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Chronic constipation

Медицинский совет, 2013
Constipation is part of the general concept of dyspepsia, which, in infants, means indigestion incompatible with their age and food composition, and in adults - eating disorders leading to diarrhea or constipation.
V. L. Rivkin
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Recommendation on the use of protective eyewear in endourological laser procedures

BJU International, Volume 135, Issue 4, Page 577-581, April 2025.
Objectives This work examines the current evidence available regarding the risks of eye injury in endourology laser environments with the aim of providing a consensus recommendation on the appropriate use of protective eyewear. Methods A working group was set up consisting of urological surgeons and laser protection advisors.
Tom Lister, Stan Batchelor, Mike Regan, Jason Britton, Hari Ratan, Feras Al‐Jaafari, Jake Patterson, British Medical Laser Association and the British Association of Urological Surgeons Endourology Section   +7 more
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Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in the management of urinary stones: New concepts and techniques to improve outcomes

Asian Journal of Urology
Objective: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) currently plays an important role in the treatment of urinary tract lithiasis. The purpose of this article was to describe new concepts and procedural strategies that would improve results using SWL ...
Pilar Bahilo-Mateu, Alberto Budia-Alba
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A Comparative Study Between Pneumatic and Laser Lithotripsy for Proximal Ureteric Calculus

Journal of Lumbini Medical College, 2020
Introduction: There are various modalities of breaking urinary tract calculus. The aim of this study was to compare outcome between laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in patients with upper ureteric calculus in terms of stone free rate, proximal migration ...
Rajan Koju, Hemnath Joshi, Sujan Makaju Shrestha, Robin Karmacharya, Narendra Shalike   +4 more
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Requirement of ESWL after ureterorenoscopy and lithotripsy in the management of upper ureteric stone: comparison between Holmium Yag laser and pneumatic lithotripsy in a referral hospital, Bangladesh

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2023
Various methods have been employed for the removal of ureteric calculi all over the world. Both Ureteroscopic Pneumatic and Laser lithotripsy are popular procedures for this purpose.
Md Ashif Chowdhury, SM Shameem Waheed, Md Abdur Rakib, Faruk Hossain   +3 more
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Intravascular Lithotripsy to Facilitate Extraction of Very Old Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices Leads

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background One of the challenges encountered when extracting transvenous leads with long dwell times is the presence of dense calcifications encasing the leads. This is the most likely reason for failure to advance a laser extraction sheath.
Jamie Kowal, Travis Richardson, George H. Crossley   +2 more
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Distal radial access as an alternative to conventional radial access in coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions

Российский кардиологический журнал
Aim. To evaluate immediate and medium-term (3 months) results of safety and effectiveness of distal versus proximal radial access for coronary interventions.Material and methods. An analysis of 776 patients of the prospective randomized TENDERA trial was
A. V. Korotkikh, A. M. Babunashvili, A. L. Kaledin, R. V. Akhramovich, V. V. Derkach, R. M. Portnov, D. S. Kartashov   +6 more
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Treatment options for biliary dyskinesia

Медицинский совет, 2013
Biliary tract is a complex system of biliary excretion consisting of the common hepatic duct, gall bladder with Lutken’s sphincter, common bile duct, hepatopancreatic ampulla and sphincter of Oddi.
I. M. Scherbenkov
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Feasibility and Outcomes of Intravenous Lithotripsy as an Adjunct in Complex Transvenous Lead Extraction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) of old leads is associated with increased procedural complexity and risk due to the development of calcified vascular adhesions. This may necessitate additional tools to free the leads. Shockwave intravenous lithotripsy (IVL), which employs acoustic pressure waves to fracture calcified lesions, has ...
Mohamad Mdaihly, Joe Demian, Arshneel S. Kochar, David O. Martin, Aravinda Nanjundappa, Arwa Younis, Ali Dakik, Jaafar Ismail, Issam Motairek, Chadi Tabaja, Adele Watfa, Pasquale Santangeli, Ayman A. Hussein, Oussama M. Wazni, Thomas D. Callahan   +14 more
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Comparison of the effects of different lithotripsy protocols under ureteroscope on ureteral calculi and their effects on stress status and renal function of patients [PDF]

Journal of Men's Health
In order to explore the therapeutic effect of holmium laser and pneumatic lithotripsy on ureteric stones, as well as their effects on stress status and renal function, 100 patients with ureteral calculi admitted to the hospital from January 2021 to ...
Rongjie Liang, Zengmou Chen, Fenbo Chen, Yanglin Lai, Binming Zhang, Yongsi Qin, Zhi Chen   +6 more
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