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In rats with chronic urinary tract infections, urine and blood were examined for two classes of compounds (nitrosamines and interferon) which may lead to the development of urothelial hyperplasia and neoplasia. In vitro, Escherichia coli, a Proteus species or a mixture of both were able to induce
Various agents have been implicated in inducing urothelial cancer. Although drugs, occupational and environmental carcinogens are more widely accepted as playing a major role as urothelial carcinogens, several investigations suggest that bacteria may play a role. The mechanism of how bacteria may
Tumor development at the site of ureterointestinal anastomosis is a recognized complication in patients undergoing ureterosigmoidostomy. In order to explore the hypothesis that carcinogens (nitrosamines) may be a factor in ureterosigmoidostomy, female Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 125) underwent urethral