Publications by authors named "Praveen Pushkar"

Introduction: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), both are considered standard endosurgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Many studies have evaluated changes in sexual function following treatment of BPH. However, data are sparse on comparative study between the two standard options of the treatment of BPH.

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A 9-year-old girl presented to us, after failed perineal approach for vaginal atresia, with abdominal pain. She was thoroughly evaluated and contrast enhanced computed tomographic was done, which revealed absence of lower 1/3(rd) of vagina with normal uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries. There was no associated anomaly.

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A middle-aged man with end-stage renal disease presented with biopsy-proven left renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and extensive lymphadenopathy on ultrasound/magnetic resonance image. He and his family were counselled on his poor prognosis based on imaging findings, which showed multiple enlarged lymph nodes, appearing metastatic. He underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy along with lymph node dissection.

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Purpose: Live related renal donors with urolithiasis are made suitable for renal transplantation in two-stage procedure in most of the centers: first making the donor kidney stone free surgically or by ESWL and then proceeding to renal transplantation. To reduce the cost and morbidity of two surgical procedures in donors, we did a pilot study of removing subcentimeter renal calculi in live donors, after explanting the kidney, during bench surgery.

Materials And Methods: We included all prospective renal donors with subcentimeter (4-10 mm) calculi in one kidney in our study (n = 14).

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Adrenal hemorrhage (AH) is a rare but life-threatening condition. Small focal hemorrhage may present subclinically, but massive hemorrhage may lead to rapid cardiovascular collapse and ultimately death if not diagnosed appropriately and treated quickly. Most cases reported in the literature have been treated conservatively.

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