Pneumomediastinum as a Manifestation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis by Ahmed Alhazmi, Mohamed Moulaye Cheikh, Rola Yousef Hassan

“…Other findings included a dropping hemoglobin and acute kidney injury with microscopic hematuria. The pulmonary computed tomography was significant for alveolar hemorrhage and a rarely reported pneumomediastinum. …”
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RESULTS OF CLINICAL TRIALS OF MEDICAL TREA TMENT OF RENAL CELL CARCINOMA IN 2014–2015 by A. M. Popov, O. B. Karyakin, A. D. Kaprin

“…In clinical practice, there was a group of targeted drugs, the purpose of which has increased the life expectancy of patients with advanced kidney cancer. The studies devoted to the study of the sequence of destination targeted agents, combinations, studies of new drugs and to identify prognostic factors, are held.…”
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A Rare Case of Isolated Ureteral Diaphragmatic Herniation: Case Report and Review of Literature by Nassib Abou Heidar, Hussein Elsemesmani, Ahmad Elamine, Mustafa Natout

“…We present a case of a 71-year-old man who was found to have an incidental right ureteral diaphragmatic herniation causing an asymptomatic kidney obstruction. He was managed conservatively with no evidence of increased hydronephrosis on serial imaging and no deterioration of biochemical renal function. …”
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Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting as Bilateral Central Retinal Artery Occlusions by Steven S. Saraf, Yogin P. Patel, Ankit Desai, Uday R. Desai

“…She was also found to be in heart failure and kidney failure. Rheumatology was consulted and she was diagnosed with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in association with systemic lupus erythematosus. …”
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Surgically Discovered Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Invading Inferior Vena Cava with Coexisting Renal Cell Carcinoma by Henry M. Rosevear, Melissa M. Meier, Brian L. Gallagher, Fadi N. Joudi

“…We present a case of a 49-year-old man with an incidentally discovered renal mass with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombus, who was found intraoperatively to have a significant inflammatory process involving the posterior wall of his IVC and right renal vein consistent with XGP surrounding a focus of clear cell renal cell carcinoma in the midportion of his right kidney.…”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Masquerading as a Large Renal Mass with Hepatic Invasion by Joseph R. N. Zabell, Kenneth G. Nepple, Neal W. Wilkinson, Laila Dahmoush, Richard D. Williams

“…After surgical excision, the mass was subsequently discovered to be primary hepatocellular carcinoma with direct extension to the kidney and adrenal gland. A diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B was made postoperatively. …”
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The Impact of Immune System in Regulating Bone Metastasis Formation by Osteotropic Tumors by Lucia D’Amico, Ilaria Roato

“…Bone metastases are frequent and debilitating consequence for many tumors, such as breast, lung, prostate, and kidney cancer. Many studies report the importance of the immune system in the pathogenesis of bone metastasis. …”
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A virus isolation from rinderpest suspected calves by Feridun Öztürk, Sibel Yavru, Atilla Şimşek, Hüdaverdi Erer

“…<p> The inoculation of specimens to Foetal Calf Kidney (FCK) cell cultures, showed that, 4 of the specimens of the 2 mesenterial lymph nodes and 2 nasal swaps was positive for cytopathologic effect (CPE).…”
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A Case of Euglycemic Ketoacidosis Secondary to Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy by Evan J. Chen, William A. West, Kavitha Bagavathy

“…This case report describes a patient who developed EKA while on CRRT for severe acute kidney injury from neuroleptic malignant syndrome.…”
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RPE Adenocarcinoma as the Presenting Sign of Bronchogenic Carcinoma: Diagnostic Dilemma in the Management of a Case by Namrata Adulkar, Santhi Radhakrishnan, N. Vidhya, Usha Kim

“…The possibility of a metastatic disease with possible primary sites as lung, breast, or kidney should be ruled out. Herein we report a case of adenocarcinoma arising from the RPE with a lung lesion suspicious of bronchogenic carcinoma. …”
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A Rare Case of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in a Neonate by Nipun Shrestha, Alisha Joshi, Yumiko Hayashi, Dhruba Shrestha, Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel

