Purpose: Testicular cancer (TC) is a malignant tumour that commonly affects young men in their second and third decades of life. Regular testicular self-examination (TSE) results in early detection and treatment of TC. This study was conducted to assess the degree of knowledge an...
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can be used as a biomarker to evaluate the severity of urinary symptoms in patients with benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). Methods: This study assessed NLR in a cohort of 357...
Adrenal myelolipoma is a rare benign tumor originating from the adrenal cortex. Composed of adipose tissue and bone marrow. The incidence of adrenal myelolipoma is 0.08 to 0.2% of autopsy cases and 0.06% of patients operated. Large tumors of a size greater than 7 cm should be rem...
Penile fracture is a rare and unusual pathology resulting from a tear of the tunica albuginea of an erect penis. It is typically associated with sexual intercourse, masturbation, and a fall on or rolling over an erect penis. A cracking or popping sound followed by acute pain, rap...
Simon Bannison Bani, Raymond Anachem, Moses Banyeh, Peter Paul M. Dapare, Yussif Adams, Charles Nkansah, Kofi Mensah, Samuel Kwasi Appiah, Fathea Bani, Hisham Osumanu, Gabriel Abbam & Samira Daud·Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Urology·2023
Background: Standard semen analysis is the surrogate measure of male fertility in clinical practice. According to recent studies, there is a slight increase in percentage of couples who are facing infertility problems globally. This study determined the semen quality trends of me...
Background: Ureteric trauma is rare, occurring in <1% of all traumas. Bicycle handlebar injury is a unique trauma mechanism especially noticed in childhood. Case Presentation: We present a unique case of a 13-year-old male who sustained a penetrating abdominal injury from a bi...
Background: To compare the quality of life and pain scores between double J ureteric stenting and percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) insertion in patients who presented with acute ureteral obstruction secondary to urolithiasis. Methods: This is a prospective, multi-centre study which...
Background: Laparoscopic simple nephrectomy (LSN) for non-functioning kidney (NFK) due to urolithiasis is considered difficult with higher conversions to open surgery and complication rates than radical nephrectomy. Preoperative assessment of operative difficulty would be useful...
Aims: to evaluate the efficacy and safety of flexible ureteroscopy with holmium laser for the treatment of preschool age children ≤ 6 years with upper third ureteric stones. Patients and Methods: Nine preschool children with a male/female ratio of 4/5 (mean age 3.6 years; range 2...
In routine urological procedure ureteric DJ stents are important and basic tool. The history of DJ stenting is too old, Gustav simon in 1800s performed first DJ stenting following open cystostomy. Following his success, Zimskind et al in 1967 placed DJ stent endoscopically [1]. L...