Du Toit, ElizabethVan Schalkwyk, CariDunbar, RoryJennings, KarenYang, BliaCoetzee, DavidBeyers, Nulda(Public Library of Science -- PLoS, 2014-05)
Background: Few studies have evaluated access to and retention in pre-ART care.
Objectives: To evaluate the proportion of People Living With HIV (PLWH) in pre-ART and ART care and factors associated
with retention in ...
Heyns, C. F.Fisher, M.Lecuona, A.Van der Merwe, A.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2011-04)
Objectives. We aimed to compare the presenting features and
management of prostate cancer among different racial groups.
Patients and methods. We studied all patients diagnosed with
prostate cancer at the Urological ...
Janse van Rensburg, E.Meyer, D.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2013-04)
Corticosteroids are the most effective way
to treat ocular inflammation. They relieve
symptoms rapidly and often prevent
permanent damage. These medications,
however, must be used with caution, as use
of steroid-containing ...
Basson, J .Van der Walt, C. L. E.Heyns, C. F.(Health and Medical Publications Group (HMPG), 2012-05)
Urinary retention in women is uncommon,
with a much lower incidence than in men.
It may be acute (with suprapubic pain)
or chronic (typically painless). Urinary
retention in females is frequently transient,
with no ...
Heyns, C. F.Van der Walt, C. L. E.Groeneveld, A.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-04)
Objective. A visual prostate symptom score (VPSS) compared with the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) for evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) can be completed without physician assistance by a ...
Heyns, C. F.Van der Merwe, J.Basson, J.Van der Merwe, A.(Centre of African Studies, University of Cape Town, 2012-08)
Objective. To investigate the possible reasons for repeated
urethral dilatation or optical internal urethrotomy rather than
urethroplasty in the treatment of male urethral strictures.
Patients and methods. Men referred ...
Wessels, G. S.Heyns, C. F.(SA HIV Clinicians Soc, 2012-11)
An 11-year-old boy receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection and antibacterial therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis
presented with urinary retention due to varicella zoster virus infection involving the sacral ...
Zabiegaj-Zwick, C.Nel, E. D.Moore, S. W.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-11)
Background. Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is related
to biliary disease, being cholestatic in its own right. It has also been
associated with intrahepatic bile duct destruction and duct paucity,
indicating a ...
Moore, S. W.Tshifularo, N.Grobbelaar, J. J.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-11)
Background. Approximately one-third of hepatoblastoma (HB)
patients have associated congenital abnormalities, but familial
recurrence is rare, except in association with familial adenomatous
polyposis (FAP). This ...
Heyns, C. F.Naude, A. M.Ahmed, G.Stopforth, H. B.Stellmacher, G. A.Visser, A. J.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2001-08)
Introduction. To determine whether there is a cut-off value of
serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) which can be used
confidently to make the diagnosis of prostate cancer,
thereby obviating the need for biopsy.
Patients ...
Heyns, C. F.Naude, A. M.Visser, A. J.Marais, D. C.Stopforth, H. B.Nyarko, J. K.Stellmacher, G. A.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2001-08)
Background. Early stage prostate cancer does not cause
symptoms, and even metastatic disease may exist for years
without causing symptoms or signs. Whereas early stage
prostate cancer can be cured with radical prostatectomy ...
Bohm, L.Serafin, A. M.Fernandez, P.Van der Watt, G.Bouic, P. J. D.Harvey, J.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2012-08)
Introduction. Diagnosis of prostate cancer by prostate specific antigen (PSA) is error-prone and cannot distinguish benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) from malignant disease, nor identify aggressive and indolent types. ...
Zarrabi, A. D.Edlin, R. S.Heyns, C. F.Van Vuuren, S.(South African Journal of Science, 2011-11)
Objective. To determine the prevalence of prostatitis on histopathological evaluation of prostatic tissue in men without urinary retention.
Design, setting and subjects. The clinical data and histopathology reports of men ...
Smit, S. G.Heyns, C. F.Cronje, F. J.Roberts, C. J.(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010)
Objective: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for refractory late radiation cystitis has been reported with success rates of 60% to 92%. HORTIS (Hyperbaric Oxygen Radiation Tissue Injury Study) is a multicenter study conducted ...
Heyns, C. F.Fisher, M.Lecuona, A.Van Der Merwe, A.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2011-09)
We aimed to evaluate the presenting features and
treatment outcome of prostate cancer in men aged <50 years, in
a region where prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening is not
readily available and most men present with ...
Van Deventer, Petrus V.Graewe, Frank R.Wuringer, Elisabeth(Springer Open, 2011-10)
The reasons for recurrent ptosis in mastopexy
and breast reduction procedures are twofold. First,
available surgical techniques do not reconstruct the normal
breast anatomy responsible for maintaining breast shape.
Second, ...
Meyer, D.Parkin, D.Maritz, F. J.Liebenberg, P. H.(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2003-04)
Aim: To determine whether an association exists between
the different plasma lipoprotein constituents and the prevalence
of lenticular opacities in dyslipidaemic subjects.
Methods: Adult patients (n = 115) of both genders ...
Meyer, D.Liebenberg, P. H.Maritz, F. J.(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2004-08)
Aim: To determine whether an association exists between plasma lipoprotein constituents and the prevalence of corneal arcus in dyslipidaemic patients. Methods: Adult patients (n = 115) were included if their fasting total ...
Smit, Shaun G.Heyns, Chris F.(Nature Publishing Group, 2010-04)
Acute radiation cystitis occurs during or soon after radiation treatment. It is usually self-limiting, and is generally managed conservatively. Late radiation cystitis, on the other hand, can develop from 6 months to 20 ...