Received August 2010 Accepted March 2011 1Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padova, Italy 2Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Section of Legal Medicine and Forensic Pathology, University of Padova, Italy 3Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova, Italy 4Urology Clinic, University of Verona, Italy

The aim of this study was to present our experience of using four minimally invasive methods in treatment of pyeloureteral stenosis by percutaneous access. Fifty patients underwent different percutaneous operative procedures: the Korth's method, endopyeloureterotomy, the Fenger's plastic, and laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty. We classified results into 3 groups (outcome good, outcome interm...

In patients who have injuries to the great vessels of the abdomen, the findings on physical examination generally depend on whether a contained hematoma or active hemorrhage is present.1 In the case of contained hematomas around the vascular injury in the retroperitoneum, the base of the mesentery, or the hepatoduodenal ligament, the patient often has only modest hypotension in transit or on ar...

conclusions increasing dependency in adl is accompanied by increasing dependency in iadl. in the past, the duty of health care providers was saving the life of veterans due to injuries while at present, because these injuries occurred in young and healthy individuals, the need for increased function is being highlighted. background the iran-iraq imposed war lasted eight years and was one of the...