Alteplase Instillation for Upper Urinary Tract Clot Dissolution

Dissolution of Urinary Bladder Clots in a Dog with Alteplase

A 3-year-old male intact Spanish Water Dog was referred to the Small Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the University of Cordoba for investigation of persistent hematuria and dysuria. Intermitent hematuria had been present as the dog was 4 months old. As the dog had been suffering this problem for several years, before presentation, it had received a variety of treatments including vitamin...

Mitomycin C instillation following ureterorenoscopic laser ablation of upper urinary tract carcinoma

INTRODUCTION Instillation of Mitomycin C (MMC) should prevent implantation of cancer cells released during endoscopic treatment and prevent recurrences as seen in carcinoma of the bladder. AIM TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A PROTOCOL FOR A SINGLE DOSE MMC INSTILLATION FOLLOWING HOLMIUM: YAG laser ablation of upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (UUT-TCC). SETTING AND DESIGN A single in...

Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cancer

Aetiology Smoking – increased RR x7 Analgaesic abuse Phenacetin most commonly described – increased RR 3.6x. Also associated with codeine, paracetamol and salyicylates Associated papillary necrosis on imaging associated with risk increase x7, which is synergistic with phenacetin abuse (20x) Characteristic finding of thickened basement membrane on histology – should alert physician to need for c...

Complicated Upper Urinary Tract Infection

Nasser Shakhssalim1, Mohammad Samzadeh2 and Seyed Mohammad Ghahestani3 1Assistant Professor of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Research Center (UNRC), Shahid Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (SBUMS), Tehran, 2Resident of Urology, UNRC, Shahid Labbafinejad Medical Center,SBUMS, Tehran, 3Fellowship of Pediatric Urology Tehran university of medical scienc...

Modern Upper Urinary Tract Endoscopy