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Beraprost sodium (BPS) is a prostaglandin analogue. We investigated its effects on rats with diabetic nephropathy. There were 20 rats each in the normal control group (NC), the diabetic nephropathy group (DN), and the BPS treatment group. The rats in DN and BPS groups were given a high-fat diet combined with low-dose streptozotocin intraperitoneal injections. The rats in the BPS group ... more
We evaluated the initial results of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) in the treatment of renal tumors in Thanh Hoa General Hospital. During examination, 10 patients (6 females, 4 males) were diagnosed with renal tumors on CT scans. Later they underwent LPN at Thanh Hoa General Hospital from November 2016 to March 2018. The mean age was 54.5 years. Average ... more
We evaluated the results of laparoscopic nephrectomy for the treatment of renal tumors in a provincial hospital. Subjects and methods: 30 patients were diagnosed with renal tumors and underwent laparoscopic nephrectomy at a General Hospital, in Vietnam. The mean age was 53.23 years, the rate of incidental detection of tumors was 8/30. Average ... more