... proliferation and stem cell recruitment, neovascularization, anti-inflammation, neurological tissue repair. Currently, LESW therapy has been clinically used in the field of urology for the treatment of (1) lower genital urinary tract inflammatory disorders, such as non-infectious cystitis or prostatitis...

... sometimes prove challenging to implement successfully. This chapter discusses and describes the method of creating a buttonhole tract using the BioHole® device (a sterile polycarbonate peg), and describes the associated advantages and disadvantages. In a busy hemodialysis unit, use of the thumbtack-shaped 5...

... Abstract The chapter contains a critical review of the current literature pertaining to the consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity/metabolic syndrome on the urogenital system, with a particular focus on microalbuminuria, renal disease, urolithiasis and lower urinary tract symptoms...

... Abstract Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are frequently detected in a variety of lesions in the oral mucosa and upper respiratory tract. The pathogenesis in these areas is not as clearly elucidated as in other anatomical regions, but most experts agree that HPVs are responsible for the commonly...

... of the central nervous system after injury. Recent advances in noninvasive, functional brain imaging techniques provided some insight indicating the contribution of ipsilateral uncrossed corticospinal tracts in motor recovery after stroke. Since motor tracts vary considerably among subjects, the ratio...

... Abstract The human superorganism represents a coalition of man and microbes, with the greatest diversity and burden of these species concentrated in the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Recent studies in this emerging field have demonstrated relationships between the composition...

... Abstract Prolonged and high-intensity exercise affects immune function and leads to an increased risk of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in endurance athletes. The increased incidence of URTI symptoms may negatively affect athletic performance. Various nutritional supplements have...

... Abstract Urinary tract symptoms are very common in men with an age-related increased prevalence. Symptoms related to urinary tract problems were previously referred to as prostatism with a supposed background in age-dependent prostate enlargement. This terminology was abandoned 20 years ago...

... gastrointestinal tract therapy. We focused on an anti-ulcer peptide, the stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (GEPPPGKPADDAGLV, M.W. 1419, PL-10, PLD-116, PL 14736 in trials for inflammatory bowel disease, wound treatment, producing no reported toxicity, effective alone without carrier...

... Abstract Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) has been engaged in the reversible state of hypothermia, suspended animation-like states, and halitosis in vertebrates. In the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, H 2 S has been put on the chopping board since a rather conflicting fact exists that inhibition of H 2 S...

... upper gastrointestinal tract surgery [ 2 ]. Indications for a balloon-assisted ERCP include suspected biliary or pancreatic disease in patients with a history of a pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy, classical Whipple resection or total gastrectomy with a Roux-en-Y reconstruction, patients...

... Abstract There is increasing epidemiological, biochemical, and genetic evidence supporting therole of the first metabolite of alcohol oxidation - acetaldehyde - as a common denominatorin the pathogenesis of upper aerodigestive tract cancers. Accordingly, acetaldehyde derivedeither from ethanol...