Clinical Factors Associated With a Short Survival Time After Percutaneous Nephrostomy for Ureteric Obstruction in Cancer Patients: An Updated Model.

Context: Patients with advanced cancer can develop ureteric obstruction. Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tube insertion can relieve this obstruction and prevent renal failure. PCN is associated with complications and can worsen quality of life.

Pediatric Burkitt's lymphoma: CT findings.

Purpose: To review and analyze all CT scans of the cases of Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) in children diagnosed in our institution.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 33 children with BL between the years 2003 and 2005 seen in our institution was undertaken. Twenty-nine male and four female patients from age 3 to 16 years (with a mean age 5.