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- In anaesthetised pigs indomethacin (2.5 mg/kg body weight) immediately reduced pelvic pressure above unilaterally and bilaterally totally occluded ureters. Repeated administration of the same dose caused a cumulative reduction of pelvic pressure. In animals with a kidney working against a partial obstruction of the ureter, indomethacin reduced urine production by more than 50% within 15 to 30 min. It was also shown that the effect of indomethacin on the pelvic pressure was dependent on the fluid load of the animals. Rapid infusion of saline or X-ray contrast medium counteracted the pressure fall induced by indomethacin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the use of enterostomy in the treatment of patients with primary neuropathic amyloidosis. Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with amyloidosis; Complications of amyloidosis; Indications to consider in treating amyloidosis with surgery.

In this paper we present a case study for data warehousing intended to support data mining and analysis. We also describe a prototype for data retrieval. Further we discuss some technical issues related to a particular choice of a patient record environment.

A 71-year-old man was treated with transurethral microwave thermotherapy because of symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. The treatment session was performed without any abnormal complaints from the patient. Two hours post-treatment the patient felt pain in his penile shaft and noticed a wound. A thorough investigation revealed that the only possible explanation for the injury was a dislocation of the catheter.

Perforation of the small bowel during SWL is reported for the first time. The patient was treated in the prone position for a ureteral stone with 4500 shockwaves. There were no underlying or predisposing factors for the damage to the gut with the exception of the large number of shockwaves at a high energy setting. It is concluded that SWL in the prone position with shockwaves traversing the peritoneal cavity carries a risk of damage to the bowel. A reduction of the number of shockwaves and the energy level should be considered in this setting.

Objective: Virtually all patients with myelomeningocele suffer from neurogenic disorder of the bladder. Problems with incontinence are common and there is also a risk of deterioration of renal function. The aim of the present study was to determine the long-term urological fate of this patient group., Patients and Methods: Twelve young adults with myelomeningocele were interviewed and their records reviewed., Results: The patients started clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) at the age of 10-21 years. Three patients underwent urological surgery prior to the start of CIC. This was also the case for 3 patients after having started CIC. Only 1 patient is completely continent. In the rest, the degree of incontinence varies. With few exceptions, the glomerular filtration rate was well preserved. Six of the incontinent patients had, on at least one occasion, denied incontinence to his doctor., Conclusion: It seems that the prognosis is good as far as renal function is concerned. However, continence is a prerequisite for good social adjustment. An obstacle for a rational treatment of incontinence, in the adolescent patient group, is the patient's strong tendency to underreport the actual incontinence situation. Thus, every effort must be made in order to obtain a correct history. In patients with validated incontinence, an aggressive treatment policy, including surgical intervention, is justified.

A diagnostic method for the determination of obstructions in the pelvoureteral junction in patients with suspected idiopathic hydronephrosis is described and discussed. Two microtransducer catheters (MTCs) with infusion lumens are inserted under fluoroscopic control, one into the renal pelvis and the other in the perirenal space as a reference. The pressure values obtained are stored on a portable microcomputer system, carried by the ambulatory patients. Renal pelvic pressure, intra-abdominal pressure and differential pressure are calculated and displayed as time-pressure diagrams on a plotter. The pressures can be measured for long periods (3-24 h). Furthermore, steady state conditions can be evaluated during pelvic infusion of saline. The results from the pressure measurements are compared with clinical and radiological evaluations. Our results show that this method of long-term monitoring of intrapelvic pressure together with intra-abdominal pressure contributes to the evaluation of patients with suspected pelvoureteral obstructions and complements other methods in the preoperative investigation. However, this study reveals difficulties with measurements of intra-abdominal pressure. Carrying the equipment was not inconvenient for the patients.

Forty-four patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the penis stage T1-T2, N0 were either treated surgically (n = 19) or with a combination of irradiation and bleomycin (n = 25). The overall actuarial survival rate was 80% at 3 years, 77% at 5 years and 60% at 10 years. The result of irradiation treatment combined with bleomycin was in stage N0 equivalent to that of surgical therapy. The non-surgical treatment had the advantage of preserved sexual ability.

Sexual function was evaluated in 21 patients with bladder carcinoma who had undergone radical cystectomy either with (n = 9) or without (n = 12) excision of the urethra. All patients received preoperative radiotherapy, and the cystectomy was done by a nerve-sparing surgical technique. At follow-up all patients reported normal sexual desire and tactile sexual activity. Eight of the 12 patients in whom the urethra was preserved could achieve penile erection and orgasm to tactile stimulation, and five of them had sufficient strength and duration of erection for sexual intercourse. Two of the nine patients in whom the urethra was removed-had weak erections insufficient for intercourse; three could experience orgasm. These results show that when cystectomy is done by a nerve-sparing technique and without urethrectomy there is more chance of preserving sexual function than when simultaneous urethrectomy is done.

