title: [Renal candidiasis: percutaneous endoscopic treatment of the pyeloureteral fungus-ball].
abstract: We report three cases of pyelic fungus ball from Candida albicans in two patients (one bilateral) with lithiasic urinary obstruction that were treated endo-urologically by percutaneous nephroscopy and with adjuvant antifungal medication. The infection mechanism, nephroscopy procedure and results obtained are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital La Paz, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Navarro Sebastián
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hidalgo Togores
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cárcamo Valor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cózar Olmo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: García-Matres
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martínez-Piñeiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Candidiasis renal: tratamiento endoscópico percutáneo del fungus-ball pieloureteral.