Ureteroscopic Laser Treatment of Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinomas: Can a Tumour Free Status Be Achieved? by Christos Kalaitzis, Athanasios Zisimopoulos, Stilianos Giannakopoulos, Stavros Touloupidis

“…In cases of anatomic or functional single kidney with urothelial tumours of the upper urinary tract, the endoscopic laser ablation has proven efficacious. …”
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Molecular analysis of zoonotic pathogens in free-ranging six-banded armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus) from the Brazilian semiarid region by Ilanna Vanessa Pristo de Medeiros Oliveira, José Artur Brilhante Bezerra, Gabriela Hémylin Ferreira Moura, Ana Carolina Yamakawa, Mariana Guimarães Nilsson, Jéssica da Silva Ferreira, Amanda Haisi, Felipe Fornazari, Hélio Langoni, João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes

“…Infection with four pathogens was subsequently evaluated: Leishmania infection was investigated by spleen and liver Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR); Leptospira spp. infection was evaluated by kidney PCR and serologically by microscopic agglutination test; T. gondii infection was assessed by PCR of the heart, lung, and spleen; and T. cruzi infection was investigated by heart and whole blood PCR and hemoculture. …”
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Minimal Change Disease as a Secondary and Reversible Event of a Renal Transplant Case with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Elena Gkrouzman, Kyriakos A. Kirou, Surya V. Seshan, James M. Chevalier

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Evaluation of Effectiveness of Vitamins C and E on Prevention of Renal Scar due to Pyelonephritis in Rat by Fatemeh Emamghorashi, Seyed Mohamad Owji, Mohammad Motamedifar

“…Sixty rats were used, bacteria was injected through kidney. The rats were arranged randomly in 3 groups of 20 rats each. …”
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Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and Membranous Nephropathy: A Rare Overlap by Mohamedanwar Ghandour, Heba Osman, Samer Alkassis, Alix Charles, Kristina Zalewski, Jarrett Weinberger, Yahya Malik-Osman, Zeenat Y. Bhat

“…Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a disease that affects the basement membrane of the glomeruli of the kidney resulting in proteinuria. The concurrent incidence of vasculitic glomerulonephritis and MN in the same patient is unusual. …”
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Ethylene Glycol Poisoning: An Unusual Cause of Altered Mental Status and the Lessons Learned from Management of the Disease in the Acute Setting by R. Singh, E. Arain, A. Buth, J. Kado, A. Soubani, N. Imran

“…We present the case of an elderly male with altered mental status, acute kidney injury, elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis, and profound lactate and osmolal gaps.…”
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Case Report: Staged surgical management in ESRD: off-pump CABG followed by renal transplantation to enhance graft survival by Özge Çetinarslan, Davit Saba

“…For patients who are candidates for renal transplantation (RT), major surgeries such as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are associated with cardiac complications as well as higher rates of post-operative complications, including the need for large amounts of blood transfusion, worsening kidney function, infection, and graft rejection. Studies have shown that blood transfusions can increase the risk of graft rejection due to immune system activation. …”
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The effectiveness of live music in reducing anxiety and depression among patients undergoing haemodialysis. A randomised controlled pilot study. by Miriam Serrano Soliva, Conrado Carrascosa López, Inmaculada Rico Salvador, Rafael Ortiz Ramón, Javier Villalón Coca, Rafael García Maset, Alicia García Testal

“…<h4>Background</h4>Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent disorders among individuals undergoing chronic haemodialysis. For patients with kidney disease, the haemodialysis process often exacerbates these conditions. …”
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Identification of Type VI Collagen Synthesizing Cells in Human Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis Using Renal Biopsy Sections by Mohammed Shawkat Razzaque, Takehiko Koji, Takashi Harada, Takashi Taguchi

“…In comparison to the control kidney sections, increased numbers of intraglomerular cells (both mesangial and epithelial cells) were positive for α1 (VI) mRNA in renal biopsy sections of DN. …”
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Abdominal Ultrasonography in Healthy Female Standard Donkeys by Lucrezia Accorroni, Marilena Bazzano, Andrea Marchegiani, Andrea Spaterna, Fulvio Laus

