OBJECTIVE Therapy for anterior combined with posterior urethral stricture is difficult and controversial. This study aims to introduce a standard process for managing anterior combined with posterior urethral stricture. PATIENTS AND METHODS 19 patients with anterior combined with posterior urethral stricture were treated following our standard process. Average (range) age was 52 (21-72) years...

Numerous cases of congenital obstruction of the urethra are reported in the literature. The more frequent causes are posterior urethral valves, urethral bar, hypertrophy of the verumontanum, and contracture of the internal sphincter (Thompson, 1942; Fagerstrom, 1937). Less common defects include diverticulum and atresia of the urethra, and cysts of the urethral glands. The following is a rare c...

one-hundred and sixteen children with esrd were registered in shiraz pediatric hemodialysis center in nemazee hospital, a referral center in the south of iran, from 1990 to 1999. very small children are not dialysed in this center due to technical problems. the age range of children in this center was 2-16 years, mean age was 10.4±3.6 years and male to female ratio was 1.4. major causes of esrd...

Sotos syndrome (SS, OMIM 117550) is characterized by prenatal and postnatal overgrowth with multiple congenital anomalies. However, there have been few cases of growth retardation caused by renal failure from infancy. We report a case of dysplasia of the bilateral kidneys with renal failure and poor postnatal growth. A 2-month-old boy visited the emergency room owing to poor oral intake and abd...

Urethral polyps are a rare finding in children. Urethral fibroepithelial polyps are usually discovered in the first decade of life. They present with voiding dysfunction, obstructive and irritative urinary symptoms, and hematuria. They may be associated with other congenital urinary tract anomalies. Histopathologically, they are usually benign lesions with no tendency to recurrence and are trea...