2010
Experience with outpatient computed tomographic-guided renal biopsy.
Margaryan A, Perazella MA, Mahnensmith RL, Abu-Alfa AK. Experience with outpatient computed tomographic-guided renal biopsy. Clinical Nephrology 2010, 74: 440-5. PMID: 21084047, DOI: 10.5414/cnp74440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNative kidney biopsiesKidney biopsyRenal biopsyPost-biopsy observation periodInpatient observation periodObservation periodLow complication rateTime of admissionYale-New Haven Medical CenterDuration of procedureInstances of deathHemoglobin concentration changesDetectable bleedingSerum creatinineComplication rateMean ageRenal sizeAdequate tissueMedical CenterOutpatient unitDiagnostic tissueBiopsyLaboratory dataTransfusionPatients
1996
A Middle-Aged Woman with Back and Flank Pain
Cruz D, Perazella M, Mahnensmith R. A Middle-Aged Woman with Back and Flank Pain. Hospital Practice 1996, 31: 193-209. PMID: 8814129, DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1996.11443354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBack PainBiopsyFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNephrectomyPyelonephritis, XanthogranulomatousTomography, X-Ray ComputedUrographyConceptsMiddle-aged womenFlank painFrank renal failureAbnormal liver enzymesCareful preoperative evaluationUrinary tract infectionExtent of inflammationLipid-laden macrophagesRadiologic imaging techniquesChronic pyelonephritisConstitutional symptomsFlank massRenal failureTract infectionsPreoperative evaluationDraining sinusMild azotemiaXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritisXanthoma cellsSubsequent careLiver enzymesAdequate exposureUncommon variantCT scanSurgical planning
1995
Hypercalcemia, sarcoidosis, and normal chest radiographs
Sander S, Buller G, Perazella M. Hypercalcemia, sarcoidosis, and normal chest radiographs. The American Journal Of Medicine 1995, 99: 437-438. PMID: 7573103, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)80196-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research