Is obesity a barrier to kidney transplantation? - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Kidney transplantation is the most suitable of ESRD care.
Renal & Vascular Diseases
Utilization of vascular conduits to facilitate renal transplantation in patients with significant aortoiliac calcification - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of vascular conduits (donor iliac artery or saphenous vein) in renal transplantation recipients with extensive aortoiliac calcification.
Change in renal function following laparoscopic donor nephrectomy using 99 mTc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid scan - Abstract
PURPOSE: We assessed the change in remaining kidney function after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy using serial technetium 99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) scans and investigated the factors affecting the course.
Bladder capacity in kidney transplant patients with end-stage renal disease - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the clinical factors that influence bladder capacity and lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) following kidney transplantation (KT) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.
Open mini-flank partial nephrectomy: An essential contemporary operation - Abstract
Secondary to the widespread use of the modern imaging techniques of computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound, 70% of renal tumors today are detected incidentally with a median tumor size of less than 4 cm.
The impact of obesity on renal function at 1 year after kidney transplantation: Single-center experience - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for ESRD.
Massive migration of Hem-o-lok(®) clips following open partial nephrectomy: A case report and literature review - Abstract
The sliding-clip renorraphy technique using Hem-o-lok(®) clips for parenchymal closure in partial nephrectomy is largely used in laparoscopic, robotic and sometimes open surgery.
Renal parenchymal histopathology predicts life-threatening chronic kidney disease as a result of radical nephrectomy - Abstract
The preoperative prediction of post-radical nephrectomy renal insufficiency plays an important role in the decision-making process regarding renal surgery options.
Contribution of stone size to chronic kidney disease in kidney stone formers - Abstract
Objectives: To determine whether stone burden correlates with the degree of chronic kidney disease in kidney stone formers.
Maximal kidney length predicts need for native nephrectomy in ADPKD patients undergoing renal transplantation - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Native nephrectomy in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is performed on a case-by-case basis.
Sex difference for urologic malignancy risk in uremic patients after kidney transplantation: A population-based study - Abstract
BACKGROUND: High urologic malignancy incidence has been reported in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, especially of female sex.
Depression in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis in Saudi Arabia - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis experience considerable psychological stress due to physical and social changes brought on by illness, increasing the risk of depressive disorder (DD).
Postoperative risk of chronic kidney disease in radical nephrectomy and donor nephrectomy patients: A comparison and analysis of predictive factors - Abstract
INTRODUCTION: To compare baseline renal function and identify predictive factors in patients undergoing radical nephrectomy (RN) or donor nephrectomy (DN) and their risk of subsequent chronic kidney disease (CKD) after surgery.
Fate of finally transplanted deceased donor kidneys initially rejected at other kidney transplantation centers - Abstract
Objective: We conducted this study to determine whether it is justifiable for transplant centers to reject cadaveric donor organs based on marginal organ quality.
Mini-laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy with the use of 3-mm instruments and laparoscope - Abstract
En bloc dual kidney transplantation from pediatric donors after cardiac death: Initial experience in China - Abstract
Objective: To report 9 cases of en bloc kidney transplantation from pediatric donors in China and share the clinical experience.
Effect of renal insufficiency on stone recurrence in patients with urolithiasis - Abstract
The study was designed to assess the relationship between glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urinary stone-forming constituents, and to assess the effect of renal insufficiency on stone recurrence risk in first stone formers (SF).
Ocular and systemic factors associated with glaucoma in chronic kidney disease patients - Abstract
The goal of this study was to examine, the relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and glaucomatous optic disc neuropathy in a cohort of patients from the south-east Serbia and to determine whether limited screening for glaucoma in specific subgroups of patients with CKD is reasonable and justifiable.
Huge trombus including left renal vein, ovarian vein, and inferior vena cava mimicking renal colic - Abstract
A 31-year-old female presented with acute left flank pain; she had a C/S at the postpartum day 24.
Relationship between prehypertension and incidence of chronic kidney disease in a general population: A prospective analysis in central south China - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to investigate whether prehypertension is associated with progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the general population in central south China.