The bicaval technique maintains good left ventricular function, lower incidence and severity of tricuspid valve dysfunction, and improved survival compared with the standard technique.
The commonest adverse events in the final year of life in men dying of advanced prostate cancer are those of LUTS, renal failure, anemia, and bone pain with almost half of men developing at least one of these. The majority of men who had interventions demonstrated a subjective or objective improvement.
Actinomyces is a Gram-positive, filamentous bacterium that normally colonizes mucosal areas. Pelvic actinomycosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces israelii that frequently mimics ovarian tumors during presentation. It is diagnosed after surgery in most of the cases. Intravenous penicillin is the most preferred therapeutic agent, and it requires hospitalization up to one month. Pelvic actinomycosis is a rare cause of ureteric obstruction and renal failure. The final diagnosis is usually difficult and often apparent only after histological examination of an operative specimen. The present case led us to consider the etiology and clinical findings and to review the management of reported cases involving ureteric obstruction.
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