Incidence of prostate adenocarcinoma in transurethral resection of the prostate patients by Yahia Ghazwani, Abdullah Alhaider, Rakan Aldharab, Faisal Aldumiaikhi, Nasser Albogami, Abdulaziz Alathel, Ali Alothman, Raghib Abusaris, Mosaad Alshahwan, Fahad Alhamad, Ziyad Aljaafri, Khalid Alduraibi

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that elevated PSA density, ischemic heart disease, and chronic kidney disease, significantly influenced the likelihood of IPCa (P < 0.05). …”
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Ten hour donor heart ischemic time with 10ºC static storage by William Tucker, MD, Yatrik Patel, MD, Mark Petrovic, MS, Chris Schwartz, RN, Brandon Petree, DO, Steve Devries, DMSc, PA-C, Brian Lima, MD, John Trahanas, MD, Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA, Ashish Shah, MD, Swaroop Bommareddi, MD

“…A 57-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy, a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), and end-stage renal disease was listed for combined heart-kidney transplant. The donor hospital in Anchorage, AK, was located approximately 2,700 nautical miles and 8 hours from the recipient center. …”
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Ligation of Left Renal Vein for Spontaneous Splenorenal Shunt to Prevent Portal Hypoperfusion after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Lampros Kousoulas, Kristina Imeen Ringe, Michael Winkler, Frank Lehner, Nicolas Richter, Juergen Klempnauer, Fabian Helfritz

“…We report a case of recovered portal flow by ligation of the left renal vein on the first postoperative day after orthotopic liver transplantation of a 54-year-old female with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, chronic kidney failure, and spontaneous splenorenal shunt. …”
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Effects of Low-Flux and High-Flux Dialysis Membranes on Erythropoietin Responsiveness in Hemodialysis Patients by Walid A. R. Abdelhamid, Mohamed M. Soliman, Ayman R. A. El-Hameed

“…Background. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often accompanied by anemia. …”
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Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Testis: A Clinicopathologic Analysis of Five Cases by Gang Wang, Chen Zhou, Carlos F. Villamil, Alan So, Ren Yuan, John C. English, Edward C. Jones

“…The time intervals between the partial and radical nephrectomies for the primary kidney tumors and the occurrence of testicular metastases ranged from 29 to 34 months. …”
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Good practices for dialysis education, treatment, and eHealth: A scoping review. by Anita van Eck van der Sluijs, Sanne Vonk, Brigit C van Jaarsveld, Anna A Bonenkamp, Alferso C Abrahams

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Embase, Pubmed, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL databases and Web of Science were searched for relevant articles using all synonyms for the words 'kidney failure', 'dialysis', and 'good practice'. …”
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Optimizing haemodialysis outcomes: A pilot study on the effectiveness of multidisciplinary clinics in enhancing vascular access and improving patient outcomes by Boon Cheok Lai, Hui Boon Tay, Pei Shan Lee

“…Background Patients with kidney failure face increased health risks during early haemodialysis due to physical and emotional challenges. …”
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Investigation of CD47 Expression in Renal Cell Tumors and Evaluation of Its Relationship with Prognostic Parameters by Ömer Faruk Dizibüyük, Zehra Bozdağ, Metin Karakök

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Renal cell carcinoma is an aggressive form of kidney cancer, contributing to an estimated 138,000 deaths globally in 2017. …”
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Acute Liver Failure Caused by Amanita phalloides Poisoning by Luca Santi, Caterina Maggioli, Marianna Mastroroberto, Manuel Tufoni, Lucia Napoli, Paolo Caraceni

“…After an asymptomatic lag phase, the clinical picture is characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms, followed by the liver and kidney involvement. Amatoxin poisoning may progress into ALF and eventually death if liver transplantation is not performed. …”
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Attributes of cognitive impairment in patients on maintenance hemodialysis – A cohort study by Geet Gaurav, Deepa Sanjeev Sajjanar, G. V. Naregal, Sanjeev L. Sajjanar

