Evaluation of predictive factors of renal function recovery in renal failure secondary to urinary tract obstruction.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with renal function recovery in individuals with kidney failure due to obstruction in the urinary tract.

Methods: The prospective, descriptive study was conducted July 2020 to August 2021 at the Department of Urology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, and comprised adult patients of either gender who had renal failure secondary to obstructive urinary tract. Baseline data regarding patients' variables, including age, gender, duration of symptoms (<25 days or >25 days), haemoglobin (<9.

Augmentation Cystoplasty in Adult Patients with Renal Impairment.

Bladder augmentation is beneficial in patients with neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and tuberculous bladder. This retrospective study was done to determine the outcome of augmentation cystoplasty in adult patients with renal dysfunction. The study was done at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi from January 2010 till December 2019.

Stricture of Urethra: Patterns and Outcomes of Management from a Single Centre in Pakistan Over 7 Years.

Objective: To determine the outcomes of urethroplasty and its complications from a large cohort of patients managed in a single centre.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Urology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi, from January 2010 to December 2016.

Surgical outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in 3402 patients and results of stone analysis in 1559 patients.

Objective: To report our experience of a series of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedures in a single centre over 18 years in terms of patient and stone characteristics, indications, stone clearance and complications, along with the results of chemical analysis of stones in a subgroup.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analysed the outcomes of PCNL in 3402 patients, who underwent the procedure between 1997 and 2014, obtained from a prospectively maintained database. Data analysis included patients' age and sex, laboratory investigations, imaging, punctured calyx, duration of operation, volume of irrigation fluid, radiation exposure time, blood transfusion, complications and stone-free status at 1-month follow-up.

Utility of digital rectal examination, serum prostate specific antigen, and transrectal ultrasound in the detection of prostate cancer: a developing country perspective.

Purpose: To determine the utility of digital rectal examination (DRE), serum total prostate specific antigen (tPSA) estimation, and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) for the detection of prostate cancer (PCa) in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Materials And Methods: All patients with abnormal DRE, TRUS, or serum tPSA >4ng/ml, in any combination, underwent TRUS-guided needle biopsy. Eight cores of prostatic tissue were obtained from different areas of the peripheral prostate and examined histopathologically for the nature of the pathology.

Experience at a stricture clinic in a developing country.

Objective: To evaluate the experience of 37 years regarding etiology, complications and evolving practice of the management of stricture urethra patients at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi.

Methods: The retrospective descriptive study included 1600 cases of stricture urethra admitted to the Urology Section of the institute from 1972 to 2009. Files of all patients were reviewed; age, gender, site of stricture, etiology, diagnostic methods, clinical symptoms and management, as well trends and patterns were noted.

Holmium laser urethrotomy for treatment of traumatic stricture urethra: a review of 78 patients.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and long-term results of laser urethrotomy as minimally invasive treatment for traumatic stricture urethra.

Methods: Between January 2006 and June 2008, 78 male patients were treated with Holmium Laser urethrotomy. 16 Fr urethroscope was used through which 600um laser fiber was introduced through side channel.

Management of stone disease: 17 years experience of a stone clinic in a developing country.

Objective: To review 17 years experience of the stone clinic with incorporating the changes in practice over the years and to report the benefits of stone clinic in a developing country.

Methods: The SIUT Stone clinic was established in 1990 with installation of HM4 Lithotriptor. This clinic is run jointly by a Urologist, Dietitian, Nephrologist, Biochemist and Radiologist.