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The surgical technique of subcutaneous renovesical bypass
The long-term drainage of the urinary tract of patients with unresectable ureteric stenosis, remains a major challenge for urologists. For decades, researchers experimented with different alternatives to the prosthetic ureter with minimal success ...
Ali Barki +4 more
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Percutaneous nephrostomy in infants
We reviewed our experience with percutaneous nephrostomy placement in children less than one year of age during a five-year period. Placement was successful in 8 of 9 cases. There were no complications. The procedure favorably altered the outcome for each patient and was useful for reversing azotemia prior to surgical intervention for repair of an ...
W M, O'Brien +3 more
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Gas-producing renal infection presenting as pneumaturia: a case report [PDF]
We present a case of persistent pneumaturia of one-year duration in a fifty-five-year-old male with a history of spinal cord injury. The evaluation demonstrated gas throughout the collecting system attributable to a urinary tract infection with a gas ...
Benway, Brian M +3 more
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There has been defined the role of percutaneous puncture nephrostomy in treatment of patients with full obstruction in the upper urinary tracts and renal failure. There has been detected the highest positive dynamics of the perioperative outcomes and the
S.О. Vozianov +4 more
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Non-vascular interventional procedures: effective dose to patient and equivalent dose to abdominal organs by means of dicom images and Monte Carlo simulation [PDF]
This study evaluates X-ray exposure in patient undergoing abdominal extra-vascular interventional procedures by means of Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine (DICOM) image headers and Monte Carlo simulation.
Cannavale, Alessandro +9 more
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Emergency Percutaneous Nephrostomy [PDF]
The primary indication for the urgent percutaneous nephrostomy is to relieve an obstructed and infected renal collecting system (pyonephrosis). Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement is a safe procedure with a high technical success rate. This article will discuss all aspects regarding the emergent placement of nephrostomy catheters, including the
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Urolithiasis and pregnancy [PDF]
The diagnosis of urolithiasis during pregnancy is common, even though no additional measures are required in asymptomatic cases. Renal colic or complications of urinary lithiasis occur more frequently during the last months of pregnancy, and there are ...
Heilberg, Ita Pfeferman +2 more
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Treatment of renal stones by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy - An update [PDF]
Aim: Despite the extensive experience with minimal invasive stone therapy, there are still different views on the ideal management of renal stones. Materials and Methods: Analysis of the literature includes more than 14,000 patients.
Chaussy, Christian +3 more
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Objective: To assess the outcomes of early percutaneous nephrostomy in obstructed hydronephrosis and hyperkalaemia from ureteric obstruction. Methods: Patients were diagnosed with hyperkalaemia with serum potassium >5.0 mmol/L and hyperkalaemia was ...
Bhaskar Kumar Somani +2 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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