Biomedical subjects

M-E Bode

Publications and source records attributed to M-E Bode.

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PubMed2005

[Bilateral renal angiomyolipomas with a thrombus in the inferior caval vein. Rare growth pattern of a benign tumor].

Renal angiomyolipomas are mesenchymal tumors that are composed of fat tissue, smooth muscle cells and vessels. These are benign tumors, but in rare cases they show a more aggressive growth pattern with invasion into the venous system but without revealing any signs of malignancy. We report a new case of bilateral renal angiomyolipomas with a caval thrombus in a 36 year old female patient with tuberous sclerosis, and give a brief review of the related literature.

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PubMed2005

[Obstructive uropathy in adults].

Urinary tract obstruction is a common clinical problem. The obstruction of the urinary flow may be acute or chronic, partial or complete, unilateral or bilateral, and may occur at any site of the urinary tract. The major causes of urinary tract obstruction vary with the age of the patient. Anatomic abnormalities, e. g. ureteropelvic junction obstruction, account for the majority of cases in children. In comparison, calculi are most common in young adults, while prostatic hyperplasia or carcinoma, retroperitoneal or pelvic neoplasms, and calculi are the primary causes in older patients. Urinary tract obstruction results in different pathophysiological changes causing various symptoms. In addition to the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical presentation of obstructive uropathy in adults, modern diagnostic and therapeutic options are presented in this review.

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PubMed2004

[Benign fibroepithelioma of the ureter. A rare differential diagnosis for pain-free macrohematuria].

Gross hematuria without pain is a classical symptom of malignancy in the urinary tract. Despite the presence of other symptoms such as a history of heavy smoking or radiologic evidence of tumor growth, it may still be caused by a benign lesion. This is demonstrated by the case of a 38 year old man with a fibroepithelioma of the left ureter. While discussing the differential diagnostic and treatment procedures it is shown that even in the era of modern non-invasive imaging techniques there is still an important place for retrograde ureteropyelography in the evaluation of the upper urinary tract.

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