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Mechanisms and Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis represents a disorder characterized by acute necroinflammatory changes of the pancreas and is histologically characterized by acinar cell destruction. Diagnosed clinically with the Revised Atlanta Criteria, and with alcohol and cholelithiasis/choledocholithiasis as the two most prominent antecedents, acute pancreatitis ranks first ...
Ari Garber +4 more
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The choice of surgical treatment in patients with infected pancreonecrosis
The objective is to study the results of different methods of surgical treatment of patients with infected pancreonecrosis and to conduct a comparative analysis of minimally invasive and traditional surgical interventions.Material and methods.
E. A. Tseimakh +5 more
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The aim of this population‐based cohort study was to explore postoperative renal outcomes of patients receiving pyelolithotomy versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Data were retrieved from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. During the period from Jan 1, 1998, to Dec 31, 2012, there were 2549 and 21654 patients who underwent ...
Fang-Ting Chen +5 more
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The shortage of donor organs leads to a gradual extension of the selection criteria for living donors including age and presence of comorbidities. Performing simultaneous operations with donor nephrectomy would further increase the number of living ...
D. V. Perlin +3 more
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Clinical analysis of retroperitoneoscopic nephroureterectomy for renal tuberculosis
Abstract Objectives To explore the feasibility and safety of retroperitoneoscopic nephroureterectomy for kidney tuberculosis. Methods Forty‐eight retroperitoneoscopic nephroureterectomies and thirty‐five nephroureterectomies for kidney tuberculosis procedures were performed from June 2008 to December 2014.
Min‐Bo Yan +3 more
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Objectives. To investigate the safety and feasibility of sorafenib neoadjuvant therapy combined with retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy (RRN) in treating T2 large renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Methods. Retrospectively analyzed 5 cases (2 males and 3 females, aged 52–73 years) of T2 stage large RCC who receive preoperative sorafenib targeted ...
Chun-hua Lin +9 more
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We report the case of a 38‐year‐old male with autosomal‐dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and concomitant nephrotic syndrome secondary to membranous nephropathy (MN). A 3‐month course of prednisone 60 mg daily and losartan 100 mg daily resulted in resistance. Treatment with chlorambucil 0.2 mg/kg daily, low‐dose prednisone, plus an angiotensin‐
Ramón Peces +8 more
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Retrocaval ureter: Clinical images
Retrocaval ureter (RCU) is a rare congenital anomaly with the ureter looping around inferior vena cava (IVC). We present the case of 10-year-old boy. Diagnosis was confirmed with ultrasound and CT. He underwent retroperitoneoscopic uretero-ureterostomy.
Pradeep Agrawal +2 more
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Upper Pole Nephrectomy: A Simplified Technique Using a Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Approach
Objective. To describe a simplified technique already used in our institution for several years in the open heminephrectomy for duplication anomalies, now performed through a retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach. Methods. The technique begins with upper pole parenchyma incision since the demarcation between the affected upper moiety and the healthy ...
Joana Pereira +7 more
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OBJECTIVE. The study investigated the efficacy of minimally invasive interventions in patients with sterile form of pancreatonecrosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS. There were 202 patients with sterile form of pancreatonecrosis during 5 years.
V. A. Bombizo +6 more
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