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Retrograde vs. antegrade flexible nephroscopy for detection of residual fragments following PNL: a prospective study with computerized tomography control

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: The main aim of stone surgery is to establish stone free status. Performing flexible nephroscopy is an effective tool in this manner. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of retrograde flexible nephroscopy for detection of residual fragments following percutaneous nephro...

Vasitis: a clinical confusion diagnosis with inguinal hernia

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (3), 2019
Abstract Vasitis or inflammation of the vas deferens is a rarely described condition categorized as either generally asymptomatic vasitis nodosa or the acutely painful infectious vasitis. Vasitis nodosa, the commonly described inflammation of the vas deferens, is benign and usually associated with a hist...

Meningitis crónica autoinmune secundaria a meningitis aguda por neumococo: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (6), 2019
Pneumococcal meningitis produces several inflammatory disorders in susceptible subjects. A worsening of meningitis can occur on the fourth day of evolution in relation with the withdrawal of steroids. Other complications include the development of inflammatory signs in the post-acute stage of infection a...

Síndrome de Kartagener
Kartagener Syndrome

Introducción: El síndrome de Kartagener es una variación clínica de la discinesia ciliar primaria, se caracteriza por la triada clásica de sinusitis crónica, bronquiectasia y situs inversus (total o parcial), catalogada como enfermedad rara de herencia autosómica recesiva. Objetivo: Analizar la...

Massive hemoptysis following Rasmussen’s aneurysm: a case report

Rasmussen’s aneurysm (RA) is a pseudoaneurysm of a pulmonary artery (AP), adjacent to or within a tuberculous cavity, appearing in 5% of these lesions. Its rupture might provoke massive hemoptysis (MH) with a near 50% mortality. The aim of this article is to report a case of massive hemoptysis followin...

Rhino-maxillary aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient: case report

Introduction: Aspergillosis is the second most frequent opportunistic fungal infection of the pa-ranasal sinuses. It primarily affects the maxillary sinus and occurs mainly in immunocompromi-sed individuals. Infection is caused by inhalation of spores or by an oro-sinusal communication. Aspergillosis is ...

Role of low dose 256-slice CT perfusion imaging in predicting mediastinal lymph node metastasis of lung cancer

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: CT perfusion (CTP) is an imaging technique that can be used to evaluate the changes in the microcirculation of tumor tissues. Our study aimed to investigate the role of CTP in predicting mediastinal lymph node metastasis. METHODS: Clinical data of 58 patients who received surgical re...

Successful medical drainage and surgical treatment for vertebral osteomyelitis and bilateral psoas abscess with gas formation caused by klebsiella pneumoniae in a diabetic patient

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: We describe the case of a diabetic patient who developed vertebral osteomyelitis and bilateral psoas abscess with gas formation due to klebsiella pneumoniae. METHODS: A 64-year-old woman with a 4-year history of type-2 diabetes mellitus was admitted to the Emergency Department. The s...

Treatment of pericardial effusion through subxiphoid tube pericardiostomy and computerized tomography- or echocardiography - guided percutaneous catheter drainage methods

Abstract Objective: In this retrospective study, we aimed to observe the efficacy of pericardial effusion (PE) treatments by a survey conducted at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University. Methods: In order to get comparable results, the patients with PE were d...

Marcadores de lesão vascular subclínica em imagem: quando e porque solicitá-los

A doença aterosclerótica tem evolução lenta, o que dá a oportunidade de intervir no estilo de vida e até farmacologicamente na tentativa de aumentar a expectativa de vida livre de eventos. Para esse fim, habitualmente utilizam-se modelos de estratificação de risco baseada em modelos clássicos, c...