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A total of 15 patients with severe symptoms of prostadynia who were refractory to therapy were treated with transurethral microwave hyperthermia (TUHT) in a phase I trial. All patients had pain as the predominant symptom, 9 (60%) patients gave a history of psychological problems while frequency,
Experience with 10 cases of hyperthermic irrigation of the bladder suggests that irrigation with saline at 80 degrees C for 10 to 15 min will stop bleeding and destroy epithelium and muscle layers without causing visceral injury or systemic disturbance. It may be preferable to cystectomy in certain
BACKGROUND
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy of the prostate in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
METHODS
Radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy of the prostate was performed under local anesthesia in 24 patients (median age, 67 years) with
BACKGROUND
An evaluation of the clinical characteristics and profitability of the diagnostic methods of myositis by Staphylococcus aureus was undertaken in favor of earlier diagnosis and treatment.
METHODS
Twenty-eight cases of pyomyositis by S. aureus attended over the last nine years were studied.
The Brucellosis is a zoonotic and unfrequent infection but it is endemic in Spain. It is a well documented cause of fever of unknown origin with varied and nonspecific symptoms. The onset of symptoms of brucellosis may be abrupt or insidious, developing over several days to weeks. Virtually any
We retrospectively compared 50 patients treated with open retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) with 50 patients treated with laparoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy (LRP) at our institution, in the same time period, with a follow-up up to 7 years. We focused on operative data, complications,
Actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease, with fistulization tendency, caused by Actinomyces. The clinical observation in presented of a patient with intermittent fever of three weeks duration, associated to pain and functional impotence of the right hip, observing with CT Scan
Eighteen patients with hypertension participated in a double-blind, randomized study to evaluate the effect of trimazosin, methyldopa, and placebo on supine and standing blood pressure and heart rate. Of 6 patients on methyldopa, one developed drug fever (and was dropped from the study) and one
Endoscopic recanalization of posterior urethra (PU) obliteration (a novel method) was compared to open reconstructive-plastic operations. 242 patients with PU and vesicular cervix obliterations entered the study. 93 patients of group 1 have undergone open reconstructive-plastic operations, 149
A case-control study was carried out in the Congo to define a scoring system based on a number of clinical and epidemiological criteria of African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense which could be used by peripheral health services to establish a diagnosis. The survey comprised 163
Traditional centrally acting antihypertensives have been associated with a high incidence of adverse effects and are no longer recommended as first-line therapy. The newer imidazoline receptor agonists must overcome this reputation if they are to gain recognition as potential first-line agents for
OBJECTIVE
Iliac artery anatomy is a central factor in endoluminal abdominal aortic aneurysm therapy. It serves as the conduit for graft deployment and as the region of distal graft seal. Thirty-eight percent of iliac vessels in our patients require special treatment because of aneurysms, tortuosity,