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Ureteral Obstruction and Ureteral Jet Identification -- A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2021 Point-of-care ultrasound is often used as first line imaging for the evaluation of flank pain in the emergency department and can potentially expedite diagnosis or decrease the use of abdominal CT scans, preventing unnecessary radiation exposure. This is a case report of a 77-year-old female who presented with acute flank pain. Point-of-care ultrasound
Bambrick, Chad +2 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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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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A Case of Pyelonephritis Caused by Ureteral Obstruction due to a Urinary Catheter. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT An 88‐year‐old man with long‐term catheterization developed sepsis and obstructive pyelonephritis due to catheter migration into the left ureter. After recovery with treatment, recurrence was revealed following routine exchange. Clinicians should suspect ureteral migration in elderly, bedridden patients with long‐term urinary catheters who ...
Nonaka M +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 The α8 integrin (Itga8) chain contributes to the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis in renal glomerular cells. In unilateral ureteral obstruction Itga8 is de novo expressed in the tubulointerstitium and a deficiency of Itga8 results in more ...
Ines Marek +8 more
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Endoscopic laser-ablation for the treatment of orthotopic and ectopic ureteroceles in dogs: 13 cases (2008-2017). [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Ureteroceles are a rare condition in dogs in which conventional treatments can result in substantial morbidity. Cystoscopic and fluoroscopic-guided laser ablation (CLA) of ureteroceles can successfully relieve obstruction.
Ather MH +9 more
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African Journal of Urology, 2020 Background Association of the ureterocele and proximal ureteral valve is a rare congenital anomaly which can lead to quick detoriation of renal function due to double obstruction. Though ureteral valves have been associated with other ureteral anomalies,
Anuj Dumra +2 more
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Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction as a Model to Investigate Fibrosis-Attenuating Treatments
Biomolecules, 2019 Renal fibrosis is the common pathway for most forms of progressive renal disease. The Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction (UUO) model is used to cause renal fibrosis, where the primary feature of UUO is tubular injury as a result of obstructed urine flow ...
E. Martínez-Klimova +3 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2022 Congenital mid-ureteral strictures (CMS) are rare. Most congenital strictures occur at the ureteropelvic junction or ureterovesical junction, with mid-ureteral strictures accounting for only 4–5% of all cases of ureteral obstruction in children ...
Shotaro Nakanishi +4 more
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Experimental and Molecular Medicine, 2019 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases the risk and prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have revealed marked changes in the composition of the microbiome and the metabolome and their potential influence in ...
Lin Chen +9 more
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