Parameatal urethral cysts are a rare benign condition usually seen in males. They are usually asymptomatic but may producesymptoms like difficulty in micturition, pain during intercourse, urinary retention and distortion of the urinary stream. We reporta case of parameatal urethral cyst in a 17 year old male presenting as a spherical clear fluid filled cystic lesion measuring about 0.8cm in dia...

  Background and Objectives: Biological scaffold resources composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) have been shown to make easy the practical remodeling of various tissues in both animal and human studies. The goal of current study was to make sheet form of ECM from sheep’s urinary bladder. Methods: ECM was extracted from Sheep’s urinary bladder according to standard method. Scanning electron ...

background: the iodine deficiency elimination program that began two decades ago resulted in iran becoming an iodine deficiency disorders free country in the middle east region. the present study was performed to evaluate the adequacy of iodine supplementation after 17 years of universal salt iodization in fars province.   methods: in a cross-sectional study, 1200 schoolchildren (480 girls and ...

One of the rarest tumors involving the urinary bladder is the pheochromocytoma. A case of pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder in a young female suffering from headache and cystitis for many years is reported. Twenty-four hour urine VMA was normal. The patient was never hypertensive except during surgical manipulation of the tumor. Biopsy of the bladder resulted in massive hemorrhage.

  Abstract   Background: Hydronephrosis is the most common congenital condition that is detected   by prenatal ultrasonography. Moreover, the widespread use of prenatal ultrasonography   results in an increased recognition of fetal hydronephrosis. Prenatal hydronephrosis   is diagnosed at an incidence of 1:100 to 1:500 by ultrasonographic studies. The presence of hydronephrosis is not synonymou...

Background: Urinary incontinence is defined as the involuntary loss of urine, which can affect up to 45% women after menopause. Radiofrequency a non-invasive procedure that involves application an electromagnetic wave through heat generation promotes neocollagenesis and neoeslatinogenesis in vaginal epithelium. This energy-based technology has been studied potential alternative for treatment ge...