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INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER - Aspects on staging and prognosis
… cell carcinoma (TCC) involving the prostatic urethra and prostate in males. This thesis is based on investigations of the impact of diagnostic and treatment delay on prognosis in invasive bladder cancer (Papers I and II). Intra-operative sentinel node (SN) detection for lymph node staging is …
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Dynamic evaluation of female pelvic floor muscle function using 2D ultrasound and image processing methods
… IPM for measuring displacement of the urethra. Good to excellent inter and intra observer reliability was established for processing the ultrasound images on stored audio-visual imaging files (AVI). Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values: 0.61 to 0.99; 95% confidence intervals …
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTROL OF MICTURITION IN RODENTS THROUGH NEUROPROTECTION AND ENDOCANNABINOIDS - DOPAMINERGIC AND CANNABINOID CONTRIBUTION
… nervous system controlling the bladder and urethra. A better understanding of the underlying contribution of the dopaminergic and cannabinoid systems to the control of micturition could help direct therapeutic modalities for related voiding dysfunction.
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Audit of posterior urethral valve (PUV) in children at Red Cross Children Hospital, Cape Town, January 2002 - January 2009
Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is a congenital obstructing membrane of the male urethra. It is the commonest cause of bladder outlet obstruction in male children. PUV as a cause of obstructive uropathy is an important cause of end stage renal failure (ESRF) in children. Early detection and surgical …
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The use of SurgiSIS, an acellular collagen matrix, in endoscopic urethroplasty
… and iatrogenic stricutres of the male bulbar urethra and in the early treatment of bulbumembranous urethral injuries associated with recent pelvic fractures. The tissue integration and epithelialisation of surgiSIS used in endoscopic urethroplasty is assessed. The long term maintenance of …
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A Study to compare the short term outcome of urethral structure disease management between HIV and Non HIV infected patinets at UTH
Background: According to Steencamp et al (1997), urethral stricture disease is one of the oldest known urological diseases and remains a common problem with a high morbidity despite earlier predictions to the contrary. In many third world countries with limited medical resources male urethral …
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A Study to compare the short term outcome of urethral structure disease management between HIV and Non HIV infected patinets at UTH
Background: According to Steencamp et al (1997), urethral stricture disease is one of the oldest known urological diseases and remains a common problem with a high morbidity despite earlier predictions to the contrary. In many third world countries with limited medical resources male urethral …
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Chemoradiation in advanced vulval carcinoma
… involve midline structures (such as clitoris, urethra or anus) and/or adjacent pelvic organs or bone, and adequate excision may require urinary diversion, colostomy or pelvic exenteration. Less morbid and less mutilating therapeutic alternatives have been investigated, particularly …
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Regulatory dynamics of the Tbx18 locus in mouse urogenital development
… includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The kidneys produce urine that is then carried by the ureters to the bladder where it is stored. It is then released through the urethra. In males, the prostate develops at the junction of these structures from the prostatic rudiment, the …
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ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΦΥΣΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΑΝΤΑΝΑΚΛΑΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΤΙΣ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΡΑΧΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΤΩΤΕΡΟΥ ΟΥΡΟΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΟΥ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΟΣ
… MEASUREMENTS: 1) ELECTROMYOGRAPHY OF THE URETHRAL AND ANAL SPHINCTERS. 2) THE STUDY OF THE ELECTROSENSITIVITY AT THE DORSAL NERVE OF THE PENIS/CLITORIS AND URETHRA. 3) THE REFLEX LATENCIES BETWEEN DORSAL NERVE, URETHRAL AND ANAL SPHINCTERS. THE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT THE MAJORITY OF THESE …
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Attitudes of youths from 14 to 19 years towards condom use at Botlokwa, Limpopo Province
… block the discharge of semen or protect the male urethra against exposure to vaginal secretions. Thus, condoms provide a greater level of protection against STis. The main purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes of teenagers towards condom use at Botlokwa, located in the Limpopo …
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Dietary Control of Cystinuria in Maned Wolves (Chrysocyon Brachyurus)
… into uroliths, potentially obstructing the urethra and ultimately causing bladder rupture or kidney damage. Treatments include medical management and dietary modification. Test diets differing only in levels of cystine were fed to 15 maned wolves in a cross-over design. Apparent …
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The effects of indwelling transurethral catheterization and tube cystostomy on urethral anastomoses in dogs
… diversion by tube cystostomy catheterization, urethral catheterization and tube cystostomy and urethral catheterization on healing urethral anastomoses in the canine urethra. Fifteen intact, mature males were divided into three groups of five dogs. Urodynamic studies were performed under …
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A method for surgical correction of recurrent urethral blockage in the male cat utilizing a pelvic symphysiotomy approach
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Surgery and Medicine, 1968
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Uretrostomia prepucial em cães por acesso pré-escrotal: uma nova abordagem
… the internal lamina of the foreskin as a site of urethral anastomosis, as described in studies on the preputial urethrostomy technique. However, the approaches described in this technique present a median incision to the foreskin for surgical access, which denotes more significant trauma. Thus, …
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The Detection and Analysis of Pathogen-Reactive Immunoglobulins in the Urine of Men With Nongonococcal Urethritis
Inflammation of the urethra—urethritis—is commonly diagnosed in men and women who have sexually transmitted infections (STI). Characteristic signs and symptoms of urethritis include urethral discharge and burning pain during urination (dysuria). However, these findings are non-specific and can be …
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An Investigation into the utilisation of ethanolamine by uropathogenic E. coli
… the urinary tract via migratory ascension of the urethra. Ethanolamine, an amino alcohol found naturally in phospholipids as phosphatidylethanolamine, can be metabolised by bacteria to be used as an alternate source of nitrogen and carbon. Within the GI tract ethanolamine provides pathogenic …
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Roles in Retinoid Signaling in the Lower Urinary Tract
… consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, is crucial for removal of toxic substances from the blood and depends on patent connections between the ureter and the bladder. Impaired vitamin A signaling, either by maternal vitamin A deficiency in mice, or deleting RA-synthesizing …
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Novel Non-Repulsive Outcomes From Ephrin-B Reverse Signaling
… septation of the hindgut, tubularization of the urethra, tracheoesophageal septation of the foregut, closure of the palatal shelves, and closure of the embryonic eyelid, defining roles for ephrin-B2 reverse signaling in each of these developmental events. Further, I show that mice with germline …
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors in the treatment of urinary diseases and their effects on renal functions: clinical studies
… contraction, micturition pressure, lower urethral pressure and inhibit antidiuretic hormone. We hypothesized that high production of prostaglandins or their dominant action on the urinary system may play a role in the pathogenesis of primary enuresis and nocturnal frequency of micturition. …
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