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Application of three-dimensional printing technology in renal diseases
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology involves the application of digital models to create 3D objects. It is used in construction and manufacturing and has gradually spread to medical applications, such as implants, drug development, medical devices,
Shuxin Dai +8 more
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Background Renal artery aneurysms (RAAs) are rare and usually asymptomatic, and some RAAs can be associated with calcifications, which may lead to misdiagnoses as renal calculi, which are then mistakenly treated.
Chao Chen +6 more
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Renal pelvis carcinoma associated with staghorn calculus is a clinically rare condition. A 66-year-old man presented with flank pain due to an 8 cm complete staghorn calculus.
Ichiro Tsuboi +6 more
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Ureterolithotripsy for a Ureteral Calculus at the Ureteroureterostomy of a Renal-transplant Recipient [PDF]
We describe a 40-year-old living-donor renal-transplant recipient who underwent successful ureterolithotripsy. He had been on hemodialysis for >15 years pre-transplant and underwent ureteroureterostomy along with the surgery.
Araki, Motoo +9 more
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Ex vivo renal perfusion and autotransplantation in treatment of calculous disease or abdominal aortic aneurysm. [PDF]
Two more indications are described for temporary ex vivo perfusion of kidneys with revascularization of these organs as autografts to orthotopic or heterotopic locations. One of the patients had staghorn calculi which were removed from a solitary kidney.
Belzer +17 more
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Supracostal Punctures for PCNL: Factors that Predict Safety, Success and Stone Free Rate in Stag Horn and Non-Stag Horn Stones: A Single Centre Experience and Review of Literature [PDF]
Introduction: Supra-costal Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) procedure has now become an established standard of care in patients with renal stone disease, in terms of morbidity, stone clearance, duration of stay and shorter convalescence period ...
Hariharasudhan Sekar +3 more
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Hyperparathyroidism Presenting as Acute Pancreatitis: Case Report of Mortality [PDF]
Background: Acute pancreatitis may be caused by a myriad of factors, hypercalcemia secondary to hyperparathyroidism, albeit is a rare cause of acute pancreatitis but not unheard of.
Gillani, M. M. (Muhammad) +1 more
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Renal calculi in patients with renal angiomyolipomas are difficult to treat because of the hemorrhagic potential of these tumors. We describe the case of a 65-year-old man having tuberous sclerosis complex-associated multifocal renal angiomyolipomas with
Koichi Kodama +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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The case of a forgotten stent: use of minimal access surgery to good effect
A 58-year-old gentleman presented with right side ureteric colic for six months duration. He had undergone an extended pyelolithotomy for a pelviureteric junction calculus 10 years back and he had defaulted follow up. His X-ray KUB revealed a large renal
S. K. Ileperuma +4 more
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