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Comparison of the Efficacy of ShuoTong Ureteroscopy and Simple Flexible Ureteroscopy in the Treatment of Unilateral Upper Ureteral Calculi

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: ShuoTong ureteroscopy (Sotn-ureteroscopy, ST-URS), a new lithotripsy operation method developed on the basis of ureteroscopy, is widely used to treat ureteral stones in China.
Longhui Lai, Longhui Lai, Wenzhao Zhang, Wenzhao Zhang, Fangjian Zheng, Tao Wang, Peide Bai, Zhengsheng Liu, Jiaxin Zheng, Zhiqiang Shao, Bo Duan, Huiqiang Wang, Jinchun Xing, Jinchun Xing, Huixin Chen, Yushan Huang, Bin Chen, Bin Chen   +17 more
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An Imaging Review on Urinary Tract Calcifications [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2013
The urinary tract is one of the most important excretory systems in the human body. It consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and the urethra. The existence of calcium and other minerals in the excretory contents makes it prone to calcifications in ...
Sushil. G. Kachewar , Devidas. S. Kulkarni   +1 more
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Vesicocutaneous fistula due to vesical diverticulitis with stones: A case report and literature review

IJU Case Reports, 2023
Introduction We encountered an extremely rare case of a vesicocutaneous fistula due to vesical diverticulitis with stones. Case presentation A 78‐year‐old male patient presented to our department with complaints of suppurative discharge in the suprapubic
Jun Akatsuka, Kyota Suzuki, Shunsuke Ikuma, Masato Yanagi, Yuki Endo, Hayato Takeda, Yuka Toyama, Teruyuki Dohi, Go Kimura, Yukihiro Kondo   +9 more
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Evaluation of Imaging Abnormalities of Ureter using MDCT Urography [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2017
Introduction: Computed Tomography (CT) has become the primary imaging modality for assessment of excretory system. It has essentially replaced intravenous urography as the first line imaging modality.
Vedaraju Kadaba Shamachar, Vijay Kumar Kenchanahalli Rangaswamy, Chandalingappa Kuri, Boobapathi Raja   +3 more
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Risks and benefits of the intercostal approach for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2009
OBJECTIVE:The objective of our retrospective study was to provide evidence on the efficacy of the intercostal versus subcostal access route for percutaneous nephrolithotripsy.
Erich K. Lang, Raju Thomas, Rodney Davis, Ivan Colon, Wellman Cheung, Erum Sethi, Ernest Rudman, Amer Hanano, Leann Myers, Alexander Kagen   +9 more
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Obstructive urolithiasis in ruminants AND#8211; A review

Veterinary World, 2013
Obstructive urolithiasis is the retention of urine subsequent to lodgment of calculi anywhere in the urinary conduct from up to urethral orifice. The disease results in heavy economic losses to the livestock industry as it is attributed the fifth most ...
Mohsin A Gazi, D. M Makhdoomi
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Ureteroscopy in patients with coagulopathies is associated with lower stone-free rate and increased risk of clinically significant hematuria

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2012
PURPOSE: Patients with coagulopathy are at increased risk of peri-operative hemorrhage. The aim of the present study was to compare ureteroscopy (URS) in these high risk patients to those with normal bleeding profile.
Mohamed A. Elkoushy, Philipe D. Violette, Sero Andonian   +2 more
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A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
We report a case of a 59‐year‐old woman who presented with swelling of the right cheek. CT Scan showed three calculi located anteromedial to the masseter, and well isolated from other major salivary glands.
Matthew Owusu Boamah, Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa, Shaun Choi, Paa Kwesi Blankson, Grace E. Parkins   +4 more
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: Case series – Clinical, radiologic, therapeutic, and histological aspects

Urology Annals, 2022
Purpose: Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a chronic and severe infection of the kidney. We aimed to review the main clinical, imaging, and histological findings and to assess predictors of surgical complications or hospitalization >10 days (no
João Sakuray Pais, Mirelle Barbosa Rocha, Valdair Francisco Muglia, Fernando Chahud, Carlos Augusto Fernandes Molina, Heitor Ramos Ruellas, Silvio Junior Tucci   +6 more
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Rising Incidence of Hyperuricemia in Patients with Urolithiasis [PDF]

Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care
Background: Uric acid nephrolithiasis is the leading cause of kidney stones in developed countries, and it usually indicates a systemic biochemical/metabolic imbalance; however, hyperuricemia is frequently employed as an accompanying feature of gout and
Sumaiya Noor, Seerat ul Uroos, Waqas Ahmed, Sana Khurshid, Ali Raza, Iqbal Shahzad, Syed Farhan Ahmed   +6 more
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