Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to find out the predictive role of serum and urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels in benign hydronephrosis and whether these levels are helpful for differentiation of complete or partial urinary obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-four patients with, and 23 without, benign hydronephrosis were enrolled in this study. Serum and urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9 were determined by the chemiluminescence enzyme immunometric assay method and these levels were correlated with clinical factors. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Serum and urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels correlated with each other, were significantly elevated in patients with hydronephrosis and did not predict complete urinary obstruction. Benign hydronephrosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 increments, as this is what is of most importance in clinical practice.
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Authors | Hulya Aybek, Zafer Aybek, Zafer Sinik, Suleyman Demir, Burak Sancak, Levent Tuncay |
Journal | International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
(Int J Urol)
Vol. 13
Issue 11
Pg. 1380-4
(Nov 2006)
ISSN: 0919-8172 [Print] Australia |
PMID | 17083387
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- CA-19-9 Antigen
- Creatinine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- CA-19-9 Antigen
(blood, urine)
- Creatinine
(metabolism)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Hydronephrosis
(blood, diagnosis, urine)
- Linear Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Urologic Diseases
(blood, pathology, urine)
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