Cell Death and Disease, 2021 Renal fibrosis is a common pathological process that occurs with diverse etiologies in chronic kidney disease. However, its regulatory mechanisms have not yet been fully elucidated.
Bo Zhang +8 more
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Benign ureteral polyps causing upper urinary tract obstruction
Urology Case Reports, 2021 Ureteral fibroepithelial polyps are benign, mesodermal neoplasms that can cause upper urinary tract obstruction. The preoperative diagnosis of this disease is challenging, but multidetector computed tomography (CT), particularly CT urography in the ...
Nguyen Duy Hung +3 more
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Effects of hormone therapy on the clinical outcomes of endoscopic intervention in patients with endometriosis-related ureteral obstruction [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2023 Purpose: We investigated whether endoscopic interventions, including laser endoureterotomy and balloon dilatation following hormone therapy, are a good choice to treat ureteral obstruction due to ureteral endometriosis instead of laparoscopic or open ...
Jungyu Kim +8 more
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Bilateral proximal ureteral and ureterovesical junction obstruction in a child
Urology Case Reports, 2023 The most common sites of ureteral obstruction in children are at the level of the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) and ureterovesical junction (UVJ). Bilateral hydronephrosis or hydroureteronephrosis due to varying degrees of obstruction at the UPJ or UVJ is
Daniel A. Reich +3 more
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African Journal of Urology, 2021 Background Malignant ureteral obstruction caused by extrinsic compression of a primary malignant tumour or by metastatic disease is an indicator of poor prognosis with a median life expectancy of about one year.
Yasuyuki Kobayashi +2 more
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Investigating the flow dynamics in the obstructed and stented ureter by means of a biomimetic artificial model. [PDF]
, 2014 Double-J stenting is the most common clinical method employed to restore the upper urinary tract drainage, in the presence of a ureteric obstruction. After implant, stents provide an immediate pain relief by decreasing the pressure in the renal pelvis (P)
Carugo, Dario +5 more
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Management and treatment options when facing malignant ureteral obstruction
International journal of urology, 2020 Malignant ureteral obstruction is an unfortunate finding that can be caused by a wide‐ranging number of malignancies with a prognosis of limited survival.
Christian Tabib +3 more
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DAMPs in Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are released from tubular and interstitial cells in the kidney after unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO).
Maja Wyczanska, Bärbel Lange-Sperandio
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Iatrogenic Ureteral Obstruction With Ureteral Orifice Polyp Secondary to Foley Catheter Misplacement: A Case Report With Cystoscopic and Imaging Findings. [PDF]
IJU Case RepABSTRACT Introduction Foley catheterization is a routine urologic procedure, yet complications may arise, particularly in patients with long‐term indwelling catheters. Case Presentation We present a rare case of iatrogenic ureteral obstruction caused by inadvertent Foley catheter insertion into the right ureter in a 55‐year‐old male nursing home ...
Yang CC, Lee JD, Shen JD.
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Migration of varicocele coil leading to ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis: A case report. [PDF]
World J Clin CasesAlamri A.
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