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Renal Transplantation, Vascular Disease
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Left Versus Right: Side Doesn’t Matter In Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy For Renal Transplantation
Friday, 03 November 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Traditionally, donor nephrectomy specimens have been harvested from the left side, due to a variety of technical considerations, not the least of which is the fact that the vessels to the kidney are considerably longer on the left and subsequent vascular anastomoses in the recipient are facilitated.
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Outcome of Kidneys in Patients Treated for Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) During Childhood
Friday, 06 October 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The primary concern for patients with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the development of renal impairment and hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate adult patients treated for VUR during childhood in regards to renal function and blood pressure (BP).
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AUA 2006 - UCI Review - Renal Transplantation: Renal Vascular Surgery (I)
Thursday, 25 May 2006
By Leslie Deane, MD Renal Transplantation: Renal Vascular Surgery (I) PODIUM Wednesday May 24, 2006 8:00 - 10:00 am Moderators: Dr. Mark K. Plante and Dr. Geoffrey N. Sklar
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Prevalence
Thursday, 13 April 2006
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Renal Transplant Patients Often Deficient In Vitamin D
Monday, 13 March 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Renal transplant patients are at risk of deficiency in 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D), a new study shows, because of lack of sun exposure.
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Hemofiltration Prevents Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
Wednesday, 08 March 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pre- and post-procedural hemofiltration appears to be the best means of preventing nephropathy caused by contrast medium administration in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to Italian researchers.
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Easing Kidney Donor Criteria Would Not Boost Available Organs Much
Monday, 27 February 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Accepting living donors with mild hypertension or proteinuria for kidney transplants would lead to only a modest increase in transplantation rates, researchers report. Raising awareness among potential donors would have more impact, they say.
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Arterial Stiffness Associated With Renal Function In Kidney Donors
Tuesday, 21 February 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In living kidney donors, pulse wave velocity and pulse pressure, indicators of arterial stiffness, are associated with renal factors, according to a report in the February issue of Hypertension.
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Selective Embolization Outcomes For Renal Angiomyolipomas In Tuberous Sclerosis Patients
Monday, 28 November 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disease of variable penetrance that clinically manifests with sebaceous adenoma, mental retardation and renal lesions.
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Long-Term Outcome Of Transcatheter Embolization Of Renal Angiomyolipomas Due To Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Proves Efficacy And Safety
Monday, 21 November 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Complications from renal angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are common in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and tumors greater than 4 cm are more likely to cause symptoms.
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Live Kidney-Paired Donations For Transplants May Increase Donor Pool
Wednesday, 05 October 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A live kidney-paired donation (KPD) program at Johns Hopkins University substantially increased the number of compatible donor kidneys available for transplantation without compromising the quality of the donations, investigators report.
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New Agent May Improve Long-Term Renal Transplant Outcome
Thursday, 25 August 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with belatacept, an experimental agent that selectively blocks T cell activation, is just as effective as cyclosporine in preventing acute rejection of renal grafts, but may have less long-term toxicity, new research suggests.
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Meta-Analysis: Low-Dose Dopamine Increases Urine Output but Does Not Prevent Renal Dysfunction or Death
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - "Renal dose" intravenous dopamine (< 5 mcg/kg/min) has been thought to improve urine output by increasing renal blood flow in patients at risk for acute renal failure.
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New Agent May Improve Organ Transplant Success
Wednesday, 02 March 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The potent immunosuppressive properties of LEA29Y (belatacept) may offer longer allograft survival and lower toxicity than existing treatments do, according to animal studies reported in the March issue of the American Journal of Transplantation.
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Radical Prostatectomy in Renal Transplant Patients
Friday, 18 February 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Greater numbers of older men undergo renal transplantation; graft half-life has steadily climbed, so it is inevitable that urologists will see more of these patients who eventually develop prostate cancer.
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