ALLMedicine™ Urinary Tract Obstruction Center

Dec 2nd, 2021 - acute urinary tract obstruction (aUTO) is a common finding in older hospitalised patients. Anecdotal reports described hyponatraemia in patients with aUTO, which subsides rapidly with relief of the obstruction.The aim of this study was to determin...

Nov 10th, 2021 - Midureteral stenosis is very rare in children and can cause congenital hydronephrosis. We report our experience treating children with congenital midureteral stenosis at our center, focusing on the differences in preoperative diagnosis and treatme...

Nov 4th, 2021 - Primary lymphoma of the prostate is an exceedingly rare disease, with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma being the most common known subtype in a small number of reported cases. Due to its low prevalence, there has been a chronic lack of targeted diagn...

Oct 16th, 2021 - Fetal megacystis (MC) can be severe and is mainly caused by fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO). Mortality of fetal LUTO can be high as a result of pulmonary hypoplasia and/or (chronic) renal insufficiency. Several technical procedures fo...

Oct 15th, 2021 - Urinary bladder lymphangioma is a rare and benign lesion that is often causes symptoms related to irritation and urinary tract obstruction. Because a lymphangioma may resemble a true neoplasm of the urinary bladder clinically, the lesion must be r...

May 7th, 2020 - Acute obstructive uropathy is a medical emergency, which often is accompanied by acute renal failure or sepsis. Treatment options to resolve the acute obstructive process include conservative medical management, retrograde ureteral stenting, or pl...

Oct 15th, 2021 - Bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common problem, which impact patients' quality of life. It may lead to serious outcomes, including urinary tract infection, hematuria, bladder ston...

Nov 27th, 2020 - This study will evaluate the cardiac function in fetuses with specific conditions before, during, and after fetal interventions using an automated myocardial performance index. It is hypothesized that automated MPI can used to diagnosis and predic...

Jan 18th, 2019 - The obstructed kidney in the setting of urosepsis is a urological emergency. Stone manipulation in the setting of active, untreated infection with concomitant urinary tract obstruction can lead to life-threatening sepsis. Therefore, urgent decompr...

Jul 28th, 2020 - Editor's note, 28 July 2020: This article was updated to include the latest guidance. It recommends that, for people newly referred to specialist services, wherever possible existing pulmonary function tests, blood tests, and CT scan results shoul...

May 1st, 2018 - To the Editor: I read with interest the thoughtful review of cardiorenal syndrome by Drs. Thind, Loehrke, and Wilt 1 and the accompanying editorial by Dr.

Sep 11th, 2014 - The family physician (FP) noted bilateral renal stones on the abdominal radiograph. A noncontrast CT scan confirmed multiple bilateral renal stones, with an obstructing right distal ureteral stone and enlargement of the right kidney.

Jun 13th, 2013 - PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A large study spanning 2 decades and 3 countries shows that the location of an infection predicts mortality in patients with septic shock. The study has implications for the design of future clinical trials in this are...

Jun 13th, 2013 - PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A large study spanning 2 decades and 3 countries shows that the location of an infection predicts mortality in patients with septic shock. The study has implications for the design of future clinical trials in this are...