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To evaluate the management and intermediate-term follow-up of posttraumatic posterior urethral strictures in children.From March 2000 to November 2006, the surgical records of 28 children (≤18 years) who had been admitted for treatment of posttraumatic posterior urethral strictures were retrospectively reviewed. The patients had been followed up for a median of 36 months (range 3-58). The cause of...
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an aggressive approach to staghorn calculi using multiple-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy.We retrospectively analyzed the data from 149 patients with staghorn calculi, who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy using multiple (two or more) access tracts, at our institute from 1999 to 2006. The data were analyzed with regard to stone burden, stone clearance,...
To analyze the effect of delayed presentation of posterior urethral valves in children.We divided 194 children with posterior urethral valve (PUV) who underwent surgical ablation into group I (less than 2 years old) and group II (greater than 2 years old) according to age at presentation. We analyzed the data for the effect of various parameters on post–valve fulguration long-term outcomes.Groups...
To report our experience with laparoscopic nephrectomy in patients with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) and compare it with the open approach. XGP is an atypical and severe form of chronic renal infection. Open nephrectomy has been the procedure of choice for XGP. The laparoscopic approach has been used in cases of XGP but with increased complications and operative time.A retrospective analysis...
A primary retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma was found in a 37-year-old woman on computed tomography, which revealed a homogeneous mass just above the right kidney. The tumor was resected through a transabdominal approach. The resected specimen measured 11 × 9 × 4.5 cm and weighed 270 g. The histologic examination showed that the lesion was a ganglioneuroma composed of both mature ganglion cells and nerve...
To evaluate the long-term outcomes of endoscopic bladder neck incision (BNI) for functional bladder neck obstruction. Functional and/or mechanical obstruction of the bladder neck in men causes lower urinary tract symptoms. Although alpha-blockers are the initial treatment, they often fail to alleviate the symptoms. The records of 45 men with obstructive voiding symptoms treated between 1988 and...
To evaluate the severe hemorrhagic complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and their management and to analyze the predictive factors. We retrospectively analyzed the data of 1854 patients who had undergone PNL for removal of renal calculi at our institute between 1993 and 2003. All patients were resuscitated with intravenous fluids and blood transfusions. Patients in whom bleeding...
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