“…BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis have higher cognitive impairment than the normal population due to diminishing renal function. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome by Yoshiko Shutto, Hideaki Yamabe, Michiko Shimada, Takeshi Fujita, Norio Nakamura

“…We also used the Self-Care Behavior Scale for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which consists of 31 questions with 4 subscales. …”
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Hypokalemic Paralysis due to Primary Sjögren Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Garza-Alpirez, A. C. Arana-Guajardo, J. A. Esquivel-Valerio, M. A. Villarreal-Alarcón, D. A. Galarza-Delgado

“…There is insufficient information on whether to perform a kidney biopsy in these patients or not. The evidence suggests that there is an inflammatory background and therefore a potential serious affection to these patients, such as hypokalemic paralysis. …”
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A New Network-Based Strategy for Predicting the Potential miRNA-mRNA Interactions in Tumorigenesis by Jiwei Xue, Fanfan Xie, Junmei Xu, Yuan Liu, Yu Liang, Zhining Wen, Menglong Li

“…The strategy was validated by using the data sets of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), breast invasive carcinoma (BRCA), and kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC). The results showed that in the top 20 miRNAs ranked by their degrees, 90.0% (18/20), 70.0% (14/20), and 70.0% (14/20) miRNAs were found to be associated with the cancers for AML, BRCA, and KIRC, respectively. …”
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Predict Diabetes Using Voting Classifier and Hyper Tuning Technique by Chra Ali Kamal, Manal Ali Atiyah

“…Today, diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world due to the people’s sedentary lifestyle which led to many health issues like heart attack, kidney frailer and blindness. Additionally, most of the people are unrealizable about the early-stage diabetes symptoms to prevent it. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and macroalbuminuria: evidence from NHANES 1999-2018 by Dongli Huang, Yuan He

“…However, its relationship with kidney injury, particularly albuminuria, remains poorly understood. …”
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Case report: Hypoparathyroidism-sensorineural hearing loss-renal dysplasia without febrile seizures: a novel mutation in the GATA3 gene by Haibin Chen, Haibin Chen, Yudi Zhang, Xueyao Yang, Xueyao Yang, Yongzhen Li

“…The missense mutation was determined to be both pathogenic and novel.ConclusionEarly genetic testing should be prioritized, and regular monitoring of kidney development and hearing status is essential. …”
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Acute Interstitial Nephritis in a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer under Immunotherapy with Nivolumab by Panagiotis I. Georgianos, Vasilios Vaios, Eleni Leontaridou, Georgia Karayannopoulou, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Athanasios Sioulis, Elias V. Balaskas, Pantelis E. Zebekakis

“…We present the case of a 60-year-old man with a history of non-small cell lung cancer, who developed acute kidney injury (AKI) approximately 3.5 months after initiation of immunotherapy with nivolumab. …”
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A Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as an Adrenal Incidentaloma in a Subject on Warfarin by Ishrat N. Khan, Mohamed A. Adlan, Michael J. Stechman, Lakdasa D. Premawardhana

“…Ultrasound scans demonstrated left kidney scarring, but CT scans revealed an AI. MRI scans later confirmed the AI without significant fat and no interval growth. …”
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The protective effect of dietary flavonoid fraction from Acanthophora spicifera on streptozotocin induced oxidative stress in diabetic rats by Lavakumar Vuppalapati, Ravichandiran Velayudam, K.F.H. Nazeer Ahamed, Sowmya Cherukuri, Bhaskar Reddy Kesavan

“…The antioxidant consequences of FRF on STZ-induced diabetic rats were determined by the estimations of the oxidative stress marker like malonyldialdehyde and antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione in tissue homogenates of heart, liver and kidney. FRF treatment of diabetic rats significantly (P < 0.05) diminishes the blood glucose altitudes to normal in contrast with diabetic rats. …”
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Ecopsychosocial strategies for the self-exploration of professional family caregivers to manage the behavioural and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer patients in Iran: a qualitat... by Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Parastoo Amiri, Zahra Niazkhani, Habibollah Pirnejad

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