Outcome of tube thoracostomy in paediatric non-traumatic pleural fluid collections

Objective: Management of pleural fluid collection not due to trauma increases workload of the paediatric thoracic surgeons; while delay or inappropriate treatment worsens the prognosis of the disease. This study …

Localisation intravesicale d'une broche d'osteosynthese (a propos d'un cas)

La variete de corps etrangers introduits dans l'appareil genito- urinaire defie l'imagination et peut confronter l'urologue aux difficultes de leur extraction. Si leur presence releve souvent d'une pratique douteuse d'origine …

L'urethrorraphie terminoterminale dans le traitement des retrecissements de l' uretre bulbaire et membraneux

Objectifs: Evaluer les resultats de d'uretrorraphie termino-terminale dans le traitement des stenoses de l'uretre bulbaire et membraneux a travers l'etude de la serie de notre service et une revue recente …

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Semiquantitative Smoothelin Expression in Detection of Muscle Invasion in Transurethral Resection and Cystectomy Specimens in Cases of Urinary Bladder Carcinoma

Objectives: To examine the usefulness of smoothelin - a new immunohistochemical (IHC) marker that is expressed predominantly in visceral smooth muscle - in recognizing muscularis propria (MP) in transurethral resection …

Rectus Fascia Sling for the Treatment of Total Urethral Incontinence in Males

Objectives: Urinary incontinence in patients with neurological disease is a major health problem. A modified rectus fascial sling has been assessed in incontinent male patients. Patients and Methods: Fourteen adult …

Intravesical Gemcitabine for Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancer not Responding to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccine

Objectives: Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is the mainstay of treatment and prophylaxis in superficial bladder cancer (SBC) as it reduces tumor recurrence and disease progression. About one-third of patients …

Incidental Finding of Hypertension and Diminished Femoral Pulses: Short-Segment Stenosis of the Aorta Just Distal to the Origin of the Left Subclavian Artery

Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital condition generally; and may vary from mild to severe. Symptomatology depends on early or late presentation. Young patients may present within the first …

Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Pathogens in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

A significant proportion of vulnerable people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain at risk for contracting diarrhoeal diseases due to the presence of many risk factors facilitating their transmission. A systematic …

Paediatric admissions and outcome in a general intensive care unit

Background: It is believed that intensive care greatly improves the prognosis for critically ill children and that critically ill children admitted to a dedicated Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) do …