Background Although the renal toxicity of Deferasirox, an oral iron chelator, has been reported to be mild, there have been reports of acute interstitial nephritis or Fanconi syndrome due to this agent.
Keiko Oda +10 more
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Sickle cell trait and gross hematuria [PDF]
CASE PRESENTATION A 35-year-old African-American woman with sickle cell trait presented to our medical center with severe gross hematuria. The patient reported having had dark urine for at least 2 months, but after a recent 2 h and 30 min air travel, her urine became bright red and she began passing dark clots.
Kiryluk, K. +3 more
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Case of chronic indolent pheochromocytoma that caused medically controlled hypertension but treatment-resistant diabetes mellitus [PDF]
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Cho, Eun Joo +4 more
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Iatrogenic Rupture of the Ureter During Kidney Biopsy
Perirenal hematoma, hematuria, and abdominal pain are common complications of kidney biopsy, but ureter rupture is relatively less frequent. Here we report a patient who experienced severe abdominal pain and gross hematuria following a non-smooth ...
Szu-Chia Chen +7 more
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Continuous saline bladder irrigation for two hours following transurethral resection of bladder tumors in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer does not prevent recurrence or progression compared with intravesical Mitomycin-C. [PDF]
BackgroundIntravesical Mitomycin-C (MMC) following transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), while efficacious, is associated with side effects and poor utilization. Continuous saline bladder irrigation (CSBI) has been examined as an alternative.
Asanad, Kian +4 more
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Capillary hemangioma of the bladder in a pediatric patient
We report a case of a bladder hemangioma in a pediatric patient. A 2-year-old Caucasian female presented with intermittent gross hematuria and protrusion of beefy red tissue near the vaginal introitus when straining.
Leor T. Arbel +3 more
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Short-term pretreatment with a dual 5α-reductase inhibitor before bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (b-turp): evaluation of prostate vascularity and decreased surgical blood loss in large prostates [PDF]
Objective: To investigate if short-term treatment with dutasteride (8 weeks) before bipolar transurethral resection of the prostate (B-TURP) can reduce intraoperative bleeding, as dutasteride a dual 5α-reductase inhibitor (5-ARI) blocks the conversion of
Amory +28 more
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Nutcracker Syndrome combined with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report [PDF]
Nutcracker syndrome is a phenomenon that the left renal vein (LRV) is pressed between the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and the aorta. Clinical characteristics include gross or microscopic hematuria, orthostatic proteinuria, abdominal pain, and back ...
Kyung Wook Min +2 more
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Aki associated with macroscopic glomerular hematuria: Clinical and pathophysiologic consequences [PDF]
Hematuria is a common finding in various glomerular diseases. This article reviews the clinical data on glomerular hematuria and kidney injury, as well as the pathophysiology of hematuria-associated renal damage.
Alberto Ortiz +29 more
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Background: This study investigated the use of ultrasound-guided extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) to break stones in the genitourinary tract and prevent genitourinary injury.
Yi-Te Chiang +13 more
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