Evaluation of suspected renal colic patients with unenhanced low-dose multi-detector computed tomography [PDF]
Objectives: To determine the proportion of correctly diagnosed ureteric calculi and alternate diagnoses using unenhanced low dose multidetector CT KUB. Design: Descriptive – prospective study.
Rees, J., Twahirwa, N.
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Comparison of Conventional Urogram and Magnetic Resonance Urography in Dilated Ureter
Introduction: Abdominal pain due to urinary tract obstruction is one of the common problems seen in patients seeking medical attention. Diagnosis of hydronephrosis predominantly depends on X-Ray radiography, contrast Intravenous urogram (IVU), ultrasound
Prem Kumar Chidambaram +3 more
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Ex vivo perfusion, arteriography, and autotransplantation procedures for kidney salvage [PDF]
Three kidneys with arterial lesions that would have been difficult or impossible to repair by standard vascular reconstruction were removed, perfused by the Belzer technique, and returned to host after partial or complete autotransplantation.
Anderson, JT +6 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Solitary functioning kidney (SFK) is linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children, particularly when associated with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT). Pelvi‐ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is the most frequent obstructive uropathy in SFK.
Mathilde Grapin +9 more
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: presentation and management [PDF]
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is characterized by the presence of lipid-laden foamy macrophages with both acute and chronic phase inflammatory cells.
Badiu, Dumitru Cristinel +8 more
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Workup and conservative management of ileal conduit-vaginal fistulas: review of literature. [PDF]
Ileal conduit-vaginal fistulas are a rare but challenging complication of urinary diversion. Here we identify risk factors and summarize the workup and conservative management strategies for this complication.
Chowdhury, Mashrin Lira +3 more
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Living renal donors: optimizing the imaging strategy--decision- and cost-effectiveness analysis [PDF]
PURPOSE: To determine the most cost-effective strategy for preoperative imaging performed in potential living renal donors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a decision-analytic model, the societal cost-effectiveness of digital subtraction ...
Hunink, M.G.M. (Myriam) +5 more
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Acquired Factor V (FV) deficiency due to inhibitors is a rare coagulopathy that presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We report the case of an 81‐year‐old male with persistent gross hematuria and severe coagulopathy, marked by prolonged prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and critically low FV ...
Shreyas Kalantri +6 more
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A new method to visualize and to spare the ureters during SBRT for oligo metastatic patients
This article describes a ureter-sparing procedure used to treat lymph node metastases with SBRT. We delivered 35 Gy in 5 fractions of 7 Gy to patients with lesions located less than 7 mm from the ureters using a urography CT scan for planification.
Emilien Muggeo-Bertin +6 more
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Real-Time MRI of Continent and Stress Incontinent Male Patients after Orthotopic Ileal Neobladder [PDF]
Introduction: The aim of this study was to correlate anatomic differences with continence status in male patients after cystoprostatectomy and ileal neobladder using real-time magnetic resonance imaging.
Bauer, Ricarda M. +4 more
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