المنشورات و المؤلفات
The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of admissions criteria at King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia, to predict students’ early academic performance at three health science colleges (medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy). A...
Objective: Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) is an important asset in managing children with noncompliant bladders. We review the feasibility and late outcomes of patients with normal urethral sensation who began CIC.
Materials and methods:...
A spontaneous bladder rupture in an intact bladder without history of trauma has been reported before with different postulation for the pathogenesis. All these cases were reported in the adult age group. Patients with a neuropathic bladder...
Objectives: Schistosomiasis affecting the ureter is commonly accompanied by ureteric dilatation with or without ureteric stricture and altered ureteric wall motility that can influence extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) results. This study...
Purpose: Radionuclide cystography is a widely used test for the diagnosis or indication of resolution of vesicoureteral reflux. The recurrence or persistence of reflux after 1 negative radionuclide cystogram has been previously reported. We examined...
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has been found valuable in situations where obstructing stones in the common bile or intrahepatic ducts are retained following surgery or attempted endoscopic removal. However, success rates are dependent...
Leiomyomas of the esophagus and/or the bronchus have rarely been reported in children. To our knowledge, the simultaneous presence of this tumor in both the esophagus and a bronchus in a child has not been previously reported. A
7-year old boy...
We have inserted 20 totally implantable central venous devices in 17 patients with severe metabolic disease over a 43-month span. Patient ages ranged from 2 months to 17 years (mean, 4.2 years). The underlying pathology was Gaucher's disease in six ...
Background: Bladder augmentation may be undertaken by using various gastrointestinal segments but their use is associated with a multitude of well-recognized complications. The mega-ureter has proven to be a satisfactory alternative; in patients...
A four-year-old male was admitted with a history of sitting on a pencil, which was removed by the mother. Two hours later she noticed drops of urine coming from the perineum. A description of the injury together with the management of this unique...
A 9-month-old boy with a respiratory tract infection was found to have a mass in the left chest posteriorly. This proved to be a superior ectopic thoracic kidney, which was easily identifiable on ultrasonography. The case is reported to stress the ...