Posterior Urethral Valve: Delayed Presentation in Adolescence [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2012 Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are now commonly suspected on antenatal ultrasound, but can present with a broad spectrum of severity postnatally. Rarely, the diagnosis is missed until adolescence or adulthood when the patient usually presents with lower
Punit Mahadik +5 more
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Role of excretory graft function for erythropoietin formation after renal transplantation [PDF]
, 1990 To examine the role of renal excretory function for erythropoietin (EPO) formation we have determined the kinetics of plasma immunoreactive EPO (irEPO) in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing renal allotransplantation (RTX).
V. KLIEM +13 more
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuates TGF-β1-Induced EMT by Increasing HGF Expression in HK-2 Cells
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2021 Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have recently shown promise for the treatment of various types of chronic kidney disease models. However, the mechanism of this effect is still not well understood. Our study is aimed to investigate the effect of
Junjun Wei +8 more
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Dysproteinemia-Associated Kidney Disease: A Single-Center Observational Study [PDF]
Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensão, 2022 Introduction: Dysproteinemia is associated with kidney damage and treatment of underlying conditions is crucial to minimize kidney damage. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the characteristics and outcome of the patients diagnosed with ...
João Bernardo +7 more
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Reduced CD40L expression on ex vivo activated CD4+T-lymphocytes from patients with excellent renal allograft function measured with a rapid whole blood flow cytometry procedure [PDF]
, 2004 Background: The CD40-CD40L (CD154) costimulatory pathway plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of kidney allograft rejection. In renal transplant biopsies, CD4+ CD40L+ graft-infiltrating cells were detected during chronic rejection in contrast to ...
Lederer, Stephan R. +5 more
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The feasibility and applications of non-invasive cardiac output monitoring, thromboelastography and transit-time flow measurement in living-related renal transplantation surgery : results of a prospective pilot observational study [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction: Delayed graft function (DGF) remains a significant and detrimental postoperative phenomenon following living-related renal allograft transplantation, with a published incidence of up to 15%. Early therapeutic vasodilatory interventions have
Imray, C. (Chris) +15 more
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Supportive Care Network: Evaluation of Its Impact on the Performance of a Urology Department
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2018 Introduction: Hospitals are dealing with patients who may have clinical discharge but cannot return to their home due to non-medical issues. Material and Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of all the cases referred to the Integrated Care Network during ...
Hugo Antunes +6 more
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Factors Affecting Trial Without Catheter for First Spontaneous Acute Urinary Retention [PDF]
International Neurourology Journal, 2013 Purpose To find the association of trial without catheter (TWOC) outcome for first spontaneous acute urinary retention (AUR) in benign prostatic obstruction with age, prior lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), retention volume at catheterization (RV ...
Punit Mahadik +4 more
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Patient self-management in kidney transplantation. definition, measurement, and intervention [PDF]
, 2009 While one-year graft survival rates for deceased donor transplants have soared from about 40% in 1975 to more than 90% in 2005 [1], the long-term perspective has changed very little.
Schäfer-Keller, Petra
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider +15 more
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