Publications by authors named "Y Dekel"
Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ureteroscopy (URS) for urinary stones treatment in patients ≥ 80 years of age.
Methods: From 2012 to 2021, 96 patients ≥ 80 years underwent URS for urinary stone disease. Patients' demographics and surgical outcomes were examined.
Purpose: To analyze urinary stone composition in Israel and assess the effects of key demographic parameters (gender, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, medical history and geographic region) on stone composition.
Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of stone analysis of 10,633 patients from an HMO Israeli database analyzed by a central laboratory from 2014 to 2019 and subjected to Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Associations between stone composition and different demographic parameters were determined using the Chi-square test.
Article Synopsis
- Understanding the origins of physical traits in animal populations is a complex challenge for evolutionary and conservation biologists, often linked to hybridization or new mutations.
- Four golden jackals in Northern Israel exhibited unusual traits resembling domesticated animals, prompting an investigation into their genetic and morphological characteristics.
- The analysis revealed that one individual was a pure golden jackal, though its maternal lineage hinted at past mixing with African wolf DNA, suggesting that the observed traits could indicate early stages of domestication influenced by environmental factors like human waste.
Introduction: The Butterfly Prostatic Retraction device is a novel transurethral implant designed to dilate the prostatic urethra and treat lower urinary tract symptoms. We assessed its safety, efficacy and impact on urinary flow, ejaculation, and quality of life.
Materials And Methods: We included 64 men, treated for benign prostate hyperplasia for at least 1 year.