Acute renal failure as a result of bilateral ureteral obstruction by Candida albicans fungus balls

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1121-1122

  Shimada, Shuichi ^a   Nakagawa, Haruo ^a   Shintaku, Ichiro ^a   Saito, Seiichi ^a   Arai, Yoichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Candida albicans; Ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; NEPHROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URINE CULTURE;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BEZOARS; CANDIDIASIS; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IRRIGATION; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 33746444854     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01509.x     Document Type: Article

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