Salman Soltani
Urology Department, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
[ 1 ] - Detecting aorto-ureteric fistula by 99mTc-Labeled Red Blood Cell SPECT
A 68-year-old male, known case of abdominal aortic dissection and recent aortic stent insertion, presented with gross hematuria. The urologists suspected aoro-ureteric fistula and performed open surgery (ureterolysis). Tc-99m labeled red blood cell (99mTc-RBC) scintigraphy was ordered to confirm the diagnosis and localize the possible aorto-ureteric fisula, Considering sustained gros...
[ 2 ] - Assessment of Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission after Kidney Transplantation
Background and Purpose: Hospital readmission after kidney transplantation is a real challenge for both patients and healthcare systems. Assessment of the risk factors of readmission after kidney transplantation is vital and can reduce morbidity and cost in transplant recipients and donors. The aim of the current study was to determine the risk factors of hospital readmission in patients undergo...
[ 3 ] - Feasibility of sentinel lymph node mapping in renal cell carcinoma using intraoperative radiotracer injection
Introduction: The applicability of sentinel lymph node biopsy for early detection of metastasis in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is still in the validation phase and under investigation, which might be due to the unpredictability of the lymphatic pattern in RCC. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility and accuracy of sentinel node biopsy in patients with ...
[ 4 ] - Incidental finding of 68Ga-PSMA uptake in covid-19 induced pneumonia
A 68 years old man with prostate carcinoma was referred for 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scan because of recent significant rise of PSA. He complained of muscle weakness and fatigue, since 3 weeks before the scan, without dyspnea or shortness of breath. In his 68Ga-PSMA-611 PET/CT study, widespread skeletal metastasis, as well as liver involvement were noticed. Also, multiple bilatera...
[ 5 ] - Transurethral Intraprostatic Botulinum Toxin-a Injection in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Case Series and Literature Review
Background: We aimed to assess the efficacy of Intraprostatic Onabotulinumtoxin-A (BTA) on the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and other objective measures of patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: Fifteen patients were included in this study. The drug (BTA; 150 IU) was reconstituted in 20 mL of 0.9% saline before administration to the patients. After providing ...
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