Direct susceptibility testing by disk diffusion on clinical samples : a rapid and accurate tool for antibiotic stewardship [PDF]
, 2015 We compared the accuracy of direct susceptibility testing (DST) with conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), both using disk diffusion, on clinical samples.
Boelens, Jerina +2 more
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Superobese: A Comparison of Outcomes Based on Body Mass Index [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is considered the gold standard for treatment of large renal calculi. Although several investigators have examined the feasibility and outcomes associated with PCNL in obese patients, these studies have ...
Borofsky, Michael S. +3 more
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Communication Bandwidth Considerations for Exploration Medical Care During Space Missions [PDF]
Destinations beyond low Earth orbit, especially Mars, have several important constraints, including limited resupply, limited to no possibility of medical evacuation, and delayed communication with ground support teams.
Antonsen, Erik +4 more
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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction caused by metastatic cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]
, 2019 We describe the rare case of a 61-year-old female with right ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction caused by metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. Her past medical history was notable for cholangiocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation and two ...
Figenshau, Robert S +2 more
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Ureterolithotripsy for a Ureteral Calculus at the Ureteroureterostomy of a Renal-transplant Recipient [PDF]
, 2017 We describe a 40-year-old living-donor renal-transplant recipient who underwent successful ureterolithotripsy. He had been on hemodialysis for >15 years pre-transplant and underwent ureteroureterostomy along with the surgery.
Araki, Motoo +9 more
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Radiology Case Reports, 2017 Percutaneous nephrostomy placement is a common treatment for obstructive uropathy of various causes. Although rare in the literature, tumor seeding along the nephrostomy tract is a potential risk of percutaneous nephrostomy in the treatment of ...
Mark Gemender, BS +3 more
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Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy and Malaria falciparum Infection; a Rare Association [PDF]
, 2013 Glomerular involvement occurs as a rare form of renal manifestation in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Here, we report a rare case of falciparum malaria-associated IgA nephropathy.
Alizadeh, Farshid. +4 more
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Late Spontaneous Rupture in a Homografted Kidney: A Case Report [PDF]
, 1974 An unusual case of late spontaneous parenchymal perforation of an allogenic kidney transplant was successfully treated by nephrostomy drainage. © 1974, American Medical Association.
Bakshandeh, K +4 more
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A METHOD OF PERMANENT DRAINAGE OF BOTH KIDNEYS THROUGH THE LOIN IN CONNECTION WITH BILATERAL NEPHROSTOMY [PDF]
, 1906 FRANCIS S. WATSON
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Intraluminal pressure profiles during flexible ureterorenoscopy [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Irrigation and instrumentation during ureterorenoscopic procedures may cause increased pressure in the renal pelvis (PP) with potential harmful adverse effects.
Jung, Helene, Osther, Palle J S
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