Treatment of a high-volume retroperitoneal lymphocele with obstructive hydronephrosis following lymph node dissection via combined intra-lymphocele retrograde lymphangiography with... by Jonathan Bock, Vidit Sharma, Michael Jundt, Emily Bendel, Scott Thompson

“…These afferent channels were embolized and the lymphocele cavity was sclerosed, leading to reduction in lymphocele output, drain removal, and normalization of kidney function.…”
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A New Challenging Strategy in the Prevention and Management of Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Patients with Chemo-Sensitive Hematological Malignancies by Ammar ELJack, Mohamad El Abdallah, Kadhim Al-Banaa, Kashif Chaudhry, Faisal Musa

“…After receiving one cycle therapy, he developed severe kidney injury from TLS. We initiated renal replacement therapy soon after his admission to the ICU, with marked response to therapy. …”
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Multiple Pulp Stones in Primary and Developing Permanent Dentition: A Report of 4 Cases by Mohita Marwaha, Radhika Chopra, Payal Chaudhuri, Atul Gupta, Jayna Sachdev

“…Metabolic evaluation of patients through liver function test, kidney function test, and blood investigation did not show any metabolic disorders. …”
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Antidiabetic Potential of Mushroom-Based Herbal Formulation in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Bisma Saleem, Ghulam Hussain, Azhar Rasul, Haseeb Anwar, Mudassir Hassan

“…The histopathological examination also showed the protective effect of MHF against diabetic-induced damage in the pancreas, kidney, and liver. It also helps in the regeneration of β-cells in the pancreas. …”
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Myoglobin Cast Nephropathy Diagnosed on Renal Biopsy in a Patient Treated for Malarial Infection by Ramya Varadarajan, Ashmi Patel, Haneen Salah, Neil Sutaria, Roberto Barrios, Luan Truong, Lillian Gaber, Ziad M. El-Zaatari

“…Initial workup demonstrated an acute kidney injury and elevated aminotransferase levels and the patient was started onatovaquone-proguanil for possible malaria given a recent diagnosis in Nigeria. …”
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Acute Renal Replacement Therapy in Pediatrics by Rajit K. Basu, Derek S. Wheeler, Stuart Goldstein, Lesley Doughty

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) independently increases morbidity and mortality in children admitted to the hospital. …”
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Chemokines in Renal Diseases by Stephan Segerer, Peter J. Nelson

“…Chemokine receptor blockade has approached clinical applications in nonrenal diseases and awaits the application in patients with kidney diseases.…”
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EVALUATION OF SUITABILITY OF METHODS FOR TESTING BLOOD PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES FOR THEIR BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AND TOXICITY by M. N. Guseva, M. I. Doronin, M. A. Shevchenko, D. V. Mikhalishin, A. A. Shishkova

“…We used suspended baby hamster kidney (ВНК-21) cell line as a model for testing blood protein hydrolysates in the raw materials intended for FMD vaccine production for their biological activity and toxicity. …”
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Secondary Amyloidosis Presenting as Ischemic Proctitis by Saad Hashmi, Assad Munis, Ryan T. Hoff, Hymie Kavin, Eli D. Ehrenpreis

“…History was notable for hypertension, chronic kidney disease, obesity, gout, and acute cholecystitis status post cholecystectomy. …”
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VEGF Spliced Variants: Possible Role of Anti-Angiogenesis Therapy by Caroline Hilmi, Mélanie Guyot, Gilles Pagès

“…Angiogenesis has been targeted in retinopathies, psoriasis, and a variety of cancers (colon, breast, lung, and kidney). Among these tumour types, clear cell renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) are the most vascularized tumours due to mutations of the von Hippel Lindau gene resulting in HIF-1 alpha stabilisation and overexpression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF). …”
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Clinicopathological analysis of sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation in the spleen by Shufei Wei, Yongliang Han, Yingyong Hou, Liangliang Wang

