Serum cystatin C as a marker of renal function in critically ill patients with normal serum creatinine - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Serum creatinine as a classic marker of renal function has several limitations in the detection of renal dysfunction.
Renal & Vascular Diseases
Lethal Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 24 years after kidney transplantation - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Pneumocystis jiroveci is an opportunistic infectious fungus in immunosuppressed patients, particularly in ones with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Urologic manifestations of Erdheim-Chester disease - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the urologic manifestations of Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD).
Perception about transplant of rural and urban patients with chronic kidney disease; a qualitative study - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem with increasing incidence and prevalence and associated expenses.
Impact of graft nephrectomy on outcomes of second kidney transplantation - Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the impact of renal graft nephrectomy on second kidney transplantation survival.
Should screening of renal markers be recommended in a working population? - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: It is debated whether the general population should be screened for kidney disease.
Effect of repeated Ramadan fasting in the hottest months of the year on renal graft function - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adult Moslems are required to fast during the lunar month of Ramadan every year.
Patient survival in renal allograft failure: A time-dependent analysis - Abstract
BACKGROUND: To improve patient survival after a renal transplant, it is important to detect which variables affect it.
Chronic kidney disease due to surgical removal of nephrons: Relative rates of progression and survival - Abstract
PURPOSE: Chronic kidney disease(CKD) is associated with a higher likelihood of progression to end stage renal disease and increased mortality rates.
Impact of radical and partial nephrectomy on renal function in patients with renal cancer - Abstract
Objective: To evaluate renal function in renal cancer patients undergoing radical nephrectomy (RN) or partial nephrectomy (PN) (open or laparoscopic - ORN, OPN, LRN or LPN) and to identify risk factors contributing to renal function loss.
Effects of alpha lipoic acid supplementation on serum levels of IL-8 and TNF-α in patient with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic renal failure is a progressive and irreversible loss of kidney function, and the hemodialysis (HD) is one of the most common modalities in this regard.
Evaluation of equations that estimate glomerular filtration rate in renal transplant recipients - Abstract
AIM: The accuracy of equations that estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in renal transplant patients has not been established; thus their performance was assessed in stable renal transplant patients.
Prescription of oral antidiabetic drugs in K/DIGO chronic kidney disease stage 3 and 4: A single centre report - Abstract
AIM: Evaluation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is essential in order to prescribe properly oral antidiabetic drugs (OADs).
Bone mineral metabolism and subsequent hospitalization with poor quality of life in dialysis patients - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Significant impairment in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among dialysis patients could be partly explained by some co-morbid disorders, such as chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD).
The effect of calcium with or without calcitriol supplementation on renal function in patients with hypovitaminosis D and chronic kidney disease - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hypovitaminosis D (serum 25-OHD < 30 ng/mL) is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Relationship between plasma adiponectin level with inflammatory and metabolic markers in patients with chronic kidney disease - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Adiponectin (ADPN) is an important anti-inflammatory marker with anti-atherogenic effects.
Polycystic kidney disease with renal calculi treated by percutaneous nephrolithotomy: A report of 11 cases - Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the treatment of congenital autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) with renal calculi.
Renal allograft nephrectomy: Comparison between clinical and pathological diagnosis - Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The most common complication of renal transplantation is allograft dysfunction, which in some cases leads to graft loss.
Prospective measurement of urinary microalbumin in living kidney donor nephrectomy: Towards understanding the renal functional recovery period - Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the clinical implications of perioperative urinary microalbumin excretion in relation to renal function after living donor nephrectomy.
Clinical experience with once-daily tacrolimus in de novo kidney transplant recipients from living donors in Japan: 1-Year follow up - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: We assessed our clinical experience with de novo kidney transplant recipients from living donors who received once-daily tacrolimus (OD TAC).