of the most powerful tools for urologists,ureteral stents are often used in diseases such as calculi,obstruction,ureteral injury,and kidney transplantation and are removed after 3 days to 4 weeks ...
Müllerian duct cysts of the prostate,which are common in young men,are relatively rare clinical complications.Moderately large cysts present with urinary obstruction,urinary tract irritation,subsequent frequent urina...
the Zhejiang Provincial Medical and Health Science and Technology(No.WKJ-ZJ-1929)。
To the Editor:Bladder cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the urinary system in the Asian population.In China,it is reported 80,000 new cases each year with an increasing incidence every year.Among these case...
This study was supported by The Pediatric Medical Coordinated Development Center of Beijing Hospitals Authority(No.XTYB201808);the Public Health Project for Residents in Beijing(No.Z151100003915103);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFC0901505)。
To the Editor:The SRY-related high-mobility-group-box protein-2(SOX2)is most notably expressed in the eye,placodes,forebrain,and hypothalamus-pituitary and is involved in early embryonic development.[1]Loss-of-functio...
To the Editor:The current coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented worldwide health crisis.The Chinese government incorporated the syndrome into the B class of infectious diseases st...
To the Editor:Symptomatic urinary stone events have been reported to impact between 1/200 and 1/2000 pregnancies worldwide.Conservative treatment is the first line of treatment for uncomplicated cases.[1]About one-thi...
To the Editor:Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia(FHH)comprises a group of rare hereditary disorders of calcium homeostasis,characterized by lifelong hypercalcemia,usually asymptomatic,and inappropriately low urinary...
According to the International Continence Society,stress urinary incontinence(SUI)was defined as involuntary leakage on effort or exertion,or on sneezing or coughing.The prevalence of SUI varies among different age gr...