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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Superobese: A Comparison of Outcomes Based on Body Mass Index [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Interventional oncology in children: Where are we now?

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

A brief review of the literature on the malignant ureteral obstruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
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
core   +1 more source

Cost‐effectiveness of percutaneous nephrostomy vs JJ stent in obstructive urolithiasis: economic evaluation alongside the STent Or NEphrostomy (STONE) randomised controlled trial

open access: yesBJU International, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

[Percutaneous nephrostomy].

open access: yesHinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica, 1985
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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Patient‐reported outcome measures of percutaneous nephrostomy vs JJ stent in obstructive urolithiasis: results of the STent Or NEphrostomy (STONE) randomised controlled trial

open access: yesBJU International, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY

open access: yesUrology Research and Practice, 2019
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M. ARSLAN   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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

open access: yesInternational 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distal end of a ureteral double-J stent displaced into the contralateral ureter after percutaneous nephrolithotripsy: a case report

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2023
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
doaj   +1 more source

Percutaneous Ureteric Stricture Dilation (PCUSD) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
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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