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Energy-based devices in gynecology: the new frontier for the treatment of genitourinary syndrome of postmenopause?

Clinics, 2021
Genitourinary syndrome (GUS) is a very frequent disease after menopause and is caused by a sharp decline in estrogen levels (1). According to the North American Menopause Society, the current concept of the syndrome includes a set of signs observed ...
J. M. Soares-Júnior, Maricy Tacla Alves Barbosa, Lana Maria Aguiar, I. B. Seganfredo, E. Pereyra, N. R. Melo, J. Haddad, E. Baracat   +7 more
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Biochemical and histopathological changes in Wistar rats after consumption of boiled and un-boiled water from high and low disease prevalent areas for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in north Central Province (NCP) and its comparison with low disease prevalent Colombo, Sri Lanka

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is prevalent in North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka. Consumption of un-boiled dug well water has been identified as one of the causative factors.
M. G. Thammitiyagodage, N. R. de Silva, C. Rathnayake, R. Karunakaran, Kumara WGSS, M. M. Gunatillka, N. Ekanayaka, B. P. Galhena, M. I. Thabrew   +8 more
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Access to CKD Care in Rural Communities of India: a qualitative study exploring the barriers and potential facilitators

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Despite the high and rising burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in South Asia, factors that influence access to CKD care at the community level have not been studied previously, especially in the rural areas.
Tazeen Hasan Jafar, Chandrika Ramakrishnan, Oommen John, Abha Tewari, Benjamin Cobb, Helena Legido-Quigley, Yoon Sungwon, Vivekanand Jha   +7 more
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Genitourinary Tuberculosis: A Rare Cause of Obstructive Uropathy in Pregnancy [PDF]

, 2014
Background. A rare but morbid form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB), genitourinary TB is an important cause of obstructive uropathy and is likely underdiagnosed in pregnancy. Case.
Elaine L. Duryea, Emily H. Adhikari, Jeanne S. Sheffield, Martha W.F. Rac   +3 more
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Investigating associated factors with glomerular filtration rate: structural equation modeling

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a valid indicator of kidney function. Different factors can affect GFR. The purpose of this study is to assess the direct and indirect effects of GFR-related factors using structural equation modeling ...
Parastoo Jamshidi, Farid Najafi, Shayan Mostafaei, Ebrahem Shakiba, Yahya Pasdar, Behrooz Hamzeh, Mehdi Moradinazar   +6 more
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Genitourinary Effects of Smoking in Men: An Alternative Approach to Smoking Cessation Through Patient Education [PDF]

, 2020
Smoking remains a prominent problem in Vermont, especially outside Chittenden County. The genitourinary effects of smoking tend to be poorly appreciated among patients.
Lawrence, Michael J
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Challenging Case of Postmenopausal Bleeding and Complete Urogenital Duplication

The American journal of case reports, 2016
Patient: Female, 58 Final Diagnosis: Congenital duplication of genitourinary system Symptoms: — Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Laparoscopic hysterectomy Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology Objective: Congenital defects/diseases Background: Müllerian ...
O. Grechukhina, D. English, Devin T. Miller, E. Ratner   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ambrisentan use in a HIV-1 infected patient with end-stage renal disease and pulmonary hypertension: minimal removal by hemodialysis - a case report

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Ambrisentan is a selective endothelin receptor antagonist used for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Little is known about ambrisentan removal by hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
José Ramón Santos, Ana Merino, Walter E. Haefeli, Cristina Miranda, Marisol Prats, Ioana Bancu, Lucía Bailón, José Moltó   +7 more
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RJUA-QA: A Comprehensive QA Dataset for Urology [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
We introduce RJUA-QA, a novel medical dataset for question answering (QA) and reasoning with clinical evidence, contributing to bridge the gap between general large language models (LLMs) and medical-specific LLM applications. RJUA-QA is derived from realistic clinical scenarios and aims to facilitate LLMs in generating reliable diagnostic and advice ...
arxiv  

Development and Validation of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Improving Gleason Scoring of Prostate Cancer [PDF]

Nature Partner Journal Digital Medicine (2019), 2018
For prostate cancer patients, the Gleason score is one of the most important prognostic factors, potentially determining treatment independent of the stage. However, Gleason scoring is based on subjective microscopic examination of tumor morphology and suffers from poor reproducibility.
arxiv   +1 more source