PCNL in Inspiration – Our Experience

Supracostal Puncture in PCNL: Our Experience

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy has become the cornerstone and one of several procedures developed over the past decades. The planning, patient selection and an effective perioperative protocol are crucial for the outcome of PCNL. Although many standardized techniques established for the management of renal and upper ureteric calculus, supracostal approach is widely used and accepted. The objectiv...

PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy): first year experience.

The intravitreal Injection of bevacizumab:The review of Our Experience

Aim: Several ocular and systemic complications have been reported after the bevacizumab intravitreal injection. This study aims at reporting the main indications for the bevacizumab intravitreal injection in our center, the intravitreal injection method in this study, and the incidence of the post-injection complication, such as endophthalmitis.Methods: This study is a retrospective review of t...

Vancomycin Local application, role in Deep Sternal Wound Infection in our experience

Introduction: Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) is one of the most complex and potentially devastating complications following median sternotomy in cardiac surgery. Despite many advances in prevention, it still remains significant and ranges between 0.5% and 6.8%. We aim to study the role of vancomycin paste applied locally over sternal edges in reducing DSWI.Materials and Methods...

VASCULAR ACCESS FOR HEMODIALYSIS: OUR EXPERIENCE WITH 3337 CASES

Over a seven year period from 1982 to 1989,3337 conduits were created in 3137 patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) as access for chronic dialysis. These included 2690 side-to-side arteriovenous fistulae (A VF), 168 end-to-side A VFs, 10 autogenous vein grafts, 51 homogenous frozen vein grafts, 109 polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts, 209 emergency external arteriovenous shunts, t...