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22/Nov/2024
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC1220
ABSTRACT 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. The treatment included posterior mini-thoracotomy with partial costectomy of the 9th right costal arch, pneumonotomy for the […]
Keywords: Coralliform stone; Drainage; Fistula; Kidney; Lung abscess; Migration; Nephrolithiasis; Nephropulmonary fistula
01/Jul/2011
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082011AO1922
ABSTRACT Objective: Considering that the Cockcroft-Gault formula and the equation of diet modification in renal disease are amply used in clinical practice to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, although they seem to have low accuracy in obese patients, the present study intends to evaluate the predictive performance of 12 equations used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate in obese patients. Methods: This is a cross-sectional retrospective study, conducted between 2007 and 2008 and carried out at a university, of 140 […]
Keywords: Creatinine; Glomerular filtration rate; Kidney; Obesity; Weight loss
01/Oct/2010
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082010AO1671
ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the results of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with open donor nephrectomy. Methods: A non-randomized prospective analysis was conducted of living donor kidney transplantations (118 open donor nephrectomies; 57 laparoscopic donor nephrectomies) between January 2005 and December 2007 in the Kidney Transplantation Unit of Hospital das Clínicas of Faculdade de Medicina of the Universidade de São Paulo. Results: Mean donor operative time, mean donor hospital stay, mean postoperative creatinine values, and rates […]
Keywords: Kidney; Kidney transplantation; Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy; Tissue donors