A study on diabetes melitus was conducted in DKI Jakarta, and Surabaya,The respondents were the patients who went to the traditional healers (dukun and sinshe). Data colection was conducted through interview using questionnaire and also in depth interview to the respondents. The results of the study showed that most of the respondents did not believe that diabetes melitus was caused either by b…
Children with history of low birth weight have the risk of atherosclerosis intheir future vasculer cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCM-1) is a group of immunoglobulin adhesion molecules, a receptor protein to marginalization process and process and mononucler leukocytes movement along the endotholium. VCAM-1 is an early maker of atherosclerosis which can be detected at an early age. This study aimed …
To study the rate of urethrocutaneous fistule formation associated with the use of an indwelling catheter with stent hypospadias repair. Twenty patients with primary hypospadias of penile shaft and posterior type underwent reconstruction with an onlay technique by a single operator. For urinary deviation in 10 patients a urethral catheter was used, while in the remainder a silicone suprapublic …
LUTS is a syndrome of BOO which marked by obstructive and irritable symptoms. The ball valve mechanism in bladder neck results in an increase of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). The aim of this study is to prove the relation of intravesical prostatic protruson (IPP) with prostate volume, Q max, and international prostate symptom score (IPSS) in non complicated BPHLUTUS patients. This study is…
The presence of antisperm antibodies was considered as one of the main cause of male infertility. This study was conducted on 776 semen samples of the male partner of infertile couples in order to evaluate the prevalence of antisperm antibodies. The detection was performed with direct MAR (Mixed Antiglobulin Reaction) test. The test was found positive in 35 samples. Hence, the prevalence of imm…