STATISTICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS. By Frederick J. Moore, Frank B. Kramer, and Robert G. Knowles. Philadelphia, The Blakiston Company, 1951. viii + 113 pp. The widespread need for more and improved techniques among medical investigators scarcely needs mentioning. This small book offers the essentials of commonly used statistical methods with a minimum of verbiage. The emphasis is placed on unders...

Leiomyoma is a benign tumour of smooth muscle origin, which can also affect many organs specially kidneys. In kidneys, it is mostly found in the renal capsule but rarely does it also involve the renal pelvis. It is mostly found in middle-aged women. A 25-year-old man presented with hematuria histologically secondary to proven leiomyoma of left renal pelvis with unusual clinical features underwe...

INTRODUCTION A choriocarcinoma is a malignant neoplasm normally arising in the gestational trophoblast, gonads and, less frequently, the retroperitoneum, mediastinum and pineal gland. Primary choriocarcinomas of the renal pelvis are extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of primary choriocarcinoma of the renal pelvis in a 38-year-old Greek woman of reproductive age, presenting wit...

BACKGROUND Unlike cancer of the bladder, cancer of the renal pelvis is not considered an occupational cancer and little is known about risks among women. METHODS Using the Swedish national census and cancer registry-linked data (1971-1989), we identified transitional cell cancers of the renal pelvis (N = 1,374) and bladder (N = 21,591). Correlation between cancer sites for the standardized in...

We report a case of simultaneous contralateral renal transitional cell carcinoma and renal cell carcinoma. A 63-yr-old male presented with hematuria. He was diagnosed with left renal pelvis tumor and contralateral renal cell carcinoma. Subsequently, the patient received left nephrectomy and paraaortic lymphadenectomy (transitional cell carcinoma, pT3N2M0). Post-operatively, chemotherapy of rena...

Renal or ureteral diseases are often associated with gastrointestinal symptoms. In this communication, we studied the effect of renal pelvic or ureteric distension on the anorectal function in 12 healthy volunteers. A 3F balloon-tipped catheter was introduced into the renal pelvis. The balloon was filled with saline in increments of 2 ml up to 12 ml and the pressure response of the rectum and a...