Persistent Hiccups as the Only Presenting Symptom of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Nasreen Shaikh, Rishi Raj, Srinivas Movva, Charles Mattina

“…Coincidently, he was found to have a diabetic foot ulcer with sepsis and acute kidney injury and hence was admitted to the hospital. …”
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Encrusted Ureteral Stent Retrieval Using Flexible Ureteroscopy with a Ho: YAG Laser by Takashi Kawahara, Hiroki Ito, Hideyuki Terao, Takehiko Ogawa, Hiroji Uemura, Yoshinobu Kubota, Junichi Matsuzaki

“…The bilateral ureteral stents were changed every 3 months. A kidney ureter bladder (KUB) film showed left encrustation along the ureteral stent thus necessitating removal; however, the ureteral stent could not be removed cystoscopically. …”
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Ketamine-Induced Cystitis: A Comprehensive Review of the Urologic Effects of This Psychoactive Drug by Danyon J. Anderson, Jessica Zhou, David Cao, Matthew McDonald, Maya Guenther, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Common KIC-related problems are urinary pain and discomfort, bladder epithelial barrier damage, reduced bladder storage and increased pressure, ureter stenosis, and kidney failure, all of which significantly impact patients' quality of life. …”
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Fingertips Ischemia, Nephroangiosclerosis, and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Is Genetic Thrombophilia the Unique Explanation? by Lisa Giovannini, Carlo Donadio

“…Case Presentation. 53-years-old-man with essential hypertension and nonnephrotic proteinuria (1.3 gr/24 h) and with normal renal function (eGFR-MDRD 123 mL/min/1.73 m2) was admitted to nephrology department; kidney biopsy showed FSGS; two years later the patient presented with ulceration and ischemic gangrene of the IV and V right-hand fingertips; genetic analysis demonstrated polymorphism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genes C677T (heterozygote C677T/1298AC with normal value of homocysteine) and mutations of prothrombin gene G20210A and of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 4G/5G 675 with slight increase of its value. …”
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Anti-GBM of Pregnancy: Acute Renal Failure Resolved after Spontaneous Abortion, Plasma Exchange, Hemodialysis, and Steroids by Mohammed Muqeet Adnan, Jordan Morton, Syed Hashmi, Sufyan Abdul Mujeeb, William Kern, Benjamin Jr. Cowley

“…Patient became hemodialysis independent at 2 months and returned to her baseline kidney function at 6 months. We present this remarkable case of recovery from acute renal failure in a patient with anti-GBM disease. …”
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In Vitro Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Potential of Environmental Contaminant Mixtures Present in Water for Human Use by Israa J. Hakeem, Ngiste Amare

“…Based on our prior research, we chose an experimental model called Vero cells, kidney fibroblasts from the African green monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops), with high sensitivity in toxicology studies and ideal characteristics for the analysis of chemical compounds’ mechanisms of action. …”
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Bartonella Endocarditis Mimicking Crescentic Glomerulonephritis with PR3-ANCA Positivity by Joseph Vercellone, Lisa Cohen, Saima Mansuri, Ping L. Zhang, Paul S. Kellerman

“…We describe a patient who presented with flank pain, splenic infarct, and acute kidney injury with an active urinary sediment, initially suspicious for vasculitis, which was subsequently diagnosed as B. henselae endocarditis. …”
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Colectomy and Acute Renal Failure: A Case Report with Unusual Presentation by Osman Zikrullah Sahin, Cemil Bilir, Teslime Ayaz

“…We presented a case reporting a 63-year-old man who had subtotal colectomy with liver metastasectomy according to the colon adenocarcinoma, following the couple of months of surgery; he had acute kidney injury without any end-organ damage while he had a regular diet and nutrition. …”
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A Pelvic Abscess and a Pelvic Stone Secondary to a Ureteral Calculus by Bo-Ran An, Ze-Peng Ma, Chao Gao

“…Recent abdominal computed tomography (CT) images revealed that his left kidney atrophy still exists, and a pelvic stone was found at the site of the original abscess. …”
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EVALUATION OF STENOSIS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC URETEROLITHOTOMY by Aze Andrea Putra, Caesar Khairul Wallad, Amrizal Umran, Syamsu Hudaya, Yonas Imanuel Hutasoit

