Elevation of serum and urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in benign hydronephrosis

Aybek H., Aybek Z., Sınık Z., Demir S., SANCAK E. B., Tuncay L.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.13, no.11, pp.1380-1384, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01593.x
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1380-1384
  • Keywords: CA 19-9, hydronephrosis, tumor markers, urine, TUMOR-MARKERS, CA19-9 LEVELS, CA-19-9, IMMUNOPEROXIDASE, CARCINOMA
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

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.