[Lipid A antibody titers in patients after ureterosigmoidostomy (author's transl)].
Lipid A antibody titers were determined over a period of 6 months by passive hemolysis test in 10 patiens who underwent cystectomy and ureterosigmoidostomy. Preoperative the sera of all patients had no detectable anti lipid A activity. After 4 weeks 4 patients showed significant elevation of lipid A antibody titers. Only in these 4 patients the titers remained elevated up to six months. The significant elevation of lipid A antibody titers in these patients were caused by a non-obstructive infection of the kidneys. The serological determination of lipid A antibody titers appears to be an appropriate method for detecting pyelonephritis after ureterosigmoidostomy.
D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008050:Lipid A / Q000276:immunology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*
D000906:Antibodies; D008050:Lipid A; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides
Lipoid A-Antikörpertiter nach Ureterosigmoidostomie.