LABORATORY DATA biochemical markers metabolic defect chromosomal assignment chromosome X localization chromosome Xq localization chromosome Xq27 localization chromosomal disorders chromosomal fragility, instability, breakage chromosome breakage syndromes foetal-amniotic biochemical data hypoxanthine-guanine phpsphoribosyltransferase defect (foetal) gene, structural-functional anomalies gene ana...

BACKGROUNDS Urologists use biopsy Gleason scores for patient counseling, prognosis prediction, and decision making. The accuracy of Gleason grading is very important. However, the variability of Gleason grading between general pathologists cannot be overlooked. Here we evaluate the discrepancy in the Gleason grading between 2 urologic pathologists and general pathologists as well as improvement...

BACKGROUND Patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPSs) inserted for a variety of disorders may subsequently undergo gastrointestinal or urologic operations, and surgeons must determine the appropriate perioperative management to minimize the risk for shunt malfunction or infection. There is currently no established set of guidelines for this scenario. The objective of this study was to det...

INTRODUCTION Determining which patients with ureterolithiasis are likely to require urologic intervention is a common challenge in the emergency department (ED). The objective was to determine if normal renal sonogram could identify low-risk renal colic patients, who were defined as not requiring urologic intervention within 90 days of their initial ED visit and can be managed conservatively. ...

conclusions preoperative diagnosis of spermatic cord leiomyosarcma is difficult and commonly made by histological examination and immunochemical staining. case presentation here we reported a 75-year-old man who presented with a painless lump in the right hemiscrotum. a right radical orchiectomy was performed. histopathology confirmed a neoplastic tissue with mesenchymal origin in spermatic cor...

The pathophysiologic mechanisms behind urologic disease are increasingly being elucidated. The object of this investigation was to evaluate the publication policies of urologic journals during a period of progressively better understanding and management of urologic disease. Based on the ISI Web of Knowledge Journal Citation Reports and the PubMed database, the number and percentage of original...

BACKGROUND Different types of urologic cancers have been associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) in hereditary nonpolyposis CRC, but it is still unknown whether there is an association between urologic cancer and CRC in the general population. We sought to quantify the risk for CRC after urologic cancer and the risk for urologic cancer after CRC in patients without known genetic syndromes. ME...

Gleason grading is now the most widely used grading system for prostatic carcinoma in the United States. However, there are only a few studies of the interobserver reproducibility of this system, and no extensive study of interobserver reproducibility among a large number of experienced urologic pathologists exists. Forty-six needle biopsies containing prostatic carcinoma were assigned Gleason ...

Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is an autosomal recessive, clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorders (1). A variety of extracutaneous complications may also arise, including gastrointestinal and genito-urinary tract involvements (1, 2). Genito-urinary involvement is particularly common in JEB with congenital pyloric atresia (JEB-PA; MIM 226730) associated with germline mutations...