Renal & Vascular Diseases

Long-term renal function after donor nephrectomy: Secondary follow-up analysis of the randomized trial of ketorolac vs placebo - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term safety of a novel continuous infusion of ketorolac vs placebo after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

Local graft irradiation for kidney allograft rejection: A case series and review of the literature - Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Due to its immunosuppressive properties, local graft irradiation (LGI) has been proposed as a second line therapy for treatment of acute kidney rejection.

Chronic graft loss and death in patients with post-transplant malignancy in living kidney transplantation: A competing risk analysis - Abstract

BACKGROUND: Malignancy is a common complication after renal transplantation.

Preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease: Two case reports and review of the literature - Abstract

A variety of therapeutic modalities are available to alter the abnormalities seen in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Nephrectomy in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: A patient with exceptionally large, still functioning kidneys - Abstract

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary kidney disease.

Everolimus-based calcineurin-inhibitor sparing regimens for kidney transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Abstract

PURPOSE: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) associated nephrotoxicity remains a risk factor for long-term graft dysfunction after renal transplantation.

Treatment of urological complications in more than 1,000 kidney transplantations: The role of interventional radiology - Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of interventional radiology procedures in the treatment of major urological complications after kidney transplantation.

Hydrogen sulfide treatment ameliorates long-term renal dysfunction resulting from prolonged warm renal ischemia-reperfusion injury - Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) continues to rise concurrently with the increased prevalence of end-stage renal disease worldwide.

De novo urologic tumors in kidney transplant patients - Abstract

CONTEXT: The ability of a transplant recipient to accept a graft depends on the ability of immunosuppressive drugs to regulate the immune system.

Laparoscopic nephrectomy for adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD): Safety, feasibility and early outcomes - Abstract

Context: Indications for laparoscopic renal surgery are increasing; however benefits in adult polycystic kidney disease (APKD) remain uncertain.

Nephron sparing surgery for de novo kidney graft tumor: Results from a multicenter national study - Abstract

Nephron sparing surgery (NSS) results in the transplanted population remain unknown because they are only presented in small series or case reports.

Renal transplantations in African Americans: A single-center experience of outcomes and innovations to improve access and results - Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To report a single-center 10-year experience of outcomes of kidney transplantation in African Americans (AAs) vs Caucasian Americans (CA) and to propose ways in which to improve kidney transplant outcomes in AAs, increased access to kidney transplantation, prevention of kidney disease, and acceptance of organ donor registration rates in AAs.

Transient elastography: A new noninvasive diagnostic tool for assessment of chronic allograft nephropathy - Abstract

PURPOSE: Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is the most common cause of kidney allograft failure.

Organ cross talk and remote organ damage following acute kidney injury - Abstract

Increasing evidence suggests that acute kidney injury (AKI) mediates a systemic response that can lead to multiple organ failure.

Ischemic pre- and post-conditioning: Current clinical applications - Abstract

Ischemic conditioning is a phenomenon through which short sequences of ischemiareperfusion applied to an organ confer some degree of protection towards future ischemic insults.

Ischemia/reperfusion during normothermic perfusion - Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Cold storage of organs for preservation and transplantation is reaching its limits especially with extended criteria for heart beating donors and donation after cardiac death.

Ischemia-reperfusion: From cell biology to acute kidney injury - Abstract

Ischemia reperfusion injury occurs in the kidney when blood supply is interrupted in clinical settings such as kidney transplantation or nephron sparing surgery for renal tumors.

Additives to preservation solutions - Abstract

As the impact of ischemia reperfusion injury on graft outcome is now well defined, efforts are made towards decreasing these lesions, typically through the improvement of preservation techniques.

Innate and adaptive immune responses subsequent to Ischemia-Reperfusion injury in the kidney - Abstract

Understanding innate immune responses and their correlation to alloimmunity after solid organ transplantation is key to optimizing long term graft outcome.

Pharmacological strategy designed to limit ischemiareperfusion injury in brain dead donor kidneys - Abstract

Ischemia-reperfusion injury is a complex physiological process responsible for delayed renal function or primary graft non-function, explicitly when kidney allograft are issued from expanded criteria donor.