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Stone recurrences remain a major challenge in the management of renal stone patients, despite the emergence of ESWL as an internationally accepted method for the minimally invasive treatment of most renal stones . Depending on the location and size of a stone, the success rates for ESWL can be
Introduction Incisional hernia is the most common long-term complication following abdominal surgery with an estimated incidence of 10.3% within 24 months. Large incisional hernias are associated with patient discomfort, reduced quality of life and are surgically challenging with increased risks of
Prior to surgery, all patients will undergo pre-anesthetic checkup including detailed history, physical, systemic examination, height and weight of the patient. All patients will be investigated for exclusion of any of the above mentioned contraindications. Routine preoperative laboratory
Introduction Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a debilitating chronic disease of unknown etiology characterized by urgency frequency and suprapubic pain at full bladder. Current treatments are usually unsuccessful in completely eradicating bladder pain and increasing bladder
Introduction The neurohypophysial hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP), also known as antidiuretic hormone, was one of the first hormone identified for its vasopressin properties in 1895 by Oliver and Schäfer. They showed that extract of pituitary gland increased blood pressure in anesthetized dogs.
Objective: to evaluate the influence of low-calorie diet on serum and urinary metabolic parameters of obese adults with urinary calculi and lithogenic metabolic abnormalities.
Method: prospective study of 50 patients, aged over 18 years, with a body mass index above 30 kg/m2, urinary calculi and
Study design A phase 4, monocenter, randomized, double-blind, comparator-controlled, parallel-group, mechanistic intervention trial to assess the effect of 12-week treatment with the sodium-glucose linked transporters (SGLT)-2 inhibitor dapagliflozin versus the sulfonylurea (SU) derivative
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The written history of vinegar use in China was more than 5,000 years,and it was used as health care products since ancient times. In addition of the main component of acetic acid, it also contains other acids, esters, polyphenols and other active substances.Previous studies have reported
A substantial number of ADPKD patients treated in our center or referred to our center for counseling are considered eligible for tolvaptan treatment and, thus, will be invited to enter the registry. Furthermore, many patients with ADPKD are treated by nephrologists in practices. We operate a
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Patients with secondary progressive MS (SPMS) and primary progressive MS (PPMS) have significant walking disability and impaired upper limb function due to repeated demyelination and axonal injury affecting the corticospinal pathways. In some patients this motor deficit may be
In the current pilot safety and feasibility (S&F) study for ultrasound-guided PVP (UG-PVP), we propose to use TRUS and the TRUS-Robot to record ultrasound images during PVP in 10 patients. The PVP procedure will be conducted as usual, without using the ultrasound for guiding the intervention. TRUS
Background: Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) is a debilitating chronic disease of unknown etiology. Current treatments are usually unsuccessful in completely eradicating bladder pain and increasing bladder capacity. Although investigations on this topic have been
INTRODUCTION Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases, with a substantial financial burden to society. In Europe data on the presence of various types of UTIs indicate a high impact on quality of life of people affected, it is important the impact of urinary
Background
While up to the early 1980's perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in maxillofacial surgery was controversial its efficacy is well accepted today. Chole et al. showed that the administration of antibiotics reduces the incidence of infectious complications in facial fractures from 42,2% to
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic neurological disease affecting young adults, with onset usually at age 20-40 years. Women are affected 3-4 times more than men. The disease is characterized by 2 main phenotypes: relapsing-remitting or progressive