Background: Interstitial cystitis is a chronic clinical condition affecting women predominantly. Characterized by irritative voiding symptoms and suprapubic pain. Most of Interstitial cystitis cases run a benign course and the bothersome symptoms are the main concern of the treating doctors; however obstructive uropathy as a complication could occur and mostly noticed in Interstitial cystitis c...

BACKGROUND One of the prostate cancer progression complications is the obstructive uropathy, by infiltration and compression of the distal ureteral section, that can entail to an acute renal insufficiency, with affectation of the quality of life and the survival of these patients. The treatment of prostate cancer with secondary ureterohidronefrosis is palliative and following the present tenden...

PURPOSE To determine the renal arterial hemodynamic changes induced by obstructive uropathy using Doppler ultrasonography. MATERIALS AND METHODS 60 adult subjects with suspected obstructive uropathy and 60 asymptomatic apparently healthy controls with normal renal ultrasound features were evaluated. B-mode sonography of the kidneys and spectral Doppler examination of the renal interlobar arte...

Although urinary tract infections (UTI) represent the most common infection caused by enterococci, some aspects remain to be fully clarified. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics present in UTI caused by Enterococcus spp. in patients followed up at the Prof. Edgard Santos Teaching Hospital of the Federal University of Bahia. All patients consecutively examined bet...