We report a case of renal cell carcinoma within a simple renal cyst in the lower pole of the right kidney. Excretory urography showed a mass and ultrasonography revealed multiple renal cysts with a solid component arising from the wall in 1. This finding also was visualized by computerized tomography. Analysis of the cystic fluid showed a high cholesterol level but negative cytological results. At operation a 7 mm. tumor arose from the wall of the cyst. Histopathological examination showed grade 3 renal cell carcinoma with an aneuploid deoxyribonucleic acid content.

We treated 25 patients with ureteral colic and urographically verified stones with 50 mg. indomethacin intravenously. Pain was relieved completely in 17 patients, while in 8 incomplete or no pain relief was achieved after the infusion of indomethacin. Patients completely relieved of pain had significantly higher levels of antidiuretic hormone in plasma before the infusion of indomethacin (18.2 plus or minus 3.4 pg./ml.) than patients with incomplete or no pain relief (7.2 plus or minus 1.3 pg./ml.) (p less than 0.01). These findings indicate that the volume status and/or the level of antidiuretic hormone may be of critical importance for pain relief after infusion of indomethacin in patients with ureteral colic.

The present investigation was undertaken to determine whether elevated glomerular capillary and pelvic pressure resulting from ureteral obstruction could be lowered by injection of indomethacin. In hydropenic rats and rats subjected to saline volume expansion, the mean arterial blood pressure, renal pelvic pressure and proximal tubular free flow and stop-flow pressures were measured during acute ureteral obstruction. Indomethacin was injected intravenously 30 to 45 minutes after obstruction at a renal pelvic pressure of 35 mm. Hg or higher. In the former group of rats the proximal tubular stop-flow pressure decreased by an average of 32 per cent and renal pelvic pressure by 27 per cent on administration of indomethacin, whereas in the volume expanded rats (saline, 2 per cent of body weight) these pressures did not change significantly. These results suggest that the vasodilation consequent to ureteral obstruction in hydropenic animals is caused by prostaglandins release and can be abolished by indomethacin, whereas the vasodilation that results from ureteral obstruction in volume expanded animals may be affected by additional mechanisms.

The circulatory effects of intravenously administered indomethacin, a potent prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor (0.8 mg/kg bw) were investigated in pigs with unilateral ureteral obstruction. The drug induced a marked but transient increase in systemic arterial pressure (+53%, p less than 0.02) and pulmonary arterial (+81%, p less than 0.02) pressure without any changes in left or right sided filling pressures, cardiac output or heart rate. Coronary blood flow remained unchanged and renal venous blood flow decreased (-26%, p less than 0.02). Renal pelvic pressure decreased (-20%, p less than 0.02). Thus systemic (SVR), pulmonary (PVR) and coronary vascular resistance (CVR) and renal vascular resistance (RVR) on the obstructed side increased (SVR + 73%, p less than 0.02; PVR + 140%, p less than 0.02; CVR + 53%, p less than 0.02 and RVR + 107%, p less than 0.02 respectively). Even if one takes into consideration other factors than ureteral obstruction contributing to these reactions, e.g. low volume load, anaesthesia, surgical trauma and species differences, care is advised in treating patients with coronary artery disease or obstructive lung disease with indomethacin.

The continuous thermodilution method for the measurement of blood flow from 300 to 1500 ml/min was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. In vitro experiments indicated that thermotransport within the catheter, causing a temperature measurement error, can occur. Flow model measurements were used for consequent modification of the original thermodilution formula for calculation of flow. In the in vivo investigations the thermodilution and electromagnetic methods were compared for measurement of pig portal blood flow. Using the modified formula for the flow calculations, good agreement was found between the two methods (r = 0.958). For the continuous thermodilution method in vivo the standard deviation of a single measurement was 19 ml/min and the coefficient of variation 1.6%.

Based on a theoretical analysis of the genesis of ureteral colic, it was assumed that indomethacin, a potent prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor, ought to be useful in the treatment of patients with an obstructing ureteral stone. Experimental studies and clinical observations have verified this assumption.

A randomized prospective double-blind study of the analgesic effect of 50 mg. intravenous indomethacin, a prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor, was done on 47 consecutive patients with acute ureteral colic. The placebo used was 5 mg. intravenous riboflavin because of the same color as indomethacin. Indomethacin provided complete relief in 78 per cent of the cases, while riboflavin provided relief in 30 per cent. The difference is statistically significant. No side effects were observed with indomethacin.