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Arterio-ureteral fistula: A case-based review of significant hematuria

BACKGROUND: Arterio-ureteral fistula (AUF) is a rare but life-threatening cause of hematuria. Most AUFs are secondary to malignancy or extensive pelvic/ vascular surgery CASE REPORT: A case of an 84-year-old patient who developed significant hematuria 4 months after pelvic surgery due to urothelial carcinoma is presented. CONCLUSION: Active surveillance of patients with predisposing risk factors and sensitivity...

Calciphylaxis: a rare cause of limb ulcer – a case report

BACKGROUND: Calciphylaxis is a rare disease with a poor prognosis predominantly found in end-stage renal disease patients treated with dialysis. This pathology most commonly presents with painful non-healing ulcers, predisposing to high risk of sepsis and death. The authors present a case of bilateral leg ulcers due to calciphylaxis. CASE REPORT: A 40-year-old female patient presented with painful ulcers in bot...

Pseudoaneurysm after partial nephrectomy managed by selective angiographic embo...

INTRODUCTION: Partial nephrectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for many renal tumors when technically feasible. Renal artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistulas are rare life-threatening complications that occur more frequently after laparoscopic rather than open partial nephrectomy. CASE REPORT: The authors present a case of a 67-year-old female patient with persistent hematuria due to a ren...

Simultaneous iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula after coronary...

Fat embolism in the femoral veins

Correlation of ulcerated plaque image with intraoperative findings

Anatomical variation of the carotid bifurcation

O Estuário do Guaíba : características texturais, mineralógicas e morfológicas

Baseado em análise texturais e mineralógicas de amostras do leito do Estuário do Guaíba o autor define as seguintes fácies sedimentares: Arenosa, sub-devidida em Sub-Fácies Areia Grossa, Média e Final; Areno-Síltica; Silto-Arenosa e Areno-Silto-Argilosa. Cada uma destas fácies é o resultado da mistura e deposição de detritos sólidos provenientes de quatro áreas fontes distintas: o Escudo Cristalino; as Formaçõe...