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OBJETIVOS: generar recomendaciones informadas en la evidencia, a través de un consenso formal, orientadas al tratamiento de la infección de vías urinarias altas durante la gestación. Materiales y métodos: en el grupo desarrollador participaron expertos temáticos en microbiología, salud pública, medicina interna, infectología, obstetricia, medicina materno-fetal e infectología ginecobstét r ica. También hicieron par te profesionales con entrenamiento en epidemiología clínica, búsqueda sistemática de la información, representantes de la Secretaría de Salud y la Asociación Bogotana de Obstetricia y Ginecología...

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Ureterocele is a congenital malformation of the ureter with dilatation in the distal part of the ureter. In most cases, this condition was present in childhood. In cases involving adults, this condition is associated with prolapse as well as the formation of stones. Prolapsed ureterocele with stone is considered to be a very rare case. We report a complex case of prolapsed ureterocele in a young female with a protruding mass in the vagina with complete pyeloureteral duplication and stone in the left ureterovesical junction...

BACKGROUND: This study aims to investigate the compatibility of central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements obtained with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), Scheimpflug-Placido-based corneal topography (CT), non-contact specular microscopy (NCSM), and ultrasonic pachymetry (UP). These four corneal measurement techniques have not been compared in a single study on these many subjects. METHODS: CCT was measured in 185 eyes of 185 volunteers with each of the four devices by a single observer...

The retrocaval ureter is an uncommon congenital anomaly due to an abnormal development of the inferior vena cava. Our case describes an 8 year-old boy who was referred to our center as a case of ureteropelvic junction obstruction with persistent hydronephrosis after pyeloplasty. Retrograde pyelogram showed features of retrocaval ureter which was managed surgically with constructive repair of the ureter. The low clinical incidence may be due to a number of asymptomatic cases that are not diagnosed in the patient's lifetime...

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has been widely used in the clinical practice of urinary calculi. The prone positioning for PCNL is generally adopted, while it is associated with a certain risk when repositioning the patient into the prone position after anesthesia. This approach is more difficult for obese or elderly patients with respiratory diseases. The application of PCNL combined with B-mode ultrasound-guided renal access in the lateral decubitus flank position for complex renal calculi has been poorly investigated...

INTRODUCTION: The evaluation of clinical trial (CT) safety is the main task of CT vigilance units. In addition to the management of adverse events, the units must review the literature to identify information that may impact the benefit-risk assessment of studies. In this survey, we investigated the literature monitoring (LM) activity of French Institutional Vigilance Units (IVU) from the working group "REflexion sur la VIgilance et la SEcurite des essais cliniques" (REVISE). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We sent a questionnaire of 26 questions, divided into four themes, to the 60 IVU: (1) Presentation of the IVU and the LM activity; (2) Used sources, queries and criteria for selecting articles; (3) Valuation of the LM and (4) Practical organisation...

INTRODUCTION: There is a paucity of large-scale studies reporting organ doses and cancer risks in patients who undergo indication-specific CT examinations. This study estimated organ-specific lifetime attributable risk (LAR) of cancer incidence and mortality among patients who underwent indication-based computed tomography (CT) examinations [(involving abdominopelvic lesion, kidney stones and computed tomography-intravenous urography (CT-IVU)] in about 70% of the functioning CT facilities in Ghana...

BACKGROUND: Initial tumour staging in bladder cancer mainly relies on the histo-pathological outcome of the transurethral bladder tumour resection (TURBT) and imaging by means of a CT-scan (CT-intravenous urography; CT-IVU). The reported risk of understaging varies from 24-50%. To further improve the the evaluation of depth of invasion of the bladder tumour the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be useful. To substantiate the additional value of this imaging modality the present observational study was designed...

Bovine trichomonosis is a sexually transmitted disease that is a primary cause of early reproductive failure in cattle. The aim of the present study was to develop a vaccine formulation based on Tritrichomonas foetu s trophozoites inactivated by lyophilization and Quil-A-adjuvanted. The safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of this new vaccine formulation (Trichobovis® ) administered by two routes (subcutaneous: SC, and intravulvar: IVU) were compared with a commercial vaccine (TrichGuard® ) in a well-established experimental bovine model of genital T...

Inflammation and biofilm-associated infection are common in chronic venous leg ulcers (VU), causing deep pain and delayed healing. Albeit important, clinical markers and laboratory parameters for identifying and monitoring persistent VU infections are limited. This study analyzed 101 patients with infected (IVU) and noninfected VUs (NVU). Clinical data were collected in both groups. The serum homocysteine (Hcys) and inflammatory cytokines from the wound fluid were measured. In addition, microbial identification, antibiotic susceptibility, and biofilm production were examined...

