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Is Bigger Better? Living Donor Kidney Volume as Measured by the Donor CT Angiogram in Predicting Donor and Recipient eGFR after Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

Journal of Transplantation, 2021
Background. The role of kidney volume measurement in predicting the donor and recipient kidney function is not clear. Methods. We measured kidney volume bilaterally in living kidney donors using CT angiography and assessed the association with the donor ...
Chaudhry Adeel Ebad, David Brennan, Julio Chevarria, Mohammad Bin Hussein, Donal Sexton, Douglas Mulholland, Ciaran Doyle, Patrick O’Kelly, Yvonne Williams, Ruth Dunne, Conall O’Seaghdha, Dilly Little, Martina Morrin, Peter J. Conlon   +13 more
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A Prospective Study of Eplerenone in the Treatment of Patients with Glomerulonephritis

Biomedicines, 2023
Background: High aldosterone levels contribute to kidney disease progression, while spironolactone in combination with ACEi or ARBs can potentially reduce proteinuria and ameliorate kidney function deterioration.
Marios Papasotiriou, Georgia Andrianna Georgopoulou, Adamantia Mpratsiakou, Theodoros Ntrinias, Georgios Lyras, Dimitrios S. Goumenos, Evangelos Papachristou   +6 more
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Endourological management of migrated intravesical intrauterine contraceptive device: Neglected case with stone formation

Urology Case Reports, 2023
Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) has been associated with numerous complications such as pelvic discomfort, spontaneous expulsion, and infections. In rare instances, perforation and migration can occur if neglected.
Jaisukh Kalathia, Devang Undaviya, Kaushal Patel, Arvind Valiya, Giriraj Vala   +4 more
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miR-136 improves renal fibrosis in diabetic rats by targeting down-regulation of tyrosine kinase SYK and inhibition of TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway

Renal Failure, 2020
Objective To investigate the way that miR-136 regulated spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/Smad3 signaling pathways on renal fibrosis.
Lei Liu, Xinlu Pang, Wenjun Shang, Guiwen Feng, Zhigang Wang, Junxiang Wang   +5 more
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Penile incarceration with weight plate: An unusual case with review of literature

Urology Case Reports, 2023
Penile incarceration from constricting metallic or non-metallic objects is a urological emergency which warrants immediate interventions to prevent undesirable sequalae.
Jaisukh Kalathia, Kaushal Patel, Bharti Talreja, Devang Undaviya, Arvind Valiya, Giriraj Vala, Charmy Patel   +6 more
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Elevated Circulating IL-10 Producing Breg, but Not Regulatory B Cell Levels, Restrain Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Kidney Transplantation

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
BackgroundAntibody-mediated rejection (AMR) occupies a major position for chronic rejection after kidney transplantation. Regulatory B cell (Breg) has been reported to have an inhibitory immune function, which contributes to the resistance for AMR ...
Yongsheng Luo, Feifei Luo, Feifei Luo, Kuanxin Zhang, Shilei Wang, Haojie Zhang, Xianlei Yang, Wenjun Shang, Junxiang Wang, Zhigang Wang, Xinlu Pang, Yonghua Feng, Lei Liu, Hongchang Xie, Guiwen Feng, Jinfeng Li   +15 more
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Laparoscopic transmesocolic pyelolithotomy and pyeloplasty in an ectopic pelvic kidney: Case report and review of literature

Urology Case Reports, 2021
Renal ectopia is a developmental anomaly with pelvic kidney being the commonest location (55%). The incidence of uretero-pelvis junction (UPJ) obstruction, nephrolithiasis, and reflux are higher in ectopic kidneys than their counterparts.
Jaisukh Kalathia, Arvind Valiya, Giriraj Vala, Kaushal Patel, Kuldeep Aggarwal   +4 more
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Mortality after kidney transplantation: 10-year outcomes

Cirugía y Cirujanos, 2022
Objectives: In the past decade, advances in immunological therapy have increased the survival of kidney recipients and their grafts. However, it has not achieved the desired level of improvement.
Turgut Piskin, Arife Simsek, Sait Murat-Dogan, Baha T. Demirbas, Bulent Unal, Ismail O. Yildirim, Sibel A. Toplu, Haci B. Berktas, Hatice Can, Ebru I. Coskun, Mukadder Sanli, Huseyin Gurbuz, Mehmet S. Arslan, Zeynep Piskin, Julide Yagmur, Fatih Oguz, Yasar Bayindir, Ozkan Ulutas, Hulya Taskapan, Idris Sahin   +19 more
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Correlation of serum soluble Klotho with fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in chronic kidney disease patients; a single centre study [PDF]

Journal of Nephropharmacology, 2020
Introduction: Klotho is a single-pass transmembrane protein with a long extracellular domain and short cytoplasmic tail that appears to modulate aging. Objectives: This cross-sectional investigation was conducted at a tertiary care centre to find the
Yuvaraj Anand, Vijayan Madhusudan, Parthasarathy Rajeevalochana, Mathew Milly, George Deepu, Abraham Georgi   +5 more
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Effect of Bicyclol tablets on drug induced liver injuries after kidney transplantation

Open Medicine, 2017
Liver injury is one of the most common complications in patients after kidney transplantation. Bicyclol tablets possess obvious anti-inflammatory and liver-protective functions. This study aimed to explore the clinical effect of preventive application of
Shang Wenjun, Feng Yonghua, Li Jinfeng, Wang Xinzhou, Xie Hongchang, Feng Guiwen   +5 more
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