BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Horseshoe kidney is an uncommon renal anomaly often associated with ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. Advanced minimally invasive surgical (MIS) reconstructive techniques including laparoscopic and robotic surgery are now being utilized in this population. However, fewer than 30 cases of MIS UPJ reconstruction in horseshoe kidneys have been reported. We herein report our experience with these techniques in the largest series to date.

PURPOSE: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have an increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

OBJECTIVE: Although renal transplant (RT) is a safe and effective treatment for end-stage renal disease, the outcome of RT has been mixed for posterior urethral valve (PUV) patients.

INTRODUCTION: Renal functional decline after partial nephrectomy (PN) may be related to a variety of nonmodifiable and modifiable factors, including ischemia time (IT) and modality.

PURPOSE: To determine whether vigorous and moderate physical activity volumes are associated with skeletal muscle loss and chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) in hemodialysis (HD) patients.

PURPOSE: We aimed to examine the influence of donor age on living-donor kidney transplantation (KTx), particularly with regard to long-term graft survival in young recipients with aged kidney grafts.

PURPOSE: Early diagnosis of acute rejection and effective immunosuppressive therapy lead to improvement in graft survival following kidney transplantation.

BACKGROUND: The hypothalamic-pituitary (h-p) unit is a particularly radiosensitive region in the central nervous system.

BACKGROUND: The risk of progressing to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and factors associated with progression in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are unclear, especially in Asian children.

Poor long-term adherence and persistence to drug therapy is universally recognized as one of the major clinical issues in the management of chronic diseases, and patients with renal diseases are also concerned by this important phenomenon.

BACKGROUND: The incidence of urologic complications after kidney transplantation remains high despite improvements in diagnosis and operative techniques.

Congenital renal anomalies (CRAs) detected in adults include horseshoe kidney (HK), crossed renal ectopia, and malrotation.

OBJECTIVES: The incidence of neoplasms in renal transplant recipients is higher than in general population.

INTRODUCTION: Posterior Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) is a rare anomaly in which the left renal vein passes behind the aorta which compresses it against the vertebral column, restricting the venous drainage of the left kidney.

OBJECTIVE: Our study aimed to support the viability of the concept of Ipsilateral Dual Kidney Transplantation (DKT) by presenting our initial experience and proposing a review of the literature in this subject.

Objectives: Accumulating evidence supports the hypothesis that HLA antibodies play an important role in early renal allograft injury.

Microchimerism in 23 female renal transplant recipients from male donors was studied using nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to detect Y-chromosome.

Two hundred and sixty-eight renal transplant operations were done in 244 children over the past 20 years.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has generally been characterized functionally as a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) less than 60 ml/min/1.73 m, without accounting for cause, signs of structural damage, or relative risk of sequelae. Recently released guidelines define CKD as abnormalities of kidney structure or function, present for more than 3 months. We review the recent literature about CKD and its implications for renal surgery.

Anemia is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at all stages, and it is nearly universal among patients with stage 5 CKD.