Protracted Hypocalcemia following 3.5 Parathyroidectomy in a Kidney Pancreas Recipient with a History of Robotic-Assisted Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Hugo Bonatti, Naureen Iqbal, Catherine Kling, Willie Melvin, James Broome

“…Following significant weight loss she underwent simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. She had excellent transplant graft function but developed tertiary hyperparathyroidism with calciphylaxis. …”
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Cystic Kidney Diseases in Sudanese Children: Pattern, Clinical Presentation, and Outcome by Maali Alwathig Alameen, Ebtihal Eltyeb, Rashid Ellidir

“…In comparison, 29.5% developed chronic kidney disease, of whom 11.4% were stage-five and required dialysis, while 8.6% required kidney transplantation, and death was reported in 11.4%. There was a significant statistical association between the type of disease and consanguinity (P = 0.018) and the age of presentation (P = 0.012). …”
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Experience of entecavir in renal graft recipients with chronic hepatitis B by M. L. Zubkin, Ye. P. Sel'kova, F. K. Kokoyeva, T. A. Semenenko, V. I. Chervinko, A. N. Kolomoyets, E. M. Balakirev, A. V. Frolov, T. P. Nekrasova

“…Four RGR with CHB on in mean 71,5±36,9 month after kidney transplantation received treatment by entecavir. In 2 patients with CHB biochemical remission on background of previous lamivudine (LAM) treatment, who developed YVDD mutation ETV dose was 1 mg/day. …”
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Microbial Predominance and Antimicrobial Resistance in a Tertiary Hospital in Northwest China: A Six-Year Retrospective Study of Outpatients and Patients Visiting the Emergency Dep... by Caifeng Wang, Wen Li, Juanjuan Gao, Dancheng Zhang, Yali Li, Fang Li, Jine Lei

“…In a total of 19,028 specimens submitted for microbial tests during the period from 49 units of the hospital, only the samples from the Emergency Department and Kidney Transplantation Clinic showed an annually significant increase (P<0.001). …”
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Skin autofluorescence as part of the comprehensive assessment of clinical and metabolic status of patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease by Darya Yu. Konovalova, Peter A. Lebedev, Olga V. Ushakova, Elena E. Potyakina, Dmitriy V. Kornilin, Vladimir N. Grishanov, Marina V. Komarova

“…BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common end-stage disease requiring kidney transplantation or dialysis, which main type is program hemodialysis (PHD). …”
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Renal Transplantation Dramatically Reduces IgA Anti-beta-2-glycoprotein I Antibodies in Patients with Endstage Renal Disease by Manuel Serrano, Jose Angel Martínez-Flores, Maria José Castro, Florencio García, David Lora, Dolores Pérez, Esther Gonzalez, Estela Paz-Artal, Jose M. Morales, Antonio Serrano

“…In this paper we have studied the presence of IgA aB2GPI antibodies at pretransplant and their evolution after transplantation with a cross-sectional-based follow-up study of a cohort of 288 endstage renal disease (ESRD) patients treated with kidney transplantation. Pretransplant IgA aB2GPI levels were elevated 31.7±4.2 U/mL without differences in age or type of dialysis. …”
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A cost-utility analysis of adding SGLT2 inhibitors for the management of type 2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease in Thailand by Natthakan Chitpim, Pattara Leelahavarong, Juthamas Prawjaeng, Sakditat Ittiphisit, Varalak Srinonprasert, Tanawan Kongmalai

“…SGLT2i showed potential cost savings for dialysis and kidney transplantation compared to SoCT alone. Adding SGLT2i to SoCT for T2D and CKD patients increases costs but provides significant clinical benefits. …”
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Chronic hepatitis B and risk of kidney involvement by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Issue of CHB is important in patients who are undergoing substitution treatment: hemodialysis or post kidney transplantation. Antiviral therapy is indicated to the most of these patients which potential, at the same time, is limited by initially decreased renal function, nephrotoxicity of some drugs or simultaneous prescription of immunosuppressants after organ transplantation. …”
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Impact of kidney volume on incidence of in-hospital kidney-related adverse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure by Akira Saito, Taku Asano, Nobuyuki Komiyama, Sachiko Ohde

“…Abstract Background Recent studies revealed an association between small kidney volume and progression of kidney dysfunction in particular settings such as kidney transplantation and transcatheter aortic valve implantation. …”
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Association between Clinical Characteristics and Laboratory Findings with Outcome of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Report from Northeast Iran by Sahar Sobhani, Reihaneh Aryan, Elham Kalantari, Salman Soltani, Nafise Malek, Parisa Pirzadeh, Amir Yarahmadi, Atena Aghaee

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Cyclosporin, Tacrolimus, Mycophenolic Acid, and Dexamethasone Suppress Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Proliferation and Inhibit Interferon-Gamma, IL-10 and IL-13 Production <em>... by Abdel-Rahman Youssef

“…Long-term maintenance therapy after kidney transplantation includes cyclosporine A (CsA), tacrolimus (FK506), mycophenolic acid (MPA), and dexamethasone (Dex). …”
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Early versus late nephrology referral and patient outcomes in chronic kidney disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Linan Cheng, Nan Hu, Di Song, Li Liu, Yuqing Chen

