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... placebo tablets with ofloxacin (n = 27). The results show that the 2 groups were similar regarding outcome variables. In the first month of study, a significant but similar improvement in symptom scores was observed in ... See full document

... Results: There were certain results concerning PIN. 1) Low grade PIN should not be documented in pathology reports due to poor interobserver reproducibility and a relatively low risk of [r] ... See full document

... Of patients with unilateral renal agenesia, 10 to 15% present genital anomalies, and of these patients with genital anomalies, the testicle is generally normal with an occurrence of part[r] ... See full document

... Results: Of the 236 patients enrolled in the study, 218 completed the 1-year follow-up monitoring. Groups were similar with respect to age, gender, and reflux grade distribution for thos[r] ... See full document

... The authors concluded that though almost all women in pregnancy have some voiding dysfunction and the prevalence of overactive bladder symptoms is quite high from early on, the majority [r] ... See full document

... Interpretation: Immediate external irradiation after radical prostatectomy improves biochemical progression- free survival and local control in patients with positive surgical margins or[r] ... See full document

... Conclusions: This is the first functional, urodynamic controlled study to show that the combined 5-HT/ NE reuptake inhibitor duloxetine has a significant effect on the excitability of pu[r] ... See full document

... The effect of experimental hypercholesterolemia on the ultrastructure of cavernosal smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, elastic fibers, and collagen, which are the key structures for[r] ... See full document

... The only EP bladder injury cases that I have seen that not heal with bladder rest were due to bony pelvic spicules penetrating the bladder, and thus required open surgical repair.. Such [r] ... See full document

... Previous studies have suggested some MR imaging features found in transition zone cancer: homogeneous hypointense lesion on T2-weighted images with ill-defined margins and lack of capsul[r] ... See full document

... The authors concluded that laparoscopic cryoablation is a potential alternative modality to laparoscopic partial nephrectomy or open partial nephrectomy for small renal tumors but the cr[r] ... See full document

... Patients and Methods: Between April 2001 and May 2003, 58 male and 42 female patients underwent temporary double-pigtail stenting. The indications were endopyelotomy in 39 patients, ureteroscopy in 32, ... See full document

... The hypothesis is that the phenomenon of IgG endogenous permeability by glomerular filtration barrier of the animals submitted to acute unilateral ureteral obstruction, observed both in [r] ... See full document

... Only patients with a score of symp- toms classified as severe were selected and those were divided into a treated group (10 patients with mean age of 76 ± 0.9 years submitted to bladder [r] ... See full document

... The proximal, middle (anastomotic site in the operated group and sutured portion in the control group) and distal colon were used for histological and histochemical studies.. Results: M[r] ... See full document

... Heterotopic or ectopic adrenal cortical tis- sue (EACT) are found in the upper abdomen or any- where along the path of descent of the gonads. The locations where EACT can be found are: celiac axis area (32%); ... See full document

... dard approach is the re-anastomosis with the native ureter (3). However, the minimally invasive or endourological techniques have been considered to reduce the impact of this complication. Among these techniques, the ... See full document

... The re- cent application of the Vacuum Assisted Closure® (VAC®, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., San Antonio, Texas) device in closing larger complex wounds is believed to function through simila[r] ... See full document

... Since its initial description, the laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection has evolved considerably, from a purely diagnostic tool performed to stage germ cell testicular canc[r] ... See full document

... The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of virtual cystoscopy using a volume ren- dering algorithm performed with multidetector CT in patients with different urinary bla[r] ... See full document