Percutaneous extraction of bilateral renal mycetomas in premature infant using mechanical thrombectomy device.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2005
Abstract
Although mycotic infections of the urinary system occur not infrequently, obstruction of the upper urinary tract because of mycetomas or fungus balls is exceedingly rare. Treatment consists of antifungal treatment and appropriate urinary drainage. In cases resistant to treatment with external drainage and chemotherapy, open surgery is typically performed to remove the mycetoma. However, this can also be achieved percutaneously using mechanical thrombectomy devices, as shown in this case of a 4-month-old infant presenting with renal failure due to bilateral obstructing mycetomas.
Volume
65
Issue
6
First Page
1226
Last Page
1226
ISSN
1527-9995
Published In/Presented At
Shih, M. C., Leung, D. A., Roth, J. A., & Hagspiel, K. D. (2005). Percutaneous extraction of bilateral renal mycetomas in premature infant using mechanical thrombectomy device. Urology, 65(6), 1226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2004.12.008
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
15890393
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article