Economic evaluation of surgical treatments for urolithiasis in a public hospital.

Objectives: To evaluate the costs associated with the surgical treatment of urolithiasis using percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and ureterorenoscopy (URS), and to analyze the influence of direct and indirect costs on patient economy and the healthcare system.

Materials And Methods: A total of 179 patients who underwent surgery for urolithiasis between January 1 and December 31, 2023, were included. Direct costs were recorded, encompassing expenses related to the surgical procedure, hospital stay, and healthcare costs, which included consultations, diagnostic procedures and non-hospital medications.

Early 3-month treatment with comprehensive physical therapy program restores continence in urinary incontinence patients after radical prostatectomy: A randomized controlled trial.

Aims: The objective of this study is to ascertain whether an early three-month treatment with electrotherapy and biofeedback restores continence in urinary incontinence patients after radical prostatectomy (RP).

Methods: Design: The study performed a randomized, controlled trial of parallel and open groups. Configuration: Secondary care, urology department of a university hospital complex.

Mucinous, tubular and spindle cell carcinoma of kidney: report of two cases with pathological differences.

Objective: To describe two cases of a rare type of renal tumor , mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSC), with different pathologic features.

Methods: We present: 1) the case of a 36 year-old woman 24-week pregnant, in whom during an examination for a renal colic we discovered a 5.5 cm tumor in the lower pole of the left kidney.

Complications of polypropylene mesh for the treatment of female pelvic floor disorders.

Objectives: To assess the complications of polypropylene mesh in the treatment of female pelvic floor disorders.

Methods: Retrospective study of patients with pelvic floor pathology (SUI, cystocele, rectocele, enterocele) undergoing pelvic floor intervention with surgical meshes from March 2002 to October 2009. We evaluated complications, effectiveness of the technique and distribution of the impact of the results.

[Wünderlich s syndrome: importance of diagnostic imaging].

Introduction: Wünderlich's Syndrome is a spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage characterised by sudden lumbar pain, tangible mass in the lumbar region and signs of hypovolaemic shock.

Case Report: A 65 year-old female presented the classic triad indicating Wünderlich's syndrome. Imaging techniques with three-dimensional reconstruction enabled us to determine the diagnosis and aetiology, and aided in determining the treatment.