“…Here, we present a case of a 13-day-old female baby who presented with acute kidney injury (AKI). She had a pus-draining lesion on the head, and the pus grew Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Invalidity of SUV Measurements of Lesions in Close Proximity to Hot Sources due to “Shine-Through” Effect on FDG PET-CT Interpretation by Yiyan Liu

“…Another potential problem of which we may be aware but has not been previously discussed is significant SUV overestimation of lesions in the direct neighborhood of large hot sources, namely, areas with high FDG uptake or activity such as a tumor, myocardium, urinary bladder, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract. The magnitude of SUV overestimation of the lesions directly neighboring the large hot sources is varied among the different cases, and it is possibly secondary to “shine-through” effect of the hot sources, which would warrant further systematic investigation such as phantom simulation experiment. …”
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Pasteurella multocida Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient by Shweta Kukrety, Jai Parekh, Theresa Townley

“…Our patient’s uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease put him at a higher risk for developing serious P. multocida infection. …”
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Fulminant Pseudomembranous Colitis Presenting as Sigmoid Stricture and Severe Polyposis with Clinical Response to Intracolonic Vancomycin by Sai Wah Cheung, Kin Kong Li

“…Severe diseases carry significant morbidities such as septic shock, acute kidney injury, bowel perforation, and mortality. Immunocompromising conditions increase the risk of developing the disease but whether these individuals suffer a more fulminant course or warrant a more potent first-line treatment is still controversial issue. …”
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Plastin Family of Actin-Bundling Proteins: Its Functions in Leukocytes, Neurons, Intestines, and Cancer by Hiroto Shinomiya

“…I-plastin expression is restricted to intestine and kidney; the isoform plays a vital role in the function of absorptive epithelia in these organs. …”
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One Health: potential synergy between infectious and toxic agents. The case of COVID-19 by Jorge Herkovits

“…For example, some conditions that influence the progression of COVID-19 could have toxicological causes such as cancer, endocrine, neurological, and inflammatory disorders, kidney failure, etc. This contribution highlights that SARS-CoV-2 and some high-volume organic and inorganic chemicals could also exert dysfunctions in the same homeostatic regulators such as HIF-1 and ACE2, with a potential synergistic effect that could affect the severity of COVID-19. …”
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Renal Denervation Influences Angiotensin II Types 1 and 2 Receptors by Hajaralsadat Hosseini-Dastgerdi, Fatemeh Kharazmi, Ali-Asghar Pourshanazari, Mehdi Nematbakhsh

“…The sympathetic and renin-angiotensin systems (RAS) are two critical regulatory systems in the kidney which affect renal hemodynamics and function. …”
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Children by Romano T. DeMarco

“…While other therapies such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) were also being advanced around the same time, PNL was generally seen as a suitable therapy in adults because of the concerns for damage in the developing kidney. However, recent advances in endoscopic instrumentation and renal access techniques have led to an increase in its use in the pediatric population, particularly in those children with large upper tract stones. …”
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Reniform Nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford & Oliveira (Nematoda: Tylenchida: Tylenchoidea: Hoplolaimidae: Rotylenchulinae) by Koon-Hui Wang

“…The term 'reniform' refers to the kidney-shaped body of the mature female. There are ten species in the genus Rotylenchulus. …”
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Cytotoxicity of Alkyl Derivatives of Protocetraric Acid by Danielle Bogo, Glaucia Alcantara, Ana Camila Micheletti, Neli Honda, Maria de Fátima Cepa Matos

“…In this work, we evaluated through the sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay the cytotoxic activity of seven alkyl ether derivatives of protocetraric acid (9´-O-alkyl protocetraric acid) against the following cell lines: HT-29 (colon carcinoma), 786-0 (kidney carcinoma), MCF7 (breast carcinoma), HEP2 (laryngeal carcinoma), PC-03 (prostate carcinoma), B16F10 (murine melanoma), UACC-62 (human melanoma), and NIH/3T3 (mouse embryonic fibroblast).  …”
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