OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to assess the appearance of the colon and genitourinary tract in fetuses with respect to gestational age with T1- and T2-weighted MRI acquisitions and their applications to abnormalities in these systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of the fetal MRI database was performed to select studies in which both T1- and T2-weighted acquisitions wer...

Recent studies have resulted in major changes in the management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. The present statement focuses on the diagnosis and management of infants and children >2 months of age with an acute UTI and no known underlying urinary tract pathology or risk factors for a neurogenic bladder. UTI should be ruled out in preverbal children with unexplained fever and i...

Transl Androl Urol 2014;3(3):241 www.amepc.org/tau The regulation of dietary and supplemental calcium intake in relation to urinary stone disease is not well understood (1). For instance, why do most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism with markedly increased serum and urinary calcium not have a history of urinary stone disease? There must be other factors involved in stone formation. Cal...

AIMS   The optimal method for diagnostic collection of urine in children is unclear. National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence recommend specimens taken by clean catch urine (CCU) for identification of urinary tract infection (UTI). We investigated contamination rates for CCU, suprapubic aspiration (SPA), catheter specimen urine (CSU) and bag specimen urine (BSU) collections. METHO...

Background: There is no curative treatment for chronic renal failure (CRF). Important strategies for the control and prevention of the advancement of CRF are increased renal function and decreased blood pressure (BP) and weight. Borage has many benefits, such as increased frequency of urination, decreased BP, and increased renal function. This clinical trial study was designed to determine the ...

In the case of advanced stage gynecological disorders, most patients have a disturbance in upper urinary tract. Most with uterine cervical carcinoma are already 3B and require urine diversion. The purpose this study is to find determine profile disorders that diversion, type diverted output carcinoma. This descriptive analytical retrospective was conducted at Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, Ind...