BACKGROUND Hem-o-lok clips are widely used during robot-assisted and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy to control the lateral pedicles. There are a few reports of hem-o-lok clip migration into the bladder or vesico-urethral anastomosis and only four cases of hem-o-lok clip migration resulting into bladder neck contracture. Herein, we describe the first case, to our knowledge, of hem-o-lok clip...

an eleven-day boy neonate with a fetal anamnesis of grade 1 bilateral hydronephrosis according to the grading of the society for fetal urology (sfu), came to our attention for an acute osteoarthritis secondary to urosepsis. in the urological follow-up, a severe bilateral vesico-ureteral reflux (vur) was diagnosed. an early post-natal, reno-vesicle ultrasound evaluation could have changed the cl...

Author's abstract Vesico-vaginalfistula (VVF) was a common ailment among American women in the 19th century. Prior to that time, no successful surgery had been developed for the cure of this condition until DrJ Marion Sims perfected a successful surgical technique in 1849. Dr Sims usedfemale slaves as research subjects over a four-year period of experimentation (1845-1849). This paper discusses...

Paederus dermatitis is a peculiar contact dermatitis caused by pederine contained in the hemolimph of a small insect of the genus Paederus. It is characterized by vesico-pustulous eruption arising over an erythematous background, of sudden onset, over exposed areas of the body, and the history of outdoor activities. Diagnosis is based on the typical clinical features and the epidemiological con...

BACKGROUND The deletion (D) polymorphism of the gene encoding angiotensin-I converting enzyme has been implicated as a risk factor for progressive renal disease in several conditions. This study was designed to evaluate the association between homozygosity for the D allele and susceptibility to renal scarring in children with vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR). METHODS Two-hundred-and-six children ...