We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the current evidence regarding the role of super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SMP), which refers to a 7-Fr nephroscope placed through a tract sized 10-14 Fr, in treating renal stones and compare its outcomes with the standard mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) techniques.
Published in 12 June 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine has gained a lot of momentum in the last decades and has been applied to various fields of medicine.
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Cystinosis is the most frequent cause of the inherited renal Fanconi syndrome and is also potentially treatable. In this study, we have reported our single-center experience of the longterm outcomes of kidney transplant in patients with cystinosis.
Published in 03 January 2022
Erectile dysfunction affects over 50% of men 70 years and above, and penile prosthesis (PP) is its third-line treatment. Complications of PPs include infection, however, no formal guidelines exist for its management.
Published in 12 January 2020
To assess the safety and efficacy of modified testicular traction technique in treatment of intraabdominal and peeping testes with short vessels.
Published in 07 January 2022
The aim of this study was to assess of the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on urology practice in the Arab world during the first year of the crisis.
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This survey was designed and conducted during the lockdown period to assess its effect on urology practice dealing with patients with voiding dysfunction and their care in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
Published in 03 January 2022
An emerging area in environmental toxicology is the role that chemicals and chemical mixtures have on the cells of the human immune system.
Published in 06 January 2015
We report a case of epidermal inclusion cyst in a 32-year-old male. This was a complication of circumcision that was neglected over years to form stones and urethrocutaneous fistula.
Published in 01 January 2012
Potentially carcinogenic compounds may cause cancer through direct DNA damage or through indirect cellular or physiological effects.
Published in 06 January 2015
Diabetic kidney disease - which is defined by elevated urine albumin excretion or reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) or both - is a serious complication that occurs in 20% to 40% of all diabetics.
Published in 10 September 2015
To evaluate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in surgical smoke and aerosols during laparoscopy and open surgery.
Published in 06 January 2022
The purpose of this review is to stimulate new ideas regarding low-dose environmental mixtures and carcinogens and their potential to promote invasion and metastasis.
Published in 06 January 2015
Cell death is a process of dying within biological cells that are ceasing to function. This process is essential in regulating organism development, tissue homeostasis, and to eliminate cells in the body that are irreparably damaged.
Published in 06 January 2015
The adoption of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) requires a clear willingness, not only from healthcare organization to operate the robotic system but also from the public that is going to perceive it. This study aims to explore public's awareness, understanding and their perceptions towards RAS in Kuwait.
Published in 07 January 2020
To summarize the experience of the Middle East in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN), to discuss the associated advantages and salient problems, to examine the learning curve encountered compared with that of the pioneering centres in the West, and the contribution of the regional centres to the worldwide experience.
Published in 03 January 2012
Treatment escalation from conservative directly to surgical in the management of pure stress urinary incontinence (SUI) reveals a gap for effective pharmacological treatments. The introduction of a drug therapy would fill this gap and widen the treatment options. Nevertheless, various pharmaceutical agents have been used off-label and are being investigated and becoming more widely available. In this review, we examined the latest published data regarding pharmacotherapy used in the treatment of SUI.
Published in 04 January 2015
Rhinocladiella mackenziei is a rare fungal pathogen which belongs to a large group of pigmented fungi causing phaeohyphomycosis. R. mackenziei primarily infects the brain and leads to high fatality rates among both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals.
Published in 12 January 2021
Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) is the primary treatment for patients suffering from relapsing or advanced prostate cancer (PC). Hormone therapy generally guarantees adequate clinical control of the disease for some years, even in those patients affected by widespread skeletal and soft tissue metastases. Despite ADT, however, most patients treated with hormones eventually progress to castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), for which there are no effective treatments. This clinical reality is an open challenge to the oncologist because of those neoplasms which elaborate neuroendocrine differentiation (NED).
Published in 06 January 2019
As part of the Halifax Project, this review brings attention to the potential effects of environmental chemicals on important molecular and cellular regulators of the cancer hallmark of evading growth suppression.
Published in 06 January 2015