“…The patient was evaluated by assessing the condition of the kidney after the procedure using ultrasound and CT scan to evaluate the presence of ureteral stenosis. …”
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Concentration and health risk assessment of melamine in commercial citrus juices by Marzieh Rashedinia, Behrouz Akbari-Adergani, Parisa Shavali-gilani, Razieh Noroozi, Mehdi Fathollahi, Parisa Sadighara

“…Melamine contamination in food poses significant health risks including kidney stones, renal failure, making it a critical food safety concern. …”
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Plotting of Ethylene Glycol Blood Concentrations Using Linear Regression before and during Hemodialysis in a Case of Intoxication and Pharmacokinetic Review by Youngho Kim

“…The patient was noted to have metabolic acidosis with elevated anion gap and acute kidney injury, which prompted blood concentration measurement of commonly abused alcohol. …”
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Level among Renal Transplant Recipients: A Case Report from Nepal by Kamal Ranabhat, Bhuvan Saud, Saroj Adhikari, Suraj Bhattarai, Rojan Adhikari, Bhoj Raj Luitel, Mahesh Raj Sigdel

“…In this case report, we present the level of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody of three kidney transplant recipients after vaccination against COVID-19 virus. …”
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miRNA changes associated with differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into human retinal ganglion cells by Maryam Esmaeili, Daniel A. Smith, Ben Mead

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Pathological Study of Blood Parasites in Rice Field Frogs, Hoplobatrachus rugulosus (Wiegmann, 1834) by Achariya Sailasuta, Jetjun Satetasit, Malinee Chutmongkonkul

“…Pathological examination of the liver, lung, spleen, and kidney of the frogs that were apparently infected with one of these blood parasites were collected and processed by routine histology and subsequently stained with haematoxylin and eosin. …”
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Contribution of Imaging in Diagnosis of Primitive Cyst Hydatid in Unusual Localization: Pleura—A Report of Two Cases by Fatima Zahra Mrabet, Jihane Achrane, Yassir Sabri, Fatima Ezzahra El Hassani, Sanaa Hammi, Jamal Eddine Bourkadi

“…Cyst hydatid may affect all parts of the human body like the heart, the bone marrow, the eye, the brain, the kidney, and the spermatic cord. Humans can become infested by accidentally ingesting the eggs that are passed in the feces from definitive hosts (usually a canid, such as a wolf, fox, or dog). …”
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GH Therapy in Non–Growth Hormone-Deficient Children by Chiara Guzzetti, Anastasia Ibba, Valeria Incandela, Sandro Loche

“…Nowadays, patients with Turner syndrome, <i>SHOX</i> deficiency, Noonan syndrome, Prader–Willi syndrome, idiopathic short stature, chronic kidney disease, and children born small for gestational age can be treated with rhGH in order to improve adult height. …”
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c-Jun-N-Terminal Kinase Signaling Is Involved in Cyclosporine-Induced Epithelial Phenotypic Changes by Nicolas Pallet, Eric Thervet, Dany Anglicheau

“…Because c-jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK), which is activated during ER stress, is implicated in kidney fibrogenesis, we undertook the current study to identify the role of JNK signaling in EPCs induced by CsA. …”
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Complete Transection of the Cystic Duct and Artery after Blunt Trauma: A Case Report by Sung Hoon Cho, Kyoung Hoon Lim

“…She became hemodynamically stable after initial resuscitation, and initial contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed right kidney traumatic infarction and multiple intrahepatic contusions with minimal fluid collection but no extravasation of the contrast. …”
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Novel CT Features of an Abdominal Gossypiboma in a Female Dog by Mylene Auger, Shelly Olin, Federica Morandi

“…A well-defined, heterogeneously contrast-enhancing, cavitary, soft tissue attenuating, non-organ associated abdominal mass was identified caudal to the right kidney. This mass was confluent with the distal tip of the right limb of the pancreas. …”
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