Introduction: Bladder cancer is a common and serious disease globally, often requiring radical cystectomy as the preferred treatment. However, this procedure carries substantial risks and complications. To evaluate its success, pentafecta, a five-component measure, was introduced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Lymphatic channels (LC) are not as prominent as blood vessels, so they tend to get damaged during surgical procedures. It can present with chyle leak in the postoperative period. We aimed to study the occurrence of chyle leak in patients undergoing nephrectomy and its management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Bladder diary is an integral part of urologic evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms. One of its limitations is the requirement of a literate patient or attendant to complete it. We propose a novel method for recording bladder diary in illiterate individuals, with the aid of easily available materials from hospital, without any expenditure from the patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmphysematous infection of the urinary tract is a hazardous condition and is life-threatening if not managed quickly. We report an 82-year-old woman with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and urethral stricture who presented with emphysematous cystitis with the gas reaching up to the pelvicalyceal system on the left side (emphysematous pyelonephritis) and appearing in X-ray as air pyelogram. The patient was managed with drainage and intravenous antibiotics and she recovered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCarcinoma prostate is the second most common malignancy in males. It starts with a relatively indolent course and maybe asymptomatic during the initial stages. However, metastasis is highly common in Carcinoma prostate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of standardized reporting systems is of paramount importance in medical-imaging. Based on the "RADS" methodology, PIRADS and BI-RADS have been successfully used. The management of bladder cancer (BC) depends on the stage at the time of identification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred route for vascular access in patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance haemodialysis. Many studies have demonstrated the positive effects of perioperative hand exercise on fistula maturation. Here, we present our experience of radio cephalic AVF creation in patients with neuromuscular disorders who had difficulty performing isometric hand exercises.
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