Lynn Ann Bussey¹, Richard W. Norman¹, Rekha Gupta²

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 1464-1469, 2002

Abstract Sclerosing lipogranuloma of the male genitalia without a history of injection of exogenous material is extremely rare. This is the first case reported from a Canadian center. This 33 year old man developed sclerosing lipogranuloma of his scrotum 3 months after being diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. There was no history of injection of exogenous substances or trauma. His lesion was painless, sudden in onset, "Y-shaped", associated with eosinophila and spontaneously regressed after partial resection.
A review of the available English literature on sclerosing lipogranuloma from 1966 to 2001 was completed to compare our case report… More >

Walid Farhat, Gordon McLorie, Darius Bagli, Antoine Khoury

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 1459-1463, 2002

Abstract Purpose: Infants with history of antenatal hydronephrosis and neonatal vesicoureteral reflux may have detectable changes in renal scans before the advent of urinary tract infection. In cases of bilateral high-grade vesicoureteral reflux, differential renal function on renal scan may not reveal renal hypoplasia since comparison of relative function may be made between two abnormal kidneys. We tested the hypothesis that ultrasonography in the neonatal period may be accurate and complementary to renal scan in detecting renal hypoplasia at birth.
Materials and methods: Twenty-six infants who presented in the antenatal period with history of hydronephrosis and were noted… More >

G. Steinhoff, B. Ittah, S. Rowan

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 1454-1458, 2002

Abstract Objective: An open label study of chondroitin sulfate was undertaken to determine the response of patients with interstitial cystitis and positive potassium test results to this agent.
Method: Eighteen patients with classic features of interstitial cystitis were enrolled in the study. Patients received 40 mL chondroitin sulfate, 0.2% instilled intravesically once a week for four weeks and then once a month for 12 months. At the same times, Quality of Life Improvement scores, voiding diaries, and pain and voiding indices were reviewed.
Results: Thirteen of 18 patients were followed for the entire 13-month study. Twelve of these patients More >

Dr. Richard Choo

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 1453-1453, 2002

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Charles Catton¹, Mary Gospodarowicz¹, Jimmy Mui¹, Tony Panzarella², Michael Milosevic¹, Michael McLean¹, Pamela Catton¹, Padraig Warde¹

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 1444-1452, 2002

Abstract Purpose: To retrospectively review the results of conventional dose radical radiotherapy for clinical stage T1 and T2 prostate cancer, and to identify the factors that predict the biochemical relapse-free rate.
Methods: The records were reviewed of 706 hormonally-naive men with clinical stage T1T2 prostate cancer treated with radical radiotherapy (RT) between 1987-1994 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The median prostate RT dose was 65 Gy in 35 fractions (range 52 Gy in 20 fractions to 67 Gy in 37 fractions). Pelvic lymph nodes were included in the treatment volume and treated to a median dose of 45… More >

Laurence H. Klotz

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 1442-1442, 2002

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A. Castro-Vazquez, E.A. Albrecht, I.A. Vega, E. Koch, C. Gamarra-Luques

BIOCELL, Vol.26, Suppl.S, pp. 101-109, 2002

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MARÍA G. GARCÍA, CARLOS A. BUSSO, PABLO POLCI, NORBERTO L. GARCÍA GIROU, VIVIANA ECHENIQUE

BIOCELL, Vol.26, No.3, pp. 309-317, 2002, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2002.26.309

Abstract The effects of water stress on leaf water relations and growth are reported for three perennial tussock grass genotypes under glasshouse conditions. Studies were performed in genotypes El Palmar INTA and Selección Anguil of Agropyron scabrifolium (Döell) Parodi, and El Vizcachero of A. elongatum (Host) Beauv. Agropyron scabrifolium El Palmar INTA is native to a region with warm-temperate and humid climate without a dry season, and an average annual precipitation of 900 mm. Agropyron scabrifolium Selección Anguil comes from a region with a sub-humid, dry to semiarid climate and a mean annual precipitation of 600 mm. Agropyron elongatum is a… More >

MARÍA CECILIA JUÁREZ¹, CARLOS BERNARDO PASSERA^1,2

BIOCELL, Vol.26, No.3, pp. 319-324, 2002, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2002.26.319

Abstract The genus Opuntia is a valuable forage resource in arid and semiarid lands during periods of drought and shortage of herbaceous plants. However, absolute minimum temperatures in the plains of Mendoza represent a limiting factor to cultivate several species.
Opuntia ellisiana is a cold hardy species, so the goals of this study were to massively propagate it using in vitro culture techniques, and then to acclimatize plantlets obtained to field conditions.
Different sterilization protocols were tested. Areoles were isolated in laminar airflow cabinet, and cultured on Murashige-Skoog medium, supplemented with sucrose and different BAP and IBA combinations.… More >

MARIO ALDO RAVAGLIA , MARÍA CRISTINA MAGGESE

BIOCELL, Vol.26, No.3, pp. 325-337, 2002, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2002.26.325

Abstract Synbranchus marmoratus (Synbranchidae), commonly known as the swamp eel, is a protogynous diandric teleost fish widely distributed throughout South America. The purpose of this work was to study the ovarian anatomy and to describe oocyte developmental stages in the swamp eel, Synbranchus marmoratus.
S. marmoratus has a unique sacular ovary. It is covered by a conspicuous muscular wall, probably involved in an egg-releasing system acting as a peristaltic-like mechanism. The internal ovarian anatomy shows a Ushaped ovarian lamella delimiting a dorsal ovarian lumen. The microscopic study shows evidence of the existence of a germinal epithelium in the… More >