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To Evaluate Whether Pretreatment CA19‐9 and DUPAN‐2 Levels Can Serve as Predictive Markers to Guide the Choice Between NAT and Upfront Surgery in Pancreatic Cancer

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
NAT‐GS was significantly more effective only in patients with one tumor marker above the reference range, comparing those who achieved 12‐month MRFS with those who did not. ABSTRACT Aim Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains one of the most lethal malignancies, with early recurrence severely affecting prognosis even after curative resection.
Hiromichi Kawaida   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantitative assessment of renal obstruction in multi-phase CTU using automatic 3D segmentation of the renal parenchyma and renal pelvis: A proof of concept

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Radiology Open, 2022
Purpose: Quantitative evaluation of renal obstruction is crucial for preventing renal atrophy. This study presents a novel method for diagnosing renal obstruction by automatically extracting objective indicators from routine multi-phase CT Urography (CTU)
Chanoch Kahn   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of renal stones by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy - An update [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
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
core   +1 more source

A Robotic Urinary Bladder Enabling Volume Monitoring and Assisted Micturition

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
An implantable robotic bladder is presented that can store urine in an origami‐designed enclosure. An inductance sensing principle can monitor and transfer the urine volume in real‐time. It can actively expand based on the amount of urine collected from kidneys and apply on‐demand mechanical compression to assist urination.
Izadyar Tamadon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

IMPLICAÇÕES CLÍNICAS CIRÚRGICAS DAS VARIAÇÕES ANATÔMICAS VASCULARES DO RIM [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introducción: Conocer y diagnosticar las variaciones más frecuentes de la vasculatura renal es de gran importancia para la planificación de la nefrectomía laparoscópica en el donante y para la reconstrucción vascular en el trasplante renal.
Aldana, Guillermo   +2 more
core  

Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of cats with ureteral obstruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of cats with azotaemia (serum creatinine >180 μmol/l) that had ultrasonography of the urinary tract, ultrasound images available for review and received treatment for azotaemia. Cats with pre-renal azotaemia
Cortellini, S, Halfacree, Z J, Lamb, C R
core   +1 more source

Ultra‐Efficient Kidney Stone Fragment Removal via Spinner‐Induced Synergistic Circulation and Spiral Flow

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Leveraging spinning‐induced localized suction, the spinner device enables ultra‐efficient removal of kidney stone fragments, capturing a larger quantity of fragments from distances exceeding 20 mm. The spinner significantly improves the efficiency and effectiveness of stone fragment removal by reducing operative time, increasing stone‐free rates, and ...
Yilong Chang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alpha adrenergic receptors in renal pelvis and calyces: can rat models be used?

open access: yesInternational Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2014
We aimed, in this study, to determine the distribution of α-1 AR subtypes in rat and human pelvis and calyces, and to evaluate, by comparing these two species, the possibility of rats to be used as models for humans.
Osman Raif Karabacakb   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hematuria Status Post Renal Biopsy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This is a case of a 66 year old Caucasian woman admitted to the hospital following a ureteroscopic biopsy of the left renal pelvis. The biopsy was performed for asymptomatic hematuria, with a retrograde intravenous pyelogram revealing a mass in the left ...
McElhaugh, Bill
core   +1 more source

Combined laparoscopic pyelolithotomy and endoscopic pyelolithotripsy for staghorn calculi. Long-term follow-up results from a case series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose: Staghorn renal stones are a challenging field in urology. Due to their high recurrence rates, particularly those associated with an infective process, a complete removal is the ultimate goal in their management.
AL SALHI, Yazan   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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