Publications by authors named "Koji Muranaka"

A 76-year-old diabetic woman was referred to our hospital with an episode of high fever and sub-abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) of the pelvis revealed gas accumulation within the lumen and wall of the bladder and CT of the abdomen demonstrated bubbles in the inferior vena cava. She recovered by urinary drainage and antibiotic therapy.

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A 51-year-old man was referred to our hospital for treatment of left renal pelvic tumor diagnosed with computed tomography (CT) on health screening. Retroperitoneoscopy-assisted radical left nephroureterectomy was performed under a diagnosis of left renal pelvic carcinoma. Histopathological examination showed urothelial carcinoma (UC), Grade 2 > > Grade 3, pT3.

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The patient was a 73-year-old man who was referred to our hospital for examination of asymptomatic gross hematuria. Urine cytology was negative. Drip infusion pyelography and retrograde pyelography revealed bilateral multiple out-patchings of both ureters.

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