This report is of robotic-assisted laparoscopic Mitrofanoff appendicovesicostomy in a 12-year-old patient with detrusor underactivity and hereditary sensory neuropathy. The whole operation was performed in 555 minutes with no open conversion. The patient experienced one episode of stomal stenosis, which required dilatation. At 3-year follow-up, the patient had both stomal and urinary continence...

Sensory inputs are remarkably organized along all sensory pathways. While sensory representations are known to undergo plasticity at the higher levels of sensory pathways following peripheral lesions or sensory experience, less is known about the functional plasticity of peripheral inputs induced by learning. We addressed this question in the adult mouse olfactory system by combining odor discr...

background and objectives: pulsed electric field (pef) is a novel emerging technology which is believed to have the potential to substitute conventional thermal pasteurization (htst). in the current study pef was compared with htst based on microbial inactivation and quality attributes. materials and methods: juice was prepared by extracting it from semirum apples. they were chilled to 4ºc over...

By using an isolated constant current stimulator producing true square-wave pulses, sensory strength-duration curves were obtained at various sites by percutaneous electrical stimulation. Strength-duration curves derived from normal groups were compared to those of patients with peripheral neuropathy. Stimulus strength at sensory threshold was shown to be a reproducible measure of sensory defic...

In recent years, as the weight of IT equipment has been reduced, the demand for motor fans for cooling the interior of electronic equipment is on the rise. Sensory test technique by inspectors is the mainstream for quality inspection of motor fans in the field. This sensory test requires a lot of experience to accurately diagnose differences in subtle sounds (sound pressures) of the fans, and t...

objectives: all individuals need to have the ability of appropriate sensory processing for proper functioning in the environment and participation in daily activities. moreover, behavioral functions can be affected by sensory processing problems. this study aimed to determine the relationship between behavioral problems and sensory processing in 7 to 10 years old children with attention deficit...