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Alemtuzumab induction and tacrolimus monotherapy in pancreas transplantation: One- and two-year outcomes [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND. Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) induction with tacrolimus monotherapy has been shown to provide effective immunosuppression for kidney, liver, lung, and small bowel transplantation.
Abu-Elmagd, Akhtar Khan, Amadeo Marcos, Amit Basu, Calne, Ciano, Deanna Blisard, Flechner, Gruessner, Hale, Henkie P. Tan, John J. Fung, Kaufmann, Kirk, Knechtle, Knechtle, Kusum Tom, Marcos, Marcos, McCurry, Ngoc L. Thai, Ron Shapiro, Shapiro, Shapiro, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Stuart, Thai, Thomas E. Starzl, Tryphonopoulos, Tzakis, Watson   +33 more
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Dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome leading to rhabdomyolysis and dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury: a case report and review

Renal Replacement Therapy
Background Dextromethorphan (DXM) misuse, particularly among young individuals, has risen owing to its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects. High-dose DXM ingestion can trigger serotonin syndrome, a condition characterized by psychiatric, neuromuscular ...
Kazuhiro Okamoto, Nobuhiro Hashimoto, Kaiya Ishizeki, Takamichi Nishimura, Shuzo Makino, Akito Takashima, Hiromitsu Miyakawa, Yoshiyasu Ueda, Terumasa Hayashi   +8 more
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Nephrectomy for a case of intrarenal dermoid cyst: was it an appropriate decision? [PDF]

, 2011
Dermoid cyst in a kidney is rarely seen. We report a case of intrarenal dermoid cyst which mimics malignant renal tumour and discuss the dilemma in managing this ...
Badrulhisham B,, Christopher CKH,, Goh EH,, Praveen S,, Rozman Z,, Tan GH,, Zulkifli MZ,   +6 more
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Health outcomes of children born to mothers with chronic kidney disease: a pilot study [PDF]

, 2010
This study aimed to study the health of children born to mothers with chronic kidney disease. Twenty-four children born to mothers with chronic kidney disease were compared with 39 matched control children born to healthy mothers without kidney disease ...
Banerjee, I., Barnes, Jacqueline, Powis, S., Shevlin, M., Soo, A., Sutcliffe, A.   +5 more
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Non-oliguric acute renal failure secondary to a potentially lethal dose of caffeine with acute intoxication: a case report

BMC Nephrology
Background Recently, the incidence of caffeine intoxication has been on an upward trend, with severe outcomes. However, acute kidney injury (AKI) resulting from renal pathologies secondary to caffeine intoxication is rare, and the pathophysiological ...
Ayaka Mitomo, Kunihiro Ishioka, Mitsuru Yanai, Takayasu Ohtake, Sumi Hidaka, Shuzo Kobayashi   +5 more
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Impact of creatinine clearance on helicobacter pylori eradication rate in patients with peptic ulcer disease [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction. Gastrointestinal complaints are common in patients with kidney failure. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of creatinine clearance on Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication rate in patients with peptic ulcer disease ...
Alimadadi, M., Amirkhanlou, S., Hafezi, A.A., Homapour, S., Seyyedmajidi, M., Vafaeimanesh, J., Vakili, M.A.   +6 more
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Acute kidney injury in critically ill cancer patients : an update [PDF]

, 2016
Patients with cancer represent a growing group among actual ICU admissions (up to 20 %). Due to their increased susceptibility to infectious and noninfectious complications related to the underlying cancer itself or its treatment, these patients ...
Benoit, Dominique, Lameire, Norbert, Van Biesen, Wim, Vanholder, Raymond   +3 more
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Fluctuations of estimated glomerular filtration rate outside kidney disease improving global outcomes diagnostic criteria for acute kidney injury in end-stage liver disease outpatients and outcome postliver transplantation [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Renal dysfunction in end-stage liver disease (ESLD) results fromsystemic conditions that affect both liver and kidney with activation of vasoconstrictor systems.
Berloco, Pasquale Bartolomeo, Cappoli, Andrea, Fiacco, Federica, GINANNI CORRADINI, Stefano, Melandro, Fabio, Merli, Manuela, Mitterhofer, Anna Paola, Nofroni, Italo, Poli, Edoardo, Rossi, Massimo, Tinti, Francesca, Umbro, Ilaria, Zavatto, Assunta   +12 more
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Patients with transobturator tape: a retrospective observational study of ten-year follow-up

Urogynaecologia International Journal
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) may result from intrinsic sphincter weakness or urethral hypermobility brought on by weakened muscles in the pelvic floor that sustain the urethra and bladder.
Vineet Mishra, Smit Solanki, Rohina Aggarwal, Athulya Shajan   +3 more
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High serum uric acid level is a mortality risk factor in peritoneal dialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study

Nutrition & Metabolism, 2019
Background The results remain controversial with regards to the impact of serum uric acid on clinical outcomes from peritoneal dialysis population. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of serum uric acid levels on mortality in peritoneal
Shilong Xiang, Xiaohui Zhang, Xishao Xie, Junni Wang, Qin Zhou, Zhimin Chen, Yaomin Wang, Guangjun Liu, Fei Han, Jianghua Chen   +9 more
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