Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Russian Society for the Study of the Liver, the Russian Gastroenterological Association, the National Scientific Society of Infectious Disease S... by V. T. Ivashkin, V. P. Chulanov, N. A. Mamonova, M. V. Maevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, I. N. Tikhonov, P. O. Bogomolov, E. V. Volchkova, A. S. Dmitriev, O. O. Znojko, E. A. Klimova, K. V. Kozlov, I. E. Kravchenko, E. Yu. Malinnikova, R. V. Maslennikov, M. I. Mikhailov, K. E. Novak, I. G. Nikitin, V. E. Syutkin, E. V. Esaulenko, A. A. Sheptulin, E. N. Shirokova, N. D. Yushchuk

“…In most cases, eradication of viral HCV infection is a real task even in patients at the stage of cirrhosis of the liver, with impaired renal function, HIV co-infection, after solid organs transplantation.…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of calculated serum osmolarity to predict dehydration in older people: adding value to pathology laboratory reports by Lee Shepstone, John F Potter, Lee Hooper, Asmaa Abdelhamid, Amy Jennings, Paul R Hunter, W Garry John, Neil P Walsh, Adam Ali, Diane K Bunn, Susan Kerry, Gregor Lindner, Carmen A Pfortmueller, Fredrik Sjöstrand, Susan J Fairweather-Tait

“…It appeared useful in people aged ≥65 years with and without diabetes, poor renal function, dehydration, in men and women, with a range of ages, health, cognitive and functional status.Conclusions Some commonly used osmolarity equations work poorly, and should not be used. …”
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Correlation of Hydronephrosis Index to Society of Fetal Urology Hydronephrosis Scale by Krishnan Venkatesan, Joel Green, Steven R. Shapiro, George F. Steinhardt

“…HN was then gauged using HI, a reproducible, standardized, and dimensionless measurement of renal area. We then calculated average HI for each HN grade. …”
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Bladder Dysfunction and Vesicoureteral Reflux by Ulla Sillén

“…It should be emphasized that the voiding phase dysfunctions (DV and DES) are more severe than the genuine filling phase dysfunction (OAB), with an increased frequency of UTI and renal damage in the former groups. To be able to answer the question if treatment of bladder dysfunction influence the resolution rate of VUR in children, randomized controlled studies must be performed.…”
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Acute Kidney Injury and Atypical Features during Pediatric Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis by Rose M. Ayoob, Andrew L. Schwaderer

“…Three patients required renal replacement therapy and two were thrombocytopenic. …”
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Optimización preoperatoria del paciente para una artroplastia de cadera o rodilla: parte 2 by Luis A. Camacho Terceros, María Florencia Garbini, Fernando Tillet