PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

M M Nissenbaum

Publications and source records attributed to M M Nissenbaum.

4 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1991

Comparison between renal ultrasonography and excretory urography in cervical cancer.

Renal ultrasonography was compared with intravenous pyelography in order to establish the suitability and accuracy of the former investigation as a screening method for ureteric obstruction in patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix. With a sensitivity of 96.30%, specificity of 96.75%, a positive predictive value of 87.64% and a negative predictive value of 99.09% calculated on a large sample of 420 kidneys, it is recommended that renal ultrasonography is the method of choice in screening for ureteric obstruction in patients with cervical cancer. At the very least it is a suitable and equivalent alternative to intravenous pyelography in such patients.

Female↗
PubMed1986

Late radiation cystitis after treatment for carcinoma of the bladder.

Between 1978 and 1982, 88 patients were treated with radiotherapy at the University of the Witwatersrand Hospitals for carcinoma of the bladder. They were followed up for evidence of cystitis (i.e. frequency, urgency, nocturia, dysuria, haematuria). Those with persistent symptoms underwent cystoscopy. Biopsies were taken of areas suspicious of residual or recurrent tumour. The total incidence of late bladder complications was 11 (12,5%). Of these 11 patients, 6 had persistent or recurrent tumour. The implications of this are discussed.

Cystitis↗
PubMed1975

Obstetrical paralysis.

Most patients with obstetrical paralysis have some useful functional return, and early recognition and treatment help prevent rapidly developing shoulder contractures. Initial physical therapy includes passive range of motion exercises. Fixed contractures must be released prior to reconstructive surgery designed to improve funtion. An approach to the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of obstetrical paralysis is given.

Birth Injuries↗