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Safety And Efficacy Of Bipolar Turp In Management Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Fatma Ahmed Elserafy, Mohamed Nabil El-Helbawy, Mohamed Marzok Abd-Allah, Tarek Mohamed Abd-Elbaky
Safety And Efficacy Of Bipolar Turp In Management Of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Fatma Ahmed Elserafy, Mohamed Nabil El-Helbawy, Mohamed Marzok Abd-Allah, Tarek Mohamed Abd-Elbaky
Menoufia Medical Journal
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia as compared with standard monopolar TURP. Background Monopolar TURP, which was considered the gold standard surgical therapy for men with lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia, was recently challenged by bipolar TURP, which uses bipolar energy for transurethral prostate resection in saline media, thus avoiding the need for glycine irrigation and its associated complications. Materials and methods From October 2011 to October 2013, 70 consecutive patients with …
Decision Making And Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Assessment/Diagnosis: A Phenomenographic Study, Kristen Davies
Decision Making And Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Assessment/Diagnosis: A Phenomenographic Study, Kristen Davies
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Prior to the 1990s, bipolar disorder, a behavioral disorder characterized by severe mood fluctuations, was not considered an suitable diagnosis for children. However, in recent decades, an increase in pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) diagnosis has occurred in the U.S. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of licensed mental health clinicians regarding their decision-making processes used during assessment and diagnosis of PBD. This phenomenographic study utilized individual, semi-structured interviews to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of 14 licensed clinicians in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who assess and diagnose PBD. Data were collected with …