Workforce estimate to treat mental disorders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Mental, neurological, and substance abuse (MNS) disorders describe a range of conditions that affect the brain and cause distress or functional impairment. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), MNS disorders make up 10.88 percent of the burden of disease as measured in disability-adjusted life years.

The Analysis of Job Satisfaction of Health Practitioners in Saudi Arabia: Determinants and Strategic Recommendations for Health Workforce Planning.

Background: Job satisfaction plays an important foundation in the health system to deliver high-quality care services to patients. Job satisfaction describes the inside feeling of workers about their jobs whether they like it or not. Job satisfaction of health practitioners is considered an essential factor that affects their efficiency, well-being, and mental health.

Attitudes and Perceptions of Health Leaders for the Quality Enhancement of Workforce in Saudi Arabia.

Background And Aim: Besides the unique exposure and experience of health leaders in facing challenges and overcoming them, and the relatively fewer articles relating to the perception of health leaders in workforce quality enhancement, health leadership plays a crucial role in redirecting the workforce, increasing job satisfaction, professional development, and burnout prevention. Thus, this study aimed to understand the current healthcare workforce quality and future expectations from the attitudes and perceptions of health leaders.

Methods: A qualitative research was carried out using semi-structured interviews consisting of 24 different questions.

Comparison between internal double J and external pyeloureteral stents in open pediatric pyeloplasty: A multicenter study.

Introduction And Objective: Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty is considered the standard surgical treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). After pyeloplasty, stent drainage remains controversial. The commonly used stents are either an internal double-J (DJ) or an externalized pyeloureteral (PU) stents.

Crossed fused renal ectopia: Diagnosis and prognosis as a single-center experience.

Background: Crossed fused renal ectopia (CFRE) is a rare congenital malformation. Renal bladder ultrasound (RBUS) is a good tool for establishing the diagnosis, however, additional imaging with a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) and dimercaptosuccinic acid scan (DMSA) might be required. We assessed the need for postnatal evaluation and the long-term consequences in patients with this diagnosis.

Different managements of horseshoe kidney stones, any difference in the outcome?

Purpose: The aim is to assess the outcomes of different approaches for the management of renal stones associated with horseshoe kidneys (HSKs) in our institution over a 12-year period.

Methods: A retrospective review of 144 patients with HSKs who presented from 2000 to 2012 was performed. Twenty-eight patients (19.

Isolated low grade prenatally detected unilateral hydronephrosis: do we need long term follow-up?

Purpose: To assess the need for postnatal evaluation and the medium term outcome in patients with isolated unilateral low grade prenatally detected hydronephrosis.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively selected 424 patients (690 kidney units) with a prenatal diagnosis of urinary tract dilatation between 2010 and 2013. We included only those patients with isolated unilateral low-grade hydronephrosis who underwent at least 2 postnatal ultrasound examinations.

Prenatally detected, unilateral, high-grade hydronephrosis: Can we predict the natural history?

Introduction: Fetal hydronephrosis (HN) occurs in approximately 5% of pregnancies and its prognosis depends mainly on the grade of the dilation. We attempted to determine the fate of isolated, unilateral, high-grade HN in children with antenatal diagnosis, emphasizing the risk factors for progression.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 424 children (690 kidney units) with antenatal HN in the period between 2010 and 2014.

Unilateral Renal Agenesis: Necessity of Postnatal Evaluation in a Contemporary Series.

Objective: To assess the need for postnatal evaluation and the long-term consequences in patients with prenatal diagnosis of unilateral renal agenesis (URA).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of the records of all patients with prenatal diagnosis of URA between 2004 and 2013 was done. We included all patients who underwent postnatal evaluation with renal bladder ultrasound (RBUS), dimercaptosuccinic acid scan, and a voiding cystourethrogram.

Uroprotective effect of oleuropein in a rat model of hemorrhagic cystitis.

Hemorrhagic cystitis is one of the devastating complications seen after receiving cyclophosphamide chemotherapy. Oleuropein is the most important phenolic compound of olive leaves that mediates most of its beneficial pharmacological properties. Herein, we investigated the possible uroprotective effect of oleuropein against cyclophosphamide induced hemorrhagic cystitis in a rat model.

Prune belly syndrome with urethral hypoplasia and vesico-cutaneous fistula: A case report and review of literature.

Association between Prune belly syndrome (PBS) and urethral hypoplasia is an unusual condition. It is usually fatal unless there is a communication between the fetal bladder and the amniotic sac. We report a case of PBS with urethral hypoplasia and congenital vesico-cutaneous fistula in a male neonate.

Did antenatal diagnosis protect against chronic kidney disease in patients with posterior urethral valves? A multicenter study.

Objective: To evaluate the prognostic role of antenatal diagnosis of posterior urethral valves (PUVs) on ultimate renal function.

Methods: Between 1990 and 2010, 315 patients with PUVs were diagnosed and treated at 2 separate tertiary centers. Primary valve ablation was performed in all patients except 18, who underwent initial vesicostomy.