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A Qualitative Review of Clinical Decision‐Making Using [99mTc]Tc‐Mercaptoacetyltriglycine Renal Scintigraphy in Patients With Malignant Ureteral Obstruction

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 73, Issue 1, Page 106-114, March 2026.
This case series evaluated the clinical utility of [99mTc]Tc‐MAG3 renal scintigraphy in managing malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO). Renal scintigraphy‐guided decision‐making allowed safe conservative management in selected patients, particularly those with a non‐functional excretion pattern, and helped avoid unnecessary urinary drainage.
Akira Ohtsu, Seiji Arai, Tirso Peña, Yusuke Otani, Mai Onose‐Kato, Yusuke Tsuji, Tatsuhiro Sawada, Yuji Fujizuka, Yoshitaka Sekine, Hidekazu Koike, Tetsuya Higuchi, Kazuhiro Suzuki   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Percutaneous Ureteric Stricture Dilation (PCUSD) [PDF]

, 1997
Ureteric stricture dilation as an interventional uroradiological technique was initiated locally in March 1991. In ureteric dilation two approaches are feasible.
Cutajar, Lino, Formosa, Norman, Schranz, Martin, Wood, Corinne, Zammit, Anthony   +4 more
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Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology: Guidelines and Consensus Statement for Palliative Surgery in Oncology

Journal of Surgical Oncology, Volume 133, Issue 4, Page 421-432, March 15, 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective Palliative surgery in oncology aims to relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, and respect patient autonomy in advanced cancer. This study aimed to develop evidence‐based recommendations for safely indicating and performing palliative surgeries in Brazil, considering clinical, ethical, and multidisciplinary aspects.
Audrey Cabral Ferreira de Oliveira, Jordana Henz Hammes, Isabela Maria Alves de Almeida Oliva, Lara Andrade Mendes Mangieri, Ronald Enrique Delgado Bocanegra, Marcos Gonçalves Adriano Junior, Ana Caroline Fonseca Alves, Eliel Oliveira de Araujo, Jairo Cerqueira de Almeida Teixeira, Patricia Isabel Bahia Mendes Freire, Larissa de Jesus Almeida, Raquel Lacerda Dantas de Farias, Heládio Feitosa e Castro Neto, Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira, Reitan Ribeiro, Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experience of Using Activated Protein C in a Patient With Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Receiving Percutaneous Nephrostomy Drainage

International Journal of Gerontology, 2010
Drotrecogin alfa, a type of recombinant human activated protein C, has potential to reduce the mortality in severe sepsis, but may simultaneously increase the risk of serious bleeding events.
Yueh-Hung Lin, Shou-Chuan Shih, Chien-Liang Wu, Yi-Chou Chen, Yu-Wei Chen, Shih-Yi Lee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intravenous misplacement of the nephrostomy catheter following percutaneous nephrostolithotomy: a case report and literature review

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Intravenous misplacement of the nephrostomy catheter following percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (PCNL) is extremely rare, and little information is available about this complication. Because the patient’s prognosis may be poor, sufficient attention should
Junbo Liu, Binglei Jiang, Juan Mao, Zhen Zeng, Lifeng Gong, Chaoyou Huang   +5 more
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Nephrostomy catheter entering the right renal vein during an exchange procedure: A case report and literature review

IJU Case Reports, 2021
Introduction We encountered an extremely rare case of a nephrostomy catheter entering the right renal vein during an exchange procedure. Case presentation An 80‐year‐old man underwent radical cystectomy.
Jun Akatsuka, Yasutomo Suzuki, Yuki Endo, Masato Yanagi, Ichiro Matsuzawa, Tsutomu Hamasaki, Go Kimura, Yukihiro Kondo   +7 more
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Independent risk factors for urological complications after deceased donor kidney transplantation [PDF]

, 2014
Urological complications after kidney transplantation are mostly related to the ureteroneocystostomy, often requiring interventions with additional costs, morbidity and mortality.
IJzermans, J.N.M. (Jan), Roodnat, J.I. (Joke), Slagt, I.K.B. (Inez), Terkivatan, T. (Türkan), Visser, L.J. (Laurents), Weimar, W. (Willem)   +5 more
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Elective flexible ureteroscopy with suction sheaths for infectious stones in prior UTI patients

BJUI Compass, Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Objective This study aims to evaluate the safety, efficacy and clinical outcomes of elective flexible ureteroscopy using flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheaths (FANS) in patients with upper tract infectious stones following initial management of systemic urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Angelo Cormio, Daniele Castellani, Steffi Kar Kei Yuen, Khi Yung Fong, Deepak Ragoori, Laurian Dragos, Mohamed Omar, Luigi Cormio, Guohua Zeng, Wei Zhu, Shusheng Liu, Thomas R. W. Herrmann, Bhaskar K. Somani, Chi Fai Ng, Mohamed Elshazly, Vineet Gauhar   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: presentation and management [PDF]

, 2019
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is characterized by the presence of lipid-laden foamy macrophages with both acute and chronic phase inflammatory cells.
Badiu, Dumitru Cristinel, Constantin, Vlad D., Mareș, Cristian, Mastalier, Bogdan, Mehedințu, Claudia, Măru, Nicoleta, Petca, Aida, Petca, Răzvan C., Popescu, Răzvan I.   +8 more
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Prophylactic Antibiotic Guidelines in Modern Interventional Radiology Practice [PDF]

, 2015
Modern interventional radiology practice is continuously evolving. Developments include increases in the number of central venous catheter placements and tumor treatments (uterine fibroid therapy, radio- and chemoembolization of liver tumor, percutaneous
Karuppasamy, Karunakaravel, Kikano, Raghid N., Moon, Eunice, Tam, Matthew D.B.S.   +3 more
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