Iatrogenic urethrovaginal fistula with transverse vaginal septum presenting as cyclical hematuria [0.03%]
医源性尿道阴道瘘合并横行阴道隔膜致周期性血尿
Abha Singh,Manisha Kumar,Sumedha Sharma
Abha Singh
We present a case of iatrogenic urethrovaginal fistula with transverse vaginal septum. The patient presented with cyclical hematuria and infertility. The vagina was blind-ending. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed normal uterus wit...
V Chaitra,T Rajalakshmi,Suravi Mohanty et al.
V Chaitra et al.
Actinomycosis is a chronic inflammatory condition caused by Actinomyces israeli, a gram positive anaerobic bacterium. It can have a variety of clinical manifestations and can mimic a malignancy. We present one such case of urachal actinomyc...
Kamal Jeet Singh,Anuj Tiwari,Adarsh Goyal
Kamal Jeet Singh
Jackstone calculi are urinary tract stones that have a specific appearance resembling toy jacks. They are almost always composed of calcium oxalate dihydrate consist of a dense central core and radiating spicules. They are usually light bro...
Jan W Mazel,Rudolf W Poolman
Jan W Mazel
Objectives: This article outlines the basic principles of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and provides urologists with some tools to further explore, understand, and work with EBM. ...
Understanding results: P-values, confidence intervals, and number need to treat [0.03%]
结果的理解：P值、可信区间以及治疗人数需求的了解
Lawrence Flechner,Timothy Y Tseng
Lawrence Flechner
Objectives: With the increasing emphasis on evidence-based medicine, the urology literature has seen a rapid growth in the number of high-quality randomized controlled trials along with increased statistical rigor in the ...
Suzanne B Stewart,Phillip Dahm,Charles D Scales Jr
Suzanne B Stewart
Introduction: Advances in treatment and disease prevention occur frequently in urology. Urologists must identify a framework within which to evaluate these therapeutic innovations. ...
Role of systematic reviews and meta-analysis in evidence-based clinical practice [0.03%]
系统综述和 Meta 分析在循证临床实践中的作用
Erin R McNamara,Charles D Scales Jr
Erin R McNamara
Introduction: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of well-designed and executed randomized controlled trials have the potential to provide the highest levels of evidence to support diagnostic and therapeutic intervention...
Ramanitharan Manikandan,Lalgudi N Dorairajan
Ramanitharan Manikandan
Urologists frequently encounter problems in making a clinical diagnosis whose resolution requires the use of diagnostic tests. With an ever increasing choice of investigations being available, the urologist often has to decide which diagnos...
Mark Preston,Dean A Fergusson,Rodney H Breau
Mark Preston
Information about prognosis can be applied to research design and is essential for patient care and counseling. Prognostic study data is only useful if it is valid, transparent, and applicable to your patient. Using a clinical scenario and ...
Peter Hinh,Steven E Canfield
Peter Hinh
Understanding sample size calculation is vitally important for planning and conducting clinical research, and critically appraising literature. The purpose of this paper is to present basic statistical concepts and tenets of study design pe...