A Comparative Study of Continuous Versus Interrupted Suturing Technique in Creating a Vascular Access for Hemodialysis: An Institutional-Based Experience.

Background Arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are considered the first and best access for patients with end-stage renal disease who need permanent vascular access for hemodialysis over arteriovenous grafts and central venous catheters for reasons that have been well-established. Poor early patency rates pose the biggest challenge in creating vascular access as they cause increased morbidity and economic/psychological concerns among patients. To minimize such effects, it is critical to use a patient-centered approach and carefully choose patients for AVF access creation.

Assessing the environmental impact due to photolytic degradation of ethane-bis(pentabromophenyl) in plastics.

Photolytic degradation of brominated flame retardants is one of the potential decomposition pathways in the environment, and for some flame retardants such as ethane-bis(pentabromophenyl) (EBP), also called decabromodiphenyl ethane, there are concerns that degradation products may be harmful. In this paper, we present photolytic studies of EBP in high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) and polypropylene impact copolymer (PP) using accelerated weatherometry. The half-life of photolytic debromination of EBP in HIPS was estimated to be more than 200 years, which can be contrasted with half-lives of minutes for photolysis conducted on dilute EBP solutions.

A Comparative Study of Antegrade Air Pyelogram and Retrograde Air Pyelogram for Initial Puncture Access during Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

Introduction: Access into the collecting system is considered to be the most critical step for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL).

Aim: The present study provides a comparative view into antegrade air pyelography and retrograde air pyelography procedures for percutaneous renal access.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 patients with radiopaque renal calculi indicated for PCNL procedure.

Pediatric Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy-Experience of a Tertiary Care Center.

Objective: To present the experience of pediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) of our center.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted from 1995 to 2015, on patients <15 years of age having renal and upper ureteral stones who underwent PCNL. Stones were classified as per Guy's stone score (GSS).

Long-term Functional, Urodynamic, and Metabolic Outcome of a Modified Orthotopic Neobladder Created With a Short Ileal Segment: Our 5-year Experience.

Objective: To assess the long-term functional, urodynamic, and metabolic outcomes of our modified neobladder.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective study from January 2010 to October 2014, 42 consecutive male patients with bladder tumor underwent radical cystectomy and orthotopic urinary diversion with modified ileal neobladder using 25 cm ileal segment. During follow-up, functional outcome, urodynamic studies, metabolic parameters, and renal parameters were assessed at regular intervals.

Retro-renal colon: role in percutaneous access.

Introduction: Upper urinary tract is accessed for various procedures. The maximum numbers of procedures are carried out in prone position. Perforation of the colon is a well-known complication.

Occult renal cell carcinoma manifesting as nasal mass and epistaxis.

Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses is rare, with fewer than 50 cases described in the literature. Nasal metastasis as the initial presentation of RCC is even rarer. Metastases to the nasal cavity usually represent advanced disease with poor outcome.

Xylanase and laccase based enzymatic kraft pulp bleaching reduces adsorbable organic halogen (AOX) in bleach effluents: a pilot scale study.

In present study, xylanase and laccase were produced in a cost-effective manner up to 10 kg substrate level and evaluated in elemental chlorine free bleaching of Eucalyptus kraft pulp. Compared to the pulp pre-bleached with xylanase (15%) or laccase (25%) individually, the ClO2 savings were higher with sequential treatment of xylanase followed by laccase (35%) at laboratory scale. The sequential enzyme treatment when applied at pilot scale (50 kg pulp), resulted in improved pulp properties (50% reduced post color number, 15.

Sigmoid orthotopic neobladder after radical cystectomy for bladder tumour: an Indian experience.

Objective: To determine the long-term results of constructing a sigmoid neobladder after radical cystectomy for transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder.

Patients And Methods: The study included 170 patients with TCC of the bladder and a normal sigmoid colon. After radical cystectomy the neobladder was formed by completely detubularizing an isolated sigmoid colon segment.