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Vascular Calcification: Mechanisms, Models, and Therapies
ABSTRACT Vascular calcification represents an active multifactorial process that mirrors several key features of skeletal bone mineralization. Clinically, it is characterized by diminished arterial compliance and increased arterial wall stiffness, both of which serve as independent predictors of significant adverse cardiovascular events.
Wenya Zhu +5 more
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INTRODUCTION: Partial nephrectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for many renal tumors when technically feasible. Renal artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistulas are rare life-threatening complications that occur more frequently after ...
Roberto Cunha +7 more
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Abstract Background Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 (B. lactis HN019) is a probiotic bacterial strain with immunomodulatory properties. Its benefits have been observed in healthy and systemically compromised animals with periodontitis (PD). Our objective was to investigate the local and systemic effects of the systemic administration of B.
Átila V. V. Nobre +10 more
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Autotransplantation of the kidney in surgery of retroperitoneal sarcomas
The paper presents the analysis of 5 clinical cases that demonstrate the potential of using organ-saving technologies in surgery of locally advanced retroperitoneal sarcomas.
R. I. Rasulov +5 more
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BackgroundMinimally invasive partial nephrectomy (MIPN) and focal therapy (FT) are popular trends for small renal masses (SRMs). However, there is currently no systematic comparison between MIPN and FT of SRMs.
Lin Dong +4 more
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Periodontitis and high phosphate intake alone or in combination adversely affect the kidney
Abstract Background Periodontitis and high phosphate (HP) intake can negatively affect the kidney in the presence of renal disease. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of periodontitis or HP intake, either alone or concurrently, on the periodontal tissue and the kidney under normal renal conditions.
Ae Ri Kim +4 more
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Objective: The study presents a matched-pair analysis of robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN) versus radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to compare the perioperative incidence of complications and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Sung Han Kim +12 more
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Multicystic dysplastic disease of kidney in pediatric age group: A series of five cases
Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) is a congenital somatic maldevelopment in which the renal cortex is replaced by numerous cysts of varying sizes with insinuating dysplastic parenchyma in between.
Sibnath Gayen +5 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Maintenance of bladder filling and urinary storage at low intravesical pressures is fundamental to minimizing risk to the upper urinary tract. Bladder compliance describes the relationship between the bladder volume and the change in detrusor pressure during the filling phase of urodynamics.
Eric Rovner +5 more
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Renal cell carcinoma with atypical omental metastasis: A case report and literature review
Abstract Background Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, with common metastatic sites including the lungs, bones, liver, and brain. Omental metastasis is exceedingly rare and usually occurs postoperatively. Fumarate hydratase‐deficient (FH‐deficient) RCC, a recently classified and highly aggressive subtype of ...
Andrew Jing +4 more
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