conventional implant dentistry has been limited to healed edentulous ridges with adequate bone. predictable success rates resulted in using dental implants in compromised situations such as insertion into old infected sites or near to pathological areas. there is significant data about marginal bone loss and lack of osseointegration around the neck of implants. however, the data about peri apic...

OBJECTIVE The study compared children's reports of two medical events, to assess the effects of the type of event on children's recall. Additionally, the study examined the effect of props on children's event reports. METHOD Twenty children between the ages of 37 and 67 months were interviewed following either a voiding cysto-urethrogram (VCUG) or a pediatric assessment (PA) at a hospital. In...

To cite: Saha B, Sinha RK, Mukherjee S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014207816 DESCRIPTION A 35-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of increased urinary frequency, poor urinary flow, incomplete voiding sensation and dysuria. He was subjected to repeated urine culture and antibiotics, but his symptoms persisted. Digital rectal ex...

BACKGROUND Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of intraurethral Mitomycin C (MMC) hydrogel for prevention of post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture recurrence after internal urethrotomy. METHODS A thermoresponsive hydrogel base consisting of 0.8 mg MMC with 1cc water and propylene glycol to PF-127 poloxamer was used in theater. 40 male patients with short, non-obliterated, urethral stri...

PURPOSE We present our short-term results of abdominal transpubic perineal urethroplasty for complex posterior urethral disruption. MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 2000 to March 2005, 21 patients with complex posterior urethral disruption underwent abdominal transpubic perineal urethroplasty. Complex disruption was defined as stricture gap exceeding 3 cm or associated perineal fistulas, re...

To cite: Prakash J, Sharma P, Sankhwar S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200805 DESCRIPTION A 38-year-old man with a background history of thin stream void and dysuria for the last 2 years, presented with an acute urinary retention of 2 days. Physical examination revealed a tender and hard mass in the scrotum and a fistulous track near ...

background: anterior pelvic ring surgery includes a variety of plating techniques and insertion of retrograde superior pubic ramus screws. anterior acetabular surgery also includes fixation through an ilioinguinal or stoppa approach. these exposures risk injury to the spermatic cord and accompanying genital branch of the genitofemoral nerve. the primary aim of this study was to identify the dis...

AIMS To analyze the results of balloon dilatation for short segment male urethral strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis was done of 120 patients undergoing urethral balloon dilatation since January 2004 to January 2012. The inclusion criteria for analysis was a short segment (less than 1.5 cm) stricture, exclusion criteria were pediatric, long (more than 1.5 cm), traumatic,...

Hydronephrosis is a common finding in urinary tract outflow obstruction. Chronically obstructed hydronephrotic system may be associated with parenchymal changes. Ultrasound, intravenous urography, micturating cysto-urethrogram and scintigraphy are commonly performed to evaluate the cause of obstruction. In childhood, pelviureteric junction obstruction is a common cause of the hydronephrosis. Hy...

Congenital ureteric obstruction caused by a ureteric valve is an extremely rare entity. Our patient, a 6-year-old male, had undergone evaluation for recurrent pain in the left lower part of abdomen and was diagnosed as a case of left hydrouretronehrosis on ultrasound abdomen. Intravenous urography revealed left hydronephrosis and hydroureter with a cut-off in mid –ureteric region. Micturating c...