INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to demonstrate the results of a case series concerning the replacement of long ureteric strictures using buccal mucosa grafts. MATERIAL AND METHODS Five patients (3 men, 2 women), with a mean age of 35 years old, underwent reconstructive ureteral surgery using buccal mucosa graft with omental wrapping during the period of 2010-2013. In all cases, the loca...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the Role of MRU as a single imaging modality in evaluation of Pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction. 40 patients of hydronephrosis suspected to have PUJ obstruction were enrolled for the study from May 2010 to Nov. 2012. All patients under went USG, intravenous Urography (IVU), Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) Calculation by Cockcroft-Gault formula and ...

Renal function was examined in 25 patients aged 40-64 with homozygous sickle-cell (SS) disease. Investigations included intravenous urography and measurement of blood urea and creatinine concentrations and creatinine and protein excretion in 24-hour collections of urine. Serum creatinine concentrations did not differ significantly from those of 25 other patients with SS disease aged 18-39 years...

A pilot study was done in 18 adults to assess the significance of ureteral dilatation having no apparent cause seen on Intravenous Urography (IVU). A clinicoradiological evaluation was undertaken to evaluate the cause of ureteral dilatation, including laboratory investigations and sonography of the genitourinary tract. This was followed, if required, by CT Urography (using a modified technique)...