“…The early referral was associated with shorter durations of initial hospitalization, a higher rate of kidney transplantation (RR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.12–1.78), a lower likelihood of emergency start (RR = 0.39, 95% CI: 0.28–0.54), a higher likelihood of permanent access creation (RR = 3.34, 95% CI: 2.43–4.59), increased initial use of permanent access (RR = 2.60, 95% CI: 2.18–3.11), and reduced initial catheter use (RR = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.32–0.58). …”
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Study of the Radio-Protective Effects of Henna Mixed With Vinegar on the Skin of Irradiated Rats by Mojgan Hasanzade, Mohammad Taghi Bahreyni Toossi, Masoumeh Gharib, Shirin Taraz Jamshidi, Hamid Gholamhosseinian, Shokouhozaman Soleymanifard

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Exploration of treatment burden through examination of workload and patient capacity during transition onto kidney replacement therapy: a systematic review of qualitative research by Catrin Jones, Ross Cairns, Heather Walker, Silje Welsh, Benjamin Edgar, Karen Stevenson, Bhautesh D. Jani, Patrick B. Mark, David Kingsmore, Katie I. Gallacher

“…Studies were included if meeting the criteria of adults aged 18 or over transitioning for the first time onto any modality of KRT (haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or kidney transplantation), using qualitative methodologies to describe any aspect of experiences of healthcare workload or any factors that affect capacity to manage workload were included. …”
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Short-term effects of empagliflozin on preventing contrast induced acute kidney injury in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, a randomised trial by Zeinab Sadat Hosseini, Mohammad Javad Jamili, Behzad Ensan, Ghazaleh Donyadideh, Bahram Shahri, Hamid Eshraghi, Susan Darroudi, Mohsen Moohebati

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Systematic Review of Surgical Care in the Incarcerated Population: Identifying Knowledge Gaps for Future Research by Totadri Dhimal, MD, Paula Cupertino, PhD, Aqsa Ghaffar, BS, Yue Li, PhD, Xueya Cai, PhD, Cristopher Soto, BS, Megha Ramaswamy, PhD, MPH, Bruce W. Herdman, PhD, Fergal J. Fleming, MD, MPH, Anthony Loria, MD, MSCI

“…Predominantly focusing on orthopedic surgeries, supplemented by studies in emergency general, burns, ophthalmology, and kidney transplantation, the review identified delayed hospital presentations, a high incidence of complex cases, and low postoperative follow-up rates. …”
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Exploring healthcare workers’ immunisation behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines through psychological patterns by Nour El Houda Benkaddour, Sara Ramdani, Hind Khalil, Asmae Lekfif, Naima Abda, Bouchra Oneib, Yassamine Bentata

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Litiasis urinaria en el donante cadavérico: respuestas a la penumbra urológica desde un análisis bibliométrico by Federico Solórzano-Torrejano, Gabriela Castañeda-Millán, Juan C. Álvarez-Restrepo, Kateir Contreras-Villamizar, William Fajardo-Cediel, David A. Castañeda-Millán

“…M&eacute;todos: An&aacute;lisis bibliom&eacute;trico ejecutado mediante una b&uacute;squeda sistem&aacute;tica de la literatura en Medline, Embase, SciELO, Cochrane Central, Google Acad&eacute;mico y Web of Science utilizando combinaciones de los t&eacute;rminos MesH &ldquo;urolithiasis&rdquo;, &ldquo;kidney calculi&rdquo;, &ldquo;ureteral calculi&rdquo;, &ldquo;tissue and organ procurement&rdquo;, &ldquo;brain death&rdquo;, &ldquo;living donors&rdquo; y &ldquo;kidney transplantation&rdquo;. Se limit&oacute; la b&uacute;squeda a art&iacute;culos publicados entre los a&ntilde;os 2000-2022. …”
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Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Children with Celiac Disease by Anna Rybak, Aldona Wierzbicka, Piotr Socha, Anna Stolarczyk, Bożena Cukrowska, Łukasz Obrycki, Zbigniew Wawer, Roman Janas, Beata Oralewska, Anna Szaflarska-Popławska, Barbara Iwańczak, Elżbieta Cyrta-Jarocka, Urszula Grzybowska-Chlebowczyk, Wojciech Cichy, Grażyna Czaja-Bulsa, Jerzy Socha

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The Role of Butirprost^® as an Adjuvant in Enhancing the Effect of Antibiotics in Patients Affected by Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Randomized Prospective Trial by Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Michele Santangelo, Agostino Fernicola, Filippo Varlese, Benito Fabio Mirto, Fabio Machiella, Alfonso Falcone, Giovanni Pagano, Fabrizio Dinacci, Gaetano Giampaglia, Domenico Varriale, Francesco Trama, Salvatore Iaconis, Francesco Del Giudice, Gian Maria Busetto, Matteo Ferro, Francesco Lasorsa, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Ciro Imbimbo, Biagio Barone

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