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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Superobese: A Comparison of Outcomes Based on Body Mass Index [PDF]
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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Interventional oncology in children: Where are we now?
Abstract Paediatric Interventional Oncology (IO) lags behind adult IO due to a scarcity of specific outcome data. The suboptimal way to evolve this field is relying heavily on adult experiences. The distinct tumour types prevalent in children, such as extracranial germ cell tumours, sarcomas, and neuroblastoma, differ strongly from those found in ...
Premal Amrishkumar Patel +1 more
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A brief review of the literature on the malignant ureteral obstruction [PDF]
Malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) caused by a primarily urological tumor or secondary to a late-stage malignancy can be difficult for the urologist to manage. Due to a lack of clinical data on the management of MUO, every case is particular and should
Brînză, Adrian +7 more
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Objective To evaluate whether percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) is cost‐effective compared to JJ ureteric stent in the acute treatment of obstructive urolithiasis. Patients and Methods A randomised controlled non‐inferiority trial with 204 patients with obstructive urolithiasis requiring decompression.
Hugo W. Schuil +27 more
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Sixty three cases (male 32, female 31) of supravesical obstruction were treated with ultrasonically guided subcutaneous nephrostomy at our hospitals from October 1980 to October 1984. Their age ranges from 2 months to 84 years old, and median age was 52 years old. The major causes of ureteral obstruction were extended pelvic malignancies, 45 cases (71%)
Y, Hirao +9 more
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Objective To compare the effects of percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) and JJ ureteric stent (JJ) for urinary tract decompression in patients with obstructive urolithiasis on health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), pain scores, urinary symptoms, and patient satisfaction.
Hugo W. Schuil +25 more
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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 +5 more
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We report displacement of the distal end of a ureteral double-J stent into the contralateral ureter after percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) in a 71-year-old man with a history of left kidney stones.
Junyong Chen +6 more
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Percutaneous Ureteric Stricture Dilation (PCUSD) [PDF]
Ureteric stricture dilation as an interventional uroradiological technique was initiated locally in March 1991. In ureteric dilation two approaches are feasible.
Cutajar, Lino +4 more
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