We aimed to investigate the significance of optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in managing pediatric optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) in children younger than 5 years of age. A retrospective monocentric study was conducted. SD-OCT scans were obtained using the handheld iVue system to assess peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (pRNFL) thickness at three time points: baseline (OCT1), end of treatment (OCT2), and at last follow-up (OCT3). We compared the median value of pRNFL (and interquartile range-IQR) at different follow-up times and in different sub-groups (stable disease-SD, partial response-PR, and progression disease-PD)...

Abdominal colic pain or hematuria is suspected to be caused by urinary tract stones. Commonly used X-ray examinations include kidney-ureter-bladder plain radiography (KUB), intravenous urography (IVU), and abdominal computed tomography (CT). In this study, a high-sensitivity thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) was embedded in a Rando phantom to directly measure organ dose and evaluate effective dose. During each experiment, 139 TLD measurement points that cover almost all organs (as recommended by the ICRP 103 report) were examined...

Background: Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp is a rare benign lesion of the urinary tract. The incidence of the disease has been increasing recently; however, the aetiology of this tumour remains unclear. Early diagnosis and management are important, and endoscopic treatment is increasingly being preferred worldwide. Case Description: We report the case of a 49-year-old patient who presented with urinary frequency, intermittent haematuria, and an echogenic bladder mass found on pelvic sonography...

OBJECTIVE: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most prevalent gastrointestinal emergency in premature infants and is characterized by a dysfunctional gut microcirculation. Therefore, there is a dire need for in vivo methods to characterize NEC-induced changes in the structure and function of the gut microcirculation, i.e. its vascular phenotype. Since in vivo gut imaging methods are often slow and employ a single contrast mechanism, we developed a rapid multicontrast imaging technique and a novel analyses pipeline for phenotyping the gut microcirculation...

BACKGROUND: In this cost-of-illness study, we analysed the socio-economic burden of bladder cancer survivorship for the ten years after initial treatment in Germany during 2000, 2010 and 2020. METHODS: Bladder cancer follow-up guidelines were extracted from the European Association of Urology. Per patient costs were estimated with a micro-costing approach considering direct and indirect medical expenses derived from literature and official scales of tariffs. Three perspectives covering costs for patients, providers, and insurers were included to estimate societal costs...

BACKGROUND: There is a need to harmonize imaging practices in computed tomography (CT) imaging. This study, therefore, investigated the variability of the basic imaging protocols used for CT imaging of common indications in Ghana in order to generate recommendations for the development of national imaging practice guidelines in CT imaging. METHOD: A cross-sectional study, utilizing a structured online questionnaire, was undertaken (between December 2018 to March 2019) to collect indication-based imaging protocol data (scan coverage, scan series, image quality requirement, slice thickness, reconstruction, scan mode and orientation, required window, AEC usage, scan and breath hold techniques etc...

PURPOSE: Assessment of anterior chamber angle (ACA) variables is important to screen, diagnose and monitor ocular anomalies. Even though data on ACA variables, such as angle-opening distance taken at 500 µm (AOD500) and trabecular-iris angle (TIA), are available in the literature, limited information is available about these variables in African sub-populations. The purpose of this study is to describe the distribution of ACA measurements (AOD500 and TIA) in a South African young adult population...

Long strictures of the upper third of the ureter are most often recurrent and occur after endourological and reconstructive procedures. The lack of native tissues and an impossibility of substitution by bowel segment in some cases dictates the use of alternative surgical techniques. Our first experience of laparoscopic onlay ureteroplasty using buccal graft for long stricture of the upper third of the ureter is described in the article. The length of the stricture was 6 cm. The operation time was 210 minutes, while blood loss volume was less than 100 ml...

BACKGROUND: This study used spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging to describe the distribution of macular ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness and its association with ocular and systemic parameters in 7-year-old children in China. METHODS: The study involved a school-based, cross-sectional analysis of the Anyang Childhood Eye Study (ACES) and included 2,505 first-grade students from urban areas in Anyang, Henan Province, Central China. All participants underwent systemic and ocular examinations...

INTRODUCTION The authors present an overview of polytrauma patients with urinary tract injuries managed in the Level I trauma centre. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of injuries to the urinary system, the mechanism of their injury and the method of treatment in the cohort of polytrauma patients treated in the trauma centre. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 2012 and 2016, a total of 231 polytrauma patients were treated, of whom 47 (20.3%) also suffered a urotrauma. The renal trauma, ureteral trauma, bladder trauma and urethral trauma were classified according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) scoring scale...