Background: Diseases of the bladder, particularly inflammation (cystitis), constitute an important source of clinical signs and symptoms. Tumors of the bladder are an important source of both morbidity and mortality. Objectives: 1) To study the histopathological features of various lesions in bladder biopsies. 2) To study the frequency of different pathological lesions, particularly Transitiona...

one-hundred and sixteen children with esrd were registered in shiraz pediatric hemodialysis center in nemazee hospital, a referral center in the south of iran, from 1990 to 1999. very small children are not dialysed in this center due to technical problems. the age range of children in this center was 2-16 years, mean age was 10.4±3.6 years and male to female ratio was 1.4. major causes of esrd...

Prior studies in our laboratory have shown that the bladder surface is lined with glycosaminoglycans which appear to be an important antibacterial defense mechanism that operates by resisting bacterial adherence and infection. The present study further implicates bladder surface glycosaminoglycans as the key antiadherent factor and also suggests a potential model for diseases (such as urinary t...

BACKGROUND N1,N12-diacetylspermine, a diacetylpolyamine which was recently identified in urine, appeared to be a useful tumor marker for a number of cancers. No valid data on urine diacetylspermine concentration in patients with urinary bladder cancer exist. AIM Evaluation of urine N1,N12-diacetylspermine concentrations in individuals with urinary bladder cancer. METHODS Urine samples were ...

Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder is an aggressive tumor with a high potential for malignant progression. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has been used to treat malignant diseases for more than 20 years, and bladder cancer has been treated with it longer, since 1976. BCG is an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis; instilled in solution to treat bladder cancer, it delays recurrence an...

One-hundred and sixteen children with ESRD were registered in Shiraz Pediatric Hemodialysis Center in Nemazee Hospital, a referral center in the south of Iran, from 1990 to 1999. Very small children are not dialysed in this center due to technical problems. The age range of children in this center was 2-16 years, mean age was 10.4±3.6 years and male to female ratio was 1.4. Major causes of ...

Considering the significance of in time diagnosis of fetal occlusive uropatthy and with regard to successful reports on intrauterine treatment of this condition in other countries, in this study one such case was examined in Shaheed Akbarabadi hospital. The patient was a 18 years woman and his husband was her relative with a family history of Prune-belly syndrome. At 24th week of pregnancy, th...

Hydrodistention is a basic diagnostic and therapeutic modality for interstitial cystitis (IC). This objective of this prospective study was to find out if hydrodistention causes any changes in bladder mucosa and submucosa. This study extended from October 1998 to August 2000. A total of 48 patients (25 men, 23 women) were included in the study: 21 patients had IC; 2 had eosinophilic cystitis; 9...