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Evaluation of the visual prostate symptom score in a male population with great language diversity and limited education : a study from Namibia
(Health & Medical Publication Group, 2014-05)
Background. A visual prostate symptom score (VPSS) using pictograms was developed to assess the force of the urinary stream, urinary frequency, nocturia and quality of life (QoL).
Objective. To compare the VPSS with the ...
Retroperitoneoscopic live donor nephrectomy : review of the first 50 cases at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-06)
Background. Changing from an open to a laparoscopic live renal donor programme poses challenges and may affect donor and graft outcomes.
Objectives. To evaluate donor safety and graft outcomes for the first 50 ...
Plasma sarcosine does not distinguish early and advanced stages of prostate cancer
(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. ...
Management of radiation cystitis
(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 ...
HORTIS-III: Radiation cystitis - a multicenter, prospective, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with refractory radiation cystitis
(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 ...
Treatment of male urethral strictures - possible reasons for the use of repeated dilatation or internal urethrotomy rather than urethroplasty
(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 ...
Varicella zoster virus infrection causing urinary retentin in a child with HIV infection
(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 ...
Genetic variations in androgen metabolism genes and associations with prostate cancer in South African men
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2010)
Background. In South Africa white men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer (PCa), coloured (mixed ancestry) men have an intermediate incidence, and low incidences are reported for black and Asian men. It has been ...
Prevalence of histological prostatitis in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma of the prostate presenting without urinary retention
(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 ...
Prostate cancer among different racial groups in the Western Cape : presenting features and management
(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 ...