Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Highlights on Diagnosis and Minimally Invasive Treatment
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Complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) has always been a challenging subject to diagnose and treat. New, less invasive, techniques have been introduced in the last decade with the development of the new generations of high definition endoscopes and the robotic platforms to treat the surgically correctable pathologies underlying UTIs. This review will discuss the different underlying pathological conditions for complicated UTI and their management.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015