Fluid resuscitation of acute hemorrhage in uninephrectomized rabbits--effects on the early function of the remnant kidney.

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of fluid resuscitation of acute hemorrhage on the early function and histopathology of the remnant kidney in uninephrectomized rabbits. Thirty-nine adult rabbits were studied in four groups. Group 1 (n = 8) included healthy controls; Group 2 (n = 10) healthy, bled animals; Group 3 (n = 10) uninephrectomized, non-bled animals; and Group 4 (n = 11) uninephrectomized, bled animals.

Neutropenic enterocolitis in children with acute leukemia or aplastic anemia.

Neutropenic enterocolitis (NE) and acute appendicitis are life-threatening conditions that develop in children with severe or prolonged neutropenia secondary to acute leukemia and lymphoma. The medical records of 118 patients who were treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (69 patients), acute myelogenous leukemia (22 patients), or aplastic anemia (27 patients) between 1997 and 2006 in our hospital pediatric hematology department were examined retrospectively. NE was diagnosed in 11 patients (age range, 2.

Epidemiologic analysis of patients with burns presenting to the burn units of a University Hospital Network in Turkey.

This retrospective study analyzed risk factors in addition to the demographic and epidemiological features of 813 burn patients who were admitted to the burn units of a University Hospital Network in Turkey during a 6-year period. The study consisted of 436 men (53.6%) and 377 women (46.

Febrile neutropenia as the presenting sign of appendicitis in an adolescent with acute myelogenous leukemia.

The diagnosis and management of a surgical abdomen in patients with acute leukemia is quite difficult because of the complications and treatment of disease itself. A 13-year-old boy with acute myelogenous leukemia developed 2 episodes of febrile neutropenia during induction therapy. The second one was treated with a 5-day course of parenteral antimicrobial therapy, but the patient then presented with right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness, guarding, and rebound tenderness.

Neurofibromatosis--Noonan's syndrome with associated rhabdomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder in an infant: case report.

Neurofibromatosis 1 is an autosomal dominant disorder. Noonan's syndrome is known to be associated with neurofibromatoses. Patients with neurofibromatosis are predisposed to developing malignant tumors.

Transanastomotic stents for dismembered pyeloplasty in children.

Among pediatric urologists, there is a debate whether to drain the upper system after pyeloplasty in children. In a prospective, randomized clinical study we compared the early and late results of patients operated upon for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) with or without a transanastomotic stent. Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty was performed in 31 children during a 5-year period.