Silicosis Diagnosed Using Transbronchial Lung Biopsy: The Pivotal Role of Occupational History
ABSTRACT Pulmonary silicosis, a preventable occupational lung disease caused by chronic inhalation of crystalline silica dust in industries like construction, mining, and stone masonry, remains underdiagnosed in TB‐endemic regions due to overlapping clinical and radiological features.
Boon Hau Ng +6 more
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Urinary tract endometriosis: Revisiting the definition of ureterolysis
Abstract Objectives To report the incidence of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE) among patients with deep endometriosis, and to analyze surgical procedures, the rate of complications, and the recurrence rate in patients with UTE managed in a French expert center.
Constance Durant Des Aulnois +9 more
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SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF TUBELESS PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is commonly used to treat patients with complex renal calculi. Placing a nephrostomy tube is the last step after completing PNL.
S Falahatkar +4 more
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Introduction Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the preferred treatment for large kidney stones. Second-look nephroscopy is one of the methods for removing residual stone fragments after PCNL.
Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir +3 more
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Sentinel Case of Candida auris in the Western United States Following Prolonged Occult Colonization in a Returned Traveler from India. [PDF]
Candida auris is an emerging multidrug-resistant yeast with high mortality. We report the sentinel C. auris case on the United States West Coast in a patient who relocated from India.
Crawford, Emily D +12 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction While established in pediatric urology, the laparoscopic use of appendiceal substitution of the ureter in adults is rare. Case Presentation An 83‐year‐old man developed a 2.5‐cm right mid‐ureteral stricture as a complication after endoscopic treatment for a ureteral stone. Preoperative imaging confirmed an adequate appendix length.
Ryutaro Fukagai +8 more
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A comparison of nephrotoxicity between patients with a solitary-functioning kidney and those with bilateral-functioning kidneys in cisplatin-based chemotherapy for advanced urothelial carcinoma: a Japanese retrospective multi-institutional study [PDF]
BackgroundTo compare the prevalence of nephrotoxicity between patients with a solitary-functioning kidney versus those with bilateral-functioning kidneys during the administration of cisplatin-based chemotherapy for advanced urothelial carcinoma ...
Fujie Keiko +16 more
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Tube choledochoureterostomy: A simple method for bile diversion [PDF]
A technique of bile diversion by tube choledochoureterostomy has been devised for the purpose of studying the role of bile in the intestinal absorption of drugs. This method was used in six dogs. No technical difficulties or major complications developed,
Andrews W +12 more
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Renal cysts and renal stones are common diseases in urology, but it is less common for both to coexist in a patient's kidney. In some unsophisticated urology clinics, separate elective treatments for renal cysts and renal stones are usually chosen ...
Shuxin Li +6 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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