“…Results: Fourteen cases were complicated with benign tumors of the liver, pancreas, kidney, uterus, and prostate. One case was complicated with renal clear cell carcinoma, and one was complicated with hepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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From Placenta to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: The Role of Adipokines by Chiara Sartori, Pietro Lazzeroni, Silvia Merli, Viviana Dora Patianna, Francesca Viaroli, Francesca Cirillo, Sergio Amarri, Maria Elisabeth Street

“…Adipokines are cytokines produced mainly by adipose tissue, besides many other tissues such as placenta, ovaries, peripheral-blood mononuclear cells, liver, muscle, kidney, heart, and bone marrow. Adipokines play a significant role in the metabolic syndrome and in cardiovascular diseases, have implications in regulating insulin sensitivity and inflammation, and have significant effects on growth and reproductive function. …”
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Acute Renal Failure due to Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Ureteral Endometriosis by Jeong In Choi, Jee Geun Yoo, Sa Jin Kim, Hae Nam Lee, Min Jeong Kim

“…Surgery is the treatment of choice to remove endometriotic lesions and relieve ureteral obstruction if the kidney is still functional or a nephrectomy is performed if there is a complete loss of renal function. …”
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Impact of Polypharmacy on the Rehabilitation Outcome of Japanese Stroke Patients in the Convalescent Rehabilitation Ward by Eiji Kose, Riku Maruyama, Susumu Okazoe, Hiroyuki Hayashi

“…A risk factor associated with stroke onset is chronic kidney disease (CKD). To prevent stroke reoccurrence, it is necessary to strictly manage blood pressure, lipids, and plasma glucose. …”
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The Effect of Dantonic Pill on β-Catenin Expression in a Rat Model of Streptozotocin-Induced Early Stage of Diabetic Nephropathy by Zhou Shuhong, Lv Hongjun, Cui Bo, Xu Li, Shi Bingyin

“…After the treatments of DP and irbesartan, the albuminuria level, kidney weight/body weight, and thickness of the glomerular basement membrane were decreased, but the expression of β-catenin was not downregulated in the renal cortex. …”
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Mucocutaneous Changes in End-Stage Renal Disease under Regular Hemodialysis - A Cross-Sectional Study by Asmaa A. Ras, Nevine H. Kheir El Din, Ashraf M. Talaat, Radwa R. Hussein, Eman Khalil

“…A cross-sectional study design on 130 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients (30-60 years old, 84 males, 46 females) undergoing hemodialysis. …”
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PET/CT Imaging in Oncology: Exceptions That Prove the Rule by M. Casali, A. Froio, C. Carbonelli, A. Versari

“…Nevertheless, some relative differentiated cancers, such as clear cell carcinoma of the kidney and bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma, show tipically faintly/no uptake resulting in a consequent negative PET/CT scan. …”
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Refractory Hepatic Hydrothorax: A Rare Complication of Systemic Sclerosis and Presinusoidal Portal Hypertension by Gary A. Abrams, Robert Chapman, Samuel R. W. Horton

“…Pulmonary hypertension, cardiac diastolic dysfunction, and chronic kidney disease were determined to be the causes of his refractory pleural effusions and ascites. …”
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Thiazolidinedione-Induced Fluid Retention: Recent Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms by Jerzy Bełtowski, Jolanta Rachańczyk, Mirosław Włodarczyk

“…Most studies suggest that this effect results from the increase in tubular sodium and water reabsorption in the kidney, but the role of specific nephron segments and sodium carriers involved is less clear. …”
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The Treatment of Recurrent Urothelial Tumors of the Upper Urinary System and at Urostomy Site following Radical Cystectomy with Intraureteral Bacillus Calmette-Guérin and Cryothera... by Abdullah Demirtaş, Yunus Emre Yıldırım, Ayten Ferahbaş, Emre Can Akınsal, Oguz Ekmekçioğlu, Atila Tatlışen

“…In patients carefully selected according to risk factors, kidney-sparing minimally invasive methods (ureteroscopic procedures, percutaneous approach, and local drug instillation) appear as contemporary alternatives for low-grade and low-stage primary UUS. …”
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