Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to H M du Preez.
Urinary retention is an unusual problem in females and may be psychogenic, especially in the young. However it is important to remember that there are also organic causes for retention. We present 2 cases of an uncommon cause of urinary retention in the young female, namely hematocolpos.
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The prognosis for patients with adult Wilms' tumor is poor in contrast to pediatric Wilms' tumor. A 23-year-old patient with Wilms' tumor is described who relapsed twice; initially after adjuvant treatment with abdominal irradiation, vincristine, and actinomycin and again after treatment with high dose doxorubicin. The patient was treated with cisplatin and etoposide and is clear of disease 75 months after presentation. She has given birth to a healthy baby.
Initial experience at two centres in Cape Town with a new technique for the removal of urinary calculi is described. The technical difficulties encountered and the methods used to overcome them are outlined. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy has rendered conventional open surgery largely obsolete for treatment of stone disease of the upper urinary tract.
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