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the topmost one of two
piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; "Uppers come in many styles"
higher in place or position; "the upper bunk"; "in the upper center of the picture"; "the upper stories"
superior in rank or accomplishment; "the upper half of the class"
any pathology of the urinary tract

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(場所・位置が)『上のほうの』,上部の / 『上級の』,上位の / 奥地の,上流の / 靴の甲皮(こうがわ)(かかとより上の部分) / 覚醒剤（これの反意語はdowner：鎮静剤）
妨害する,じゃまする;(…を)妨害する《+『of』+『名』》

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1. 尿路閉塞および水腎症の臨床症状および診断 clinical manifestations and diagnosis of urinary tract obstruction and hydronephrosis
2. 胎児水腎症の概要 overview of antenatal hydronephrosis
3. 成人における慢性腎臓病マネージメントの概要 overview of the management of chronic kidney disease in adults
4. 尿管ステントの留置およびマネージメント placement and management of indwelling ureteral stents
5. 成人における腹痛の鑑別診断 differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in adults

Efficacy of percutaneous nephrostomy tube during ureteroscopy for upper ureter stone management.

Kwon SY, Choi JY, Kim BS, Kim HT, Yoo ES, Park YK.SourceDepartment of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University , Daegu, Korea.
Journal of endourology / Endourological Society.J Endourol.2013 Oct;27(10):1209-12. doi: 10.1089/end.2013.0347. Epub 2013 Sep 17.
OBJECTIVE: Preoperative percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) has been commonly performed for patients with urinary stones complicated with pyelonephritis or obstructive uropathy; in fact, a considerable number of patients undergo ureteroscopic removal of stone (URS) in the presence of a PCN. We assessed t
PMID 23895550

Tambo M, Okegawa T, Shishido T, Higashihara E, Nutahara K.SourceDepartment of Urology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2, Shikawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan, tanbodes@ks.kyorin-u.ac.jp.
World journal of urology.World J Urol.2013 Sep 15. [Epub ahead of print]
PURPOSE: Acute pyelonephritis (APN) with obstructive uropathy is not uncommon and often causes serious conditions including sepsis and septic shock. We assessed the risk factors for septic shock in patients with obstructive APN associated with upper urinary tract calculi.METHODS: We retrospectively
PMID 24037335

Renal aspergillosis secondary to renal intrumentation in immunocompetent patient.

Paul S, Singh V, Sankhwar S, Garg M.SourceDepartment of Urology, King George Medical University Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
BMJ case reports.BMJ Case Rep.2013 Sep 11;2013. pii: bcr2013200306. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200306.
Primary renal aspergillosis is a rare urological entity and immune-compromised persons are commonly prone to it. The clinical presentation resembles that of usual bacterial pyelonephritis. We report a case of localised unilateral renal aspergillosis with obstructive uropathy (hypoplastic contralater
PMID 24027252