“…A correlation between body weight and organ measurements was only found for the length of both kidneys.…”
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Glycaemic Control after Metformin Discontinuation in Diabetic Patients with a Declining Renal Function by Theresa Leyco, Davin Ryanputra, Ray Peh, Alexphil Ponce, Chin Meng Khoo

“…This study examined the glycaemic control in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease when metformin was discontinued. This was a retrospective study. …”
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Rapidly Progressing Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report and a Possible Explanation by Ádám Jóna, Gábor Irsai, Sándor Barna, Gábor Méhes, Árpád Illés, László Váróczy

“…Unfortunately the patient developed acute kidney and respiratory failure and died after 6 months of treatment. …”
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Modulatory effects of perindopril on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice: Implication of inflammatory cytokines and caspase-3 mediated apoptosis by Aljuhani Naif, Ismail Raed S., El-Awady Mohammed S., Hassan Memy H.

“…Conversely, perindopril had no significant effect on cisplatin-induced elevations in serum creatinine and urea, microalbuminuria, kidney to body weight ratio, lipid peroxidation marker, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities and reduced glutathione content. …”
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Urogenital Manifestations in Mpox (Monkeypox) Infection: A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Therapeutic Approaches by He S, Zhao J, Chen J, Liang J, Hu X, Zhang X, Zeng H, Sun G

“…Acute urine retention and acute kidney injury are relatively rare but also highly crucial. …”
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Protective Effect of Thyme Extract on Albino Rats Exposed to Paraquat by Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood

“…Paraquat administration showed significant decrease in BW, food intake, liver, kidney weight also PQ increased malondialdehyde (MDA), low density lipoprotein (LDL), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and, uric acid (UA) significantly. …”
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Absent Right Side Iliac Arterial System, an Intraoperative Surprise during Live Related Recipient Renal Transplantation by Vijay Radhakrishnan, Rana Kumar, Datson George, G. P. Abraham

“…A posttransplant magnetic resonance angiogram done six weeks later revealed good vascular supply to the kidney and the lower limb. Conclusion. Absent iliac artery on one or both sides is a rare phenomenon. …”
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Effects of Bacterial-Fungal Coinfection on Biochemical Parameters and Organ Structure in African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) by Alexander Atanasoff, Dimitrinka Zapryanova, Atanas Bozhkov, Çiğdem Ürkü

“…Histological examination showed pathological changes in the liver, kidneys, and gills, as well as haemorrhages and polymorphonuclear leukocyte infiltration in the skin lesions, with intense muscle necrosis. …”
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The Case for Improved Interprofessional Care: Fatal Analgesic Overdose Secondary to Acute Dental Pain during Pregnancy by Sarah K. Y. Lee, Rocio B. Quinonez, Alice Chuang, Stephanie M. Munz, Darya Dabiri

“…Through the course of her illness, the patient suffered adverse outcomes including fetal demise, acute kidney injury, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and septic shock before eventual death from multiple organ failure. …”
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Anti-HMGCR Specificity of HALIP: A Confirmatory Study by Andrés Baucells, Maria Angeles Martínez, Marcelo Alvarado-Cardenas, Anaís Mariscal, Laura Martinez-Martinez, Cándido Juárez, Albert Selva-O’Callaghan

“…Human anti-HMGCR antibodies from patients’ sera were purified and incubated with rat triple tissue (kidney/stomach/liver). A characteristic HALIP was observed. …”
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Bleeding risk and prediction model to predict bleeding risk of tissue biopsy for definitive diagnosis in patients with suspected amyloidosis by Watsamon Uraiwan, Pirun Saelue

“…Amyloidosis was not associated with an increased perioperative bleeding risk (adjusted odds ratio 1.19; 95% confidence interval 0.17–8.41, p = 0.859). Kidney biopsy was a significant risk factor for perioperative bleeding in tissue biopsies. …”
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