Urologia internationalis
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Urologia internationalis · Jan 1999
Effect of injury to the dorsal funiculus of the thoracic spinal cord on micturition in decerebrate and freely-moving cats.
Bladder sensation is transmitted both via the spinothalamic tract in the lateral funiculus and the dorsal system in the dorsal funiculus. We transected the dorsal funiculus in 10 female cats to clarify the functional roles of these two ascending pathways. The dorsal funiculus was transected at T10 in 5 decerebrate and 5 freely-moving cats, and micturition parameters were compared before and after transection. ⋯ Both the ascending and descending limbs of the micturition reflex pass through the lateral funiculus. Bladder sensation is transmitted both via the spinothalamic tract coursing in the lateral funiculus and the dorsal system in the dorsal funiculus. The dorsal system may play a major role in the transmission of bladder sensation to the cerebral cortex, but may not be essential.
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Urologia internationalis · Jan 1999
Case ReportsA case of primary adrenal lymphoma diagnosed from percutaneous needle biopsy.
A case of bilateral lymphoma of the adrenal glands is reported. A 72-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for evaluation of bilateral adrenal masses. ⋯ The pathological specimen revealed a malignant lymphoma. The diagnostic procedure for adrenal lymphoma is discussed.