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Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.
Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent, Carmen Jiménez, Narciso Barbancho, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Teresa Figueiredo, Carla Gomes, Ion Ratusneac, João Mário Gonçalves, Corina Hasnas, Rui de Almeida   +9 more
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Autophagy Plays a Suppressive Role in Bladder Tumor Formation in an Orthotopic Mouse Model and Bladder Cancer Patient Specimens

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autophagy plays either a suppressing or promoting role during tumor development. Clarifying the role of autophagy in bladder tumorigenesis both in vitro and in vivo is crucial for developing novel therapeutic strategies through manipulating autophagy activity.
Wan‐Ting Kuo, Chin‐Chen Pan, Yi‐Wen Liu, Nan‐Haw Chow, Hong‐Lin Cheng, Shan‐Ying Wu, Sheng‐Hui Lan, Chih‐Peng Chang, Hsiao‐Sheng Liu   +8 more
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Ukrainian Version of the Acute Cystitis Symptom Score (ACSS) for Diagnostics and Patient-Reported Outcome of Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis. Part I. Linguistic validation and Cognitive assessment [PDF]

, 2022
The Acute Cystitis Symptom Score (ACSS) was originally developed in Uzbek and Russian language as a self-reporting questionnaire for the clinical diagnosis and follow-up of an acute episode of uncomplicated cystitis (AC) in women based on complains and
Havva, N.V., Stus, V.P., Wagenlehner, F.M.E., Molchanov, R.M., Samchuk, P., Naber, K.G., Alidjanov, J.F., Dekthiar, Y.M., Sonnyk, E.G., Pilatz, A., Antonyan, I.M., Pasiechnikov, S.P.   +11 more
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Macrophages in the Urine in Acute Bacterial Cystitis

Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, 1993
In the previous study in this series of studies concerning the role of macrophages in urinary tract infection, we attempted to detect macrophages in the urine of acute bacterial cystitis patients by nonspecific esterase staining of urinary sediment, however none of the leukocytes stained, probably because of cell damage caused by the urine and by ...
NISHIMURA, Taiji, TERASHIMA, Yasunori, WATANABE, Jun, AMAGAI, Kenji, SATOH, Mitsuhiro, SHAO, Qiang, AKIMOTO, Masao   +6 more
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Impact of COVID‐19 and Vaccination on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Insights From a Prospective Cohort Study

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate the prevalence, clinical course, and risk factors of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients hospitalized with COVID‐19, and to assess associations with comorbidities, disease severity, and vaccination status. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study of adult patients hospitalized with confirmed COVID‐19, who ...
Julia Duarte de Souza, Jose de Bessa Jr., Natássia Cristina Carboni Truzzi, Carolina Trigo Rocha, Bruno Camargo Rocha Paim de Araujo, Julyana Kanate Mazzoni Moromizato, Thulio Bosi Vieira Brandão, Rachel Mazoni Costa, Marcelo Hisano, Zein Mohamed Sammour, Homero Bruschini, William Carlos Nahas, Cristiano Mendes Gomes   +12 more
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One‐Year Functional Satisfaction and Quality of Life Outcomes of Patients With a History of Radiotherapy With Artificial Urinary Sphincters

Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims This study assessed how functional satisfaction and quality of life outcomes of the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) were affected in patients who received radiation for prostate cancer. Methods A secondary analysis was conducted based on the Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes (AUSCO) study, a prospective multi‐institutional
Vishu Chandrasekhar, Melissa R. Kaufman, Andrew C. Peterson, Erin L. Chaussee, Hadley M. Wood, AUSCO Collaboration Group, Benjamin N. Breyer, Bradley A. Erickson, Niels V. Johnsen, Jeremy Myers, Alex J. Vanni, Ryan Terlecki, Thomas G. Smith III, Daniel Moon Fracs, LeRoy Jones, Joshua A. Broghammer, Gerard Henry, Arthur L. Burnett, Lewis Wen Loong Chan, Brian J. Flynn, Rose Khavari, Sean Elliott   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

External validation study of a clinical decision aid to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in women with acute cystitis

BMC Family Practice, 2017
Background Empirical prescribing of antibiotics to women with symptoms of acute cystitis prior to culture results is common, but subsequent culture results are often negative.
Warren J. McIsaac, Rahim Moineddin, Ildikó Gágyor, Tony Mazzulli   +3 more
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Urinary tract infections in culled sows from Greek herds: prevalence and associations between findings of histopathology, bacteriology and urinalysis

Porcine Health Management, 2021
Background Urinary tract infections (UTI) of sows characterized by cystitis, which may progress to ureteritis and pyelonephritis, can affect their productivity, longevity and welfare.
Mihaela Cernat, Vassilis Skampardonis, Georgios A. Papadopoulos, Fotios Kroustallas, Sofia Chalvatzi, Evanthia Petridou, Vassilios Psychas, Christina Marouda, Paschalis Fortomaris, Leonidas Leontides   +9 more
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Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy versus physical therapist‐led exercise and the risk of cauda equina syndrome in adults with lumbar disc herniation, stenosis, or radiculopathy

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cauda equina syndrome is a surgical emergency often caused by lumbar disc herniation. Spinal manipulative therapy is commonly used for lumbar spine disorders, but case reports have raised concerns it may precipitate cauda equina syndrome. One cohort study suggested no increased risk, although it did not focus on patients with lumbar
Robert J. Trager, Anthony N. Baumann, Romeo‐Paolo T. Perfecto, Christine M. Goertz   +3 more
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Urinary Microbiome Characteristics in Female Patients with Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis and Recurrent Cystitis

, 2021
Traditionally, the diagnostic mainstay of recurrent urinary tract infection has been urinary culture. However, the causative uropathogen of recurrent cystitis has not been well established.
Jina Yun, Yoo Lee, Jeong-Ju Yoo, on the behalf of SMS (Soonchunhyang microbiome multi-disciplinary study group), Young Kim, Minjung Kim, Chang Ryu, Ju Song, Sung-Woo Park, Zisun Kim, Woong Kim, Ho-Yeon Song, Sang Lee, Hee Shin, Kwang Lee, Seong Park   +15 more
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