BACKGROUND Emphysematous pyelonephritis(EPN)is a life-threatening necrotizing renal parenchyma infection characterized by gas formation due to severe bacterial infection,predominantly affecting diabetic and immunocomp...
BACKGROUND Opioids are commonly used for management of post-operative pain in living kidney donors.Reducing exposure to opioids is desirable to minimize risk of dependence and potential side effects such as nausea,vom...
Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC), or Bellini duct carcinoma, is a rare and aggressive subtype of renal cell carcinoma, accounting for 0.2% - 1% of cases. It often presents at an advanced stage with nonspecific symptoms...
This case report is designed to investigate sequential treatment principles,the appropri-ate timing for nephrostomy and radical nephrectomy,and the merits and demerits of la-paroscopic and open surgical procedures in ...
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BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinoma(RCC)is more common in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease(ADPKD)than in the general population.Diagnosing RCC in ADPKD is challenging due to the presence of multi...
Background: Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma (CMN) is a mesenchymal renal tumour of early life. With a median diagnosis of two months and over 90% of cases occurring within the first year of life, it is the most preval...
BACKGROUND Cases of severe inflammatory renal disease and renal cell carcinoma(RCC)that occur simultaneously in the same kidney have been occasionally reported.However,extrarenal RCC that does not originate from the n...
Background:Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus.Usually,the liver is the most affected organ,accounting for approximately 70%to 85%of cases.The lungs represent 20%of the cases.Fewer t...
Laparoscopy within the urology field has undergone a noteworthy surge in popularity over the past decade,with particular importance given to renal surgeries such as simple nephrectomy,radical nephrectomy,donor nephrec...
Herein we report a patient with nephroblastoma which was successfully removed at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital CJ Oppong theatre in Ghana in sub-Saharan Africa by extended below umbilical incision. Our patient had a f...