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ABSTRACT Background Cisplatin‐based chemotherapy is the standard treatment for metastatic seminoma but may be unsuitable for elderly patients with comorbidities. We report a case of metastatic seminoma with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in an elderly patient successfully treated with carboplatin monotherapy. Case Presentation A 70‐year‐old man presented
Gento Omae, Kosuke Kitamura, Satoru Muto
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ABSTRACT Introduction Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) is a rare, aggressive subtype of bladder cancer characterized by diffuse infiltrative growth and a propensity for peritoneal and retroperitoneal dissemination. Case Presentation A patient with muscle‐invasive bladder cancer (cT3N1M0) was diagnosed with conventional high‐grade urothelial ...
Mahito Atsuta +9 more
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ABSTRACT In patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, intra‐abdominal desmoid tumors should be recognized as a rare but important cause of ureteral obstruction and obstructive pyelonephritis. Prompt cross‐sectional imaging, early recognition, and multidisciplinary management are essential for preserving renal function, treating infection, and ...
Alireza Mehrban +5 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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Myiasis (maggots) around nephrostomy tube
Myiasis is caused by the presence of dipterous larvae in humans and animals. It is usually associated with poor hygienic conditions. A urologist rarely comes across myiasis. We report a case of myiasis around a recently placed nephrostomy tube. A 55-year-
Prashant Motiram Mulawkar +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Postoperative complications substantially increase morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Understanding prognostic factors is essential for risk stratification, targeted prevention strategies, and development of prediction models.
Anders Peder Højer Karlsen +15 more
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Background We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intraluminal iodine-125 seed strand brachytherapy and percutaneous nephrostomy in patients with ureteral carcinoma. Methods From January 2014 to January 2023, 48 patients with ureteral cancer not
Yonghua Bi +6 more
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A modern view on tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Urolithiasis ranks second among urological diseases, after inflammatory processes, and first among surgical interventions in urological hospitals. The problem of this disease treatment is a long-term rehabilitation and disablement, which entails a ...
S. O. Vozianov +6 more
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Advances in percutaneous nephrostomy
Management of urologic patients is being gradually but dramatically altered with new advances in technical innovation and refinements of interventional uroradiology. The broadening of indications for percutaneous nephrostomy became possible only after it was learned that it is a safe and effective means of establishing access to the renal collecting ...
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Objective To systematically evaluate management strategies and associated outcomes of iatrogenic ureteric injuries, focusing on clinical success, renal unit loss, and the need for subsequent endoscopic or reconstructive procedures. Patients and Methods A pre‐registered protocol (CRD420251184018) guided a comprehensive search of PubMed and EMBASE ...
Pietro Scilipoti +17 more
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