In Peritoneal Dialysis, Is There Sufficient Evidence to Make “PD First” Therapy? by Pranav Dalal, Harbaksh Sangha, Kunal Chaudhary

“…Patient fatigue, membrane failure, and catheter problems are other reasons which discourage PD utilization. …”
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A New Technique for Simple Renal Cyst: Cystoretroperitoneal Shunt by Onder Canguven, Cemal Goktas, Faruk Yencilek, Cihangir Cetinel, Selami Albayrak

“…In a prospective study, 37 patients with a simple renal cyst were treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous CRS-catheter. Radiological success was indicated as no recurrence of the cyst or a reduction in cyst volume by at least half. …”
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Necrotizing Urethritis due to Aerococcus urinae by Abdulrahman A. Babaeer, Claudia Nader, Vito Iacoviello, Kevin Tomera

“…A suprapubic tube and a urethral catheter were placed in the bladder. WBC trended down to 13.9 × 103/μL on the fourth postoperative day. …”
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Canaloplasty in Open-Angle Glaucoma Surgery: A Four-Year Follow-Up by Paolo Brusini

“…A small amount of viscoelastic agent is delivered in Schlemm’s canal while the catheter is withdrawn. The mid-term results are very promising. …”
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Colovesical Fistula due to Sigmoid Diverticulitis by Christos K. Stefanou, Spiridon Gkogkos, Stefanos Flindris, Apostolis K. Paxinos, Thomas Tsiantis, Polyxeni Oikonomou, Kostas Tepelenis, Stefanos K. Stefanou

“…The patient was discharged in excellent condition on day six, and the catheter was removed on day 10. Conclusion. In conclusion, as in our case, any patient with a urinary tract infection should be suspected of having this condition, especially if he has persistent symptoms that have not responded to standard medical care. …”
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A Strangulated Congenital Diaphragmatic Bochdalek Hernia Diagnosed in an Adult by Warsinggih Warsinggih, Julianus Aboyaman Uwuratuw, Arham Arsyad, Muhammad Faruk

“…A segmentectomy was performed on the transverse colon, followed by an end-to-end anastomosis, a diaphragmatic plasty, and the placement of an intrapleural catheter. In conclusion, diagnosing a diaphragmatic hernia before surgery can be difficult due to its rarity and wide range of symptoms. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Characteristic Analysis of a Landing String in Deepwater Riserless Drilling by Jun Liu, Hongliang Zhao, Simon X. Yang, Qingyou Liu, Guorong Wang

“…Using the proposed model, the dynamic responses of the displacement, axial force, and moment in the landing string are investigated in detail to find out the influences of driving depth of surface catheter, platform motion, bit movement, and marine environment on the dynamical characteristics of the landing string.…”
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a 21-Year-Old Male by Samuel Igbinedion, Meher S. Mavuram, Moheb Boktor, John Bienvenu

“…He received a total of four weeks of IV Nafcillin therapy along with drainage of his abscess via percutaneous catheter. Follow-up revealed clinical resolution. This case highlights the importance of obtaining an aspirate from the liver abscess to better guide treatment strategy. …”
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Primary Pleomorphic Undifferentiated Sarcoma—a Rare Renal Localization: A Case Report by Soufiane Mellas, Ahmed Amine Bouchikhi, Mohamed-Fadl Tazi, Abdelhak Khallouk, Jallal-Eddin Elammari, Mohamed-Jamal El Fassi, Naoufal Mellas, Moulay Hassan Farih

“…After draining by ureteral double J catheter, a nephroureterectomy was performed for nonfunctional kidney confirmed by scintigraphy. …”
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Adjuvant Bidirectional Chemotherapy with Intraperitoneal Pemetrexed Combined with Intravenous Cisplatin for Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma by Lana Bijelic, O. Anthony Stuart, Paul Sugarbaker

“…There was one grade 3 toxicity consisting of a catheter infection. The median survival for all 10 patients was 33.5 months. …”
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De Novo Mutation of the ADAMTS13 Gene with Mesenteric Ischemia in an Infant with Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Ibrahim Alharbi, Sarah Alqarni, Wed Khayyat, Amirah Almatrafi

“…Blood-stained urine was observed in the urine catheter, and a coffee-ground-colored fluid was drained from the orogastric tube. …”
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Continuous Thoracic Sympathetic Ganglion Block in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Patients with Spinal Cord Stimulation Implantation by EungDon Kim, MiSun Roh, SooHyang Kim, DaeHyun Jo

“…We administered continuous thoracic sympathetic block using catheter in CRPS patients who underwent SCS implantations and achieved desirable outcomes. …”
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Polyarticular Septic Arthritis Caused by Haemophilus Influenzae in an Asplenic Patient: A Case Report by Roberto Desarden, Roya Caloia

“…The patient made a full recovery and was discharged home with a peripherally inserted central catheter line for continued intravenous (IV) antibiotics. …”
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Spontaneous bilateral vertebral artery dissection complicated by hemodynamic posterior circulation stroke: A case report by Adam Sqalli Houssaini, MD, Sarah Lembarki, MD, Fatima Chait, MD, Mohamed Jiddane, PhD, Firdaous Touarsa, PhD

“…Imaging is the modality of choice for diagnosis and includes ultrasound, catheter-based DSA, computed tomography angiography, and MRA. …”
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Ultrasound Guided Intravenous Access by Nursing versus Resident Staff in a Community Based Teaching Hospital: A “Noninferiority” Trial by Thomas Carter, Chris Conrad, J. Link Wilson, Godwin Dogbey

“…Ultrasound (US) guidance is a safe and effective method for peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter placement. However, no studies have directly compared the success rate of emergency medicine (EM) residents and nurses at using this technique especially in community hospital settings. …”
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Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy for Adult Patient with Primary Obstructive Megaureter by Kimito Osaka, Kazuhide Makiyama, Shinji Ohtake, Hiroyuki Yamanaka, Futoshi Sano, Noboru Nakaigawa, Yoshinobu Kubota

“…By sucking urine from an inserted ureteral catheter and setting trocar positions, we successfully performed laparoscopic nephroureterectomy for megaureter.…”
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Cholecystoduodenal Stenting: An Option in Complicated Acute Calculous Cholecystitis in the Elderly Comorbid Patient by Brady Bonner, Nicholas I. Brown, Varghese Pynadath Joseph, Manju Dashini Chandrasegaram

“…The patient did not want a permanent catheter for drainage, nor the prospect of repeat drainage procedures in the future for recurrent cholecystitis. …”
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Pantoea agglomerans Infections in Children: Report of Two Cases by Shraddha Siwakoti, Rinku Sah, Rupa Singh Rajbhandari, Basudha Khanal

“…During his 24-hour stay at the local hospital, he had received oral antibiotics and urinary catherization. Urine culture of catheter clamp urine was sterile. P. agglomerans was grown in blood culture. …”
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Delayed Chylothorax during Treatment of Follicular Lymphoma with a Malignant Pleural Effusion by Chigozirim N. Ekeke, Ernest G. Chan, James D. Luketich, Rajeev Dhupar

“…We report a case of a 61-year-old male with delayed chylothorax while having an indwelling pleural catheter for malignant pleural effusion during treatment of follicular lymphoma. …”
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Progenitor Cell Therapy to Treat Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Promise of High-Dose Autologous CD34+ Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells by Joseph C. Poole, Arshed A. Quyyumi

“…ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with an increased risk for congestive heart failure and long-term mortality despite the widespread use of thrombolysis and catheter-based revascularization. The need for improved post-STEMI therapies has led to a surge of novel therapeutics, especially regenerative approaches using autologous mononuclear cells. …”
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