The following brief summaries illustrate the important findings in 3 cases of vesical-neck obstruction in women. Case 1. (H. H. 471–447). L. S., a 71-year-old married woman, had had severe urgency, ...

Portal hypertension is a frequent consequence of cirrhosis and may lead to dilated venous collaterals. Usually, varices due to portal hypertension develop in the lower esophagus, stomach, or rectum ...

The kidneys produce urine which passes through two tubes called the ureters and gets stored in the urinary bladder. Once the urinary bladder gets full, the person feels the need to void or empty the ...

The elevated BUN and creatinine we saw in the clinical chemistry results may have been related to obstructive renal failure from the bladder stone or renal failure independent of the stone that was ...

Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a common and sometimes life-threatening complication of hemopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) occurring in 7–52% of transplant recipients. In this setting it is usually ...