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Einstein (Sao Paulo)
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Universidade de Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brazil.
A nephropulmonary fistula is a rare complication of a non-functioning kidney, associated with a history of infection. Medical literature describes it as an adult disease in the pre-antibiotic era, and nowadays, is a rare complication. This study reports the case of a patient with nephrolithiasis who developed a nephropulmonary fistula resulting in the migration of renal coralliform stones to the lung parenchyma.
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July 2024
Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, USA.
Urinothorax is a rare complication of urological procedures. This report presents a case of a patient who developed urinothorax following nephrostomy tube placement and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). The patient was managed conservatively with chest tube and Foley catheter placement, without the need for surgery.
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March 2024
Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
Background: Genitourinary tract fungus balls are a rare complication of urinary tract infections (UTI). They arise from dense aggregations of hyphae that combine with surrounding urothelial cells and debris. Symptoms can progress to urosepsis and systemic dissemination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Vet Med Assoc
February 2024
1College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
Objective: To describe the surgical technique and clinical outcome of small ruminants treated for obstructive urolithiasis using a modified tube cystostomy (MTC) technique.
Animals: 15 goats and 2 sheep treated with an MTC between March 2018 and February 2023.
Clinical Presentation: Animals were diagnosed with obstructive urolithiasis on the basis of history, physical examination, and ultrasonographic examination.
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