although bladder leiomyoma is rare, this is the most frequent nonepithelial benign tumor of the bladder. symptoms and treatment depend on location and size of the lesion as well. the optional treatment is a total enucleation or partial cystectomy, although in biopsy proved cases watchful waiting is an option, surgery should be considered as the tumor grows or symptoms are observed. the etiology...

background and objectives: urinary tract infections (uti) are one of the most common infectious diseases with different microbial agent and antimicrobial resistant pattern in hospitalized patients and outpatients. in order to assess the adequacy of therapy, knowledge of prevalence and resistance pattern of the bacteria is necessary. the main aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and ...

Background: Due to difficulty of obtaining a 24h urine (especially in children), a random urine calcium sample is recommended to detect of hypercalciuria. However, recent studies have shown that the urinary calcium/creatinine ratio varies with age and geographic areas. So, the aim of this study was determining the normal value of urinary calcium to creatinine ratio in healthy adolescent’s...

Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a common disorder that often affects the elderly. The prevalence of depression in people with urinary incontinence varies from 20-40%. Objective: This study aimed to investigate and compare the prevalence of depression in postmenopausal women with and without urinary incontinence. Materials and Methods: This comparative study with cross-sect...

Urinary dh ersion has been performed in the past in many patients for different indications. In many of these patients urine can be undiverted to its natural path (urinary undiversion) using new techniques. The most common type of urinary dhersions are: Ileal condiut, ureterosigmoidostomy, cutaneous ureterostomy and nephrostomy. There have been many different methods reported for urinary undive...