Agreement between two uroflowmetry tests in children with lower urinary tract symptoms.

Background: Uroflowmetry is a non-invasive examination considered as a first-line assessment for children with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Currently, the performance of two uroflowmetry tests is recommended by ICCS for all patients with LUTS. This study aims to evaluate the differences between two uroflowmetry tests in children with lower urinary tract symptoms and their impact on the patient's diagnostic workup and clinical outcome.

Total corpora mobilization for penile reconstruction.

Purpose: Total corpora mobilization (TCM) is a novel technique that is used for penile reconstruction in cases of micropenis and penile amputation. Its principle is based on Kelly's procedure for bladder exstrophy (1). In contrast to the Kelly procedure, TCM is performed entirely through the perineum with the patient in the lithotomy position.

Corporoplasty: A simplified technique for clitoroplasty.

Introduction: Clitoroplasty constitutes an important step in feminizing surgery for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) (1). In this video we present a technique that aims to preserve clitoral sensitivity and engorgement while minimizing the risk of neurovascular lesion.

Materials And Methods: We present a video of a three-year-old girl with history of CAH classical form, PRADER-III, who underwent clitoroplasty.

Renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus in the lower cava vein reaching the right atrium - Case report and brief review of the literature.

Approximately 15% of cases of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) can invade the inferior vena cava, leading to the formation of a thrombus inside it, which can reach the cardiac chambers in up to 1% of cases. This article reports a case of RCC with venous thrombus that reached the right atrium. The patient underwent radical nephrectomy with lymphadenectomy and tumor thrombectomy with extracorporeal circulation associated with hypothermia, without total cardiac arrest.

Clonal diversity and conservation genetics of the medicinal plant Carapichea ipecacuanha (Rubiaceae).

The roots of the understorey shrub Carapichea ipecacuanha (ipecac) have medicinal properties, and the uprooting of wild plants has supplied most of the world demand for this species. Although under severe population decline, C. ipecacuanha lacks legal protection.

Genetic diversity and geographic differentiation of disjunct Atlantic and Amazonian populations of Psychotria ipecacuanha (Rubiaceae).

Ipecac (Psychotria ipecacuanha) is a perennial, medicinal herb that grows in the understory of semi-deciduous tropical forests in the Neotropics. Ipecacs present a widely disjunct distribution, with two of its three ranges occurring in Brazil. The Amazonian populations are at least 1600 km from the nearest Atlantic populations.

Chemical composition and biological properties of portuguese wild mushrooms: a comprehensive study.

The chemical composition and biological properties of Portuguese wild mushrooms ( Cantharellus cibarius, Hypholoma fasciculare, Lepista nuda, Lycoperdon molle, Lycoperdon perlatum, Ramaria botrytis, Tricholoma acerbum) were evaluated in order to assess these products as sources of nutrients and nutraceuticals. The analyzed mushrooms contain very useful phytochemicals such as phenolics, tocopherols, ascorbic acid, and carotenoids. All of the species proved to have antioxidant activity (measured by four different methods), being more significant for R.