Background:Pheochromocytomas are tumors originating from chromaffin cells and producing catecholamines.In 10%–20%of cases,these tumors act outside of the adrenal medulla,defining conglomerates named paragangliomas.Bl...
Objective To determine the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms(LUTS)and their severity population in Jordan.Methods This cross-sectional survey was conducted using a paper-based survey between August and Septem...
Background The detection rate of narrow-band imaging(NBI)for superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(SESCC),including high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia,is significantly higher than that of white-light endosc...
funding from the National Natural Foundation of China(81770710);Key Research and Development Plan of Zhejiang Province(2019C03028);the Major projects jointly constructed by the Zhejiang province and National Health Commission(WKJ-ZJ-1908);the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LQ18H050001).
Introduction To improve compliance with voiding diaries in children with primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis(PMNE),a new modified 3-day weekend frequency-volume chart(FVC)was designed,and the compliance and val...
Purpose: This study intended to assess the feasibility of an individualized voiding program in Japan aimed at improving the sense of micturition control in older people with functional urinary inconti...
Objective:We sought to determine if urodynamic study(UDS)predicted voiding outcomes in men with detrusor underactivity(DU)and benign prostatic enlargement(BPE)who underwent photovaporization of the prostate(PVP).Metho...
Objectives: Patients undergoing 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging are considered external radiation sources. Accurate dose rate estimates are important for conducting realistic risk assessments and performing dose reconstruction...
BACKGROUND Vaginal abscess is a treatable disease and should be considered in female patients with voiding difficulties and perineal tenderness. There are no reported cases of vaginal abscess causing voiding dysfuncti...
AIM To evaluate the risk profile of sulfur hexafluoride in voiding urosonography(VUS) based on a large cohort of children.METHODS Since 2011 sulfur hexafluoride(SH,SonoV ue?,Bracco,Italy) is the only ultrasound contra...
Salt reduction policies have been implemented throughout the world as well as in Japan. However, most of the current questionnaires for estimating salt intake are apt to be based on empirical evidence. This study was ...