INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common non-epidemic bacterial infection in adults and children. Infections to the kidneys and scarring are well established complications of infection of the upper urinary tract in children and can lead to hypertension and renal failure [1]. The reference standard for confirmation of UTI in children is growth of a single organism on a cult...

BACKGROUND Urinary catheterization is one of the main measures used to treat and care for hospitalized patients. Several complications have been attributed to the presence of latex with routine Foley catheters. Therefore, some studies have recommended that Nelatone catheters be substituted for the ordinary Foley catheters to prevent these complications. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare ...

PURPOSE Catheter urine (CATH-U) and suprapubic aspiration (SPA) are reliable urine collection methods for confirming urinary tract infections (UTI) in infants. However, noninvasive and easily accessible collecting bag urine (CBU) is widely used, despite its high contamination rate. This study investigated the validity of CBU cultures for diagnosing UTIs, using CATH-U culture results as the gold...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION We present a new method to treat recurrent seromas, which is based on our experience with a patient who had recurrent groin seroma and was treated successfully with a sprinkling of talcum powder in the seroma cavity. CASE PRESENTATION A 67-year-old Caucasian man with a suprapubic recurrent right groin hernia underwent inguinal hernioplasty with a polypropylene plug....

BACKGROUND Clear cell sarcoma of soft parts is most commonly found associated with the tendons and aponeuroses of distal extremities in young adults with a peak incidence in the third decade. Location in the abdominal wall and in a child is very rare. CASE PRESENTATION A nine-year-old female child presented with a swelling in the anterior abdominal wall in the suprapubic region. Fine needle a...