Background: To evaluate the efficacy of the ratio of FURS and ureteral access sheath diameter, aiming to identify the most appropriate combination for improved post-operative outcomes Method: Prospective, cross - sectional study conducted at Tabba ...
Muhammad Faizan Shaikh +6 more
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Kidney regeneration: common themes from the embryo to the adult [PDF]
The vertebrate kidney has an inherent ability to regenerate following acute damage. Successful regeneration of the injured kidney requires the rapid replacement of damaged tubular epithelial cells and reconstitution of normal tubular function ...
Cirio, Maria Cecilia +4 more
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Inter-study reproducibility of arterial spin labelling magnetic resonance imaging for measurement of renal perfusion in healthy volunteers at 3 Tesla [PDF]
Background: Measurement of renal perfusion is a crucial part of measuring kidney function. Arterial spin labelling magnetic resonance imaging (ASL MRI) is a non-invasive method of measuring renal perfusion using magnetised blood as endogenous contrast ...
Delles, C. +10 more
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Diabetes and kidney cancer: A direct or indirect association? [PDF]
A positive association between diabetes and kidney cancer has been reported in several investigations, but it is unclear whether diabetes or its complications account for this association.
Bahij S. Nuwayhid +4 more
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Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a Non-Diabetic Renal Transplant Patient: A Rare Encounter [PDF]
Introduction: Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a necrotizing infection characterized by the presence of gas in the renal parenchyma, collecting system, and peri-renal tissues.
Asad Bashir +5 more
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The association of preoperative cardiac stress testing with 30-day death and myocardial infarction among patients undergoing kidney transplantation [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Although periodic cardiac stress testing is commonly used to screen patients on the waiting list for kidney transplantation for ischemic heart disease, there is little evidence to support this practice.
Alhamad, Tarek +7 more
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Acute kidney disease and renal recovery : consensus report of the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) 16 Workgroup [PDF]
Consensus definitions have been reached for both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) and these definitions are now routinely used in research and clinical practice.
A Dewitte +173 more
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A Primer on Kidney Transplantation: Anatomy of the Shortage [PDF]
Kidneys are unique among the solid organs due to the combination of the low risk of living donation, the feasibility of sustaining life on dialysis for several years following kidney failure, and Medicare coverage of dialysis and transplantation for ...
Cook, Philip J., Krawiec, Kimberly D.
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Dose of colistin. a work in progress? [PDF]
We thank Rashid and colleagues [1] and Honoré and colleagues [2] for their comments regarding our article on risk factors for acute kidney injury in pa- tients receiving colistin or other nephrotoxic antimi- crobials [3].
Antonelli, M. +3 more
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Protocol and establishment of a Queensland renal biopsy registry in Australia
Background Renal biopsy is often required to obtain information for diagnosis, management and prognosis of kidney disease that can be broadly classified into acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Joseph Patrick Burke +21 more
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