A novel detrimental homozygous mutation in the WFS1 gene in two sisters from nonconsanguineous parents with untreated diabetes insipidus [PDF]
, 2019 Given the limited lifespan and with the recent progress in experimental treatments for WS, timely diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment for DI/DM, hydronephrosis, and visual/psychiatric status-maintaining quality of life-are of crucial ...
Delides, Alexandros +11 more
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Iatrogenic Ureteral Obstruction With Ureteral Orifice Polyp Secondary to Foley Catheter Misplacement: A Case Report With Cystoscopic and Imaging Findings. [PDF]
IJU Case RepABSTRACT Introduction Foley catheterization is a routine urologic procedure, yet complications may arise, particularly in patients with long‐term indwelling catheters. Case Presentation We present a rare case of iatrogenic ureteral obstruction caused by inadvertent Foley catheter insertion into the right ureter in a 55‐year‐old male nursing home ...
Yang CC, Lee JD, Shen JD.
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Advanced chondrosarcoma of the pelvis: a rare case of urinary obstruction [PDF]
, 2019 Chondrosarcoma is the second most common malignant tumor of the bone with an incidence of 1 in 200.000 per year. Axial skeleton is frequently involved showing poorer oncological outcomes than appendicular one: human pelvis is a site predilection.
Annoscia, Scipio +8 more
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Clinical factors associated with postoperative hydronephrosis after ureteroscopic lithotripsy [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2016 Purpose: This study aimed to determine the predictors of ipsilateral hydronephrosis after ureteroscopic lithotripsy for ureteral calculi. Materials and Methods: From January 2010 to December 2014, a total of 204 patients with ureteral calculi who ...
Sun Woo Kim +13 more
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Ablation of smooth muscle myosin heavy chain SM2 increases smooth muscle contractility and results in postnatal death in mice [PDF]
, 2008 The smooth muscle myosin heavy chains (SMHC) are motor proteins powering smooth muscle contraction. Alternate splicing of SHMC gene at the C-terminus produces SM1, and SM2 myosin isoforms; SM2 (200 kDa) contains a unique 9-amino-acid sequence at the ...
Aikawa +22 more
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Diagnostics, 2019 Few studies have analyzed the details of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC)-induced changes in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma. This study aimed to describe the impact of down-grading ipsilateral hydronephrosis by NAC for ureteral carcinoma ...
Makito Miyake +8 more
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Hydronephrosis Index as a New Method for the Evaluation and Follow-up of Fetal Hydronephrosis [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2020 Background: The present study was conducted to compare the efficiency of hydronephrosis index (HI) with those of pelvic anteroposterior (AP) diameter and parenchymal thickness in the diagnosis of fetal hydronephrosis in the prenatal period, as well as 1,
Farideh Gharekhanloo
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Extended pelvic lymph node dissection at the time of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: Impact of surgical volume on efficacy and complications in a single-surgeon series [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION: We assessed the impact of surgical volume on perioperative outcomes and complications of robotic extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND).
Danuser, Hansjörg +4 more
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Automatic Renal Segmentation in DCE-MRI using Convolutional Neural Networks
, 2017 Kidney function evaluation using dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) images could help in diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases of children. Automatic segmentation of renal parenchyma is an important step in this process.
Haghighi, Marzieh +2 more
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Expression of VEGF in neonatal urinary obstruction: does expression of VEGF predict hydronephrosis? [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND In animal studies, the inhibition of VEGF activity results in high mortality and impaired renal and glomerular development. Mechanical stimuli, like mechanical stretch in respiratory and circulatory systems, results in an elevated expression ...
Beke, Artúr +10 more
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