NOCTURIA IS A FREQUENTLY DESCRIBED SYMPTOM THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A VARIETY OF DISORDERS INCLUDING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA-HYPOPNEA SYNDROME (OSAHS).1-4 The consequences of nocturia are significant, especially in the elderly in whom urination three times per night has been associated with sleep disruption, daytime fatigue and an increased number of falls.5-7 Urinating two or three times pe...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between the extent of bladder distention and the rise of blood pressure in middle aged women. METHODS In a cross-sectional, descriptive observational study, we obtained data from 172 middle aged women at a health promotion center of Pusan National University Hospital. We measured duration of urine-holding as the degre...

Background: Zinner syndrome is defined as seminal vesicle cysts with ipsilateral renal agenesis and an ectopic ureter. Symptomatic cases are very rare. In this article, we present a laparoscopic approach for a case of Zinner syndrome. Case Presentation: The patient was a 21-year-old male with difficult urination. A right seminal vesicle cyst and right kidney agenesis associated with ureterocele...

Hypothesis / aims of study Non-neurogenic lower urinal tract dysfunctions (NNLUTDs) in childhood usually manifest themselves by urinal infections in conjunction with urinal incontinence. It is believed that some of the methods children use to achieve bladder control are the source of many problems. Some children learn to retain urination by contracting the sphincter, rather than relaxing it whi...

Contamination of human and animal body tissues with flies' larvae and diptera cause myiasis. A 26 yr old female patient refers to Kashan Shahid Beheshti Hospital, central Iran because of urogenital infection, pain in the right part of stomach, smelly and reddish vaginal discharge and frequent urination. In the first checking, urine sample was taken. In the sample, active and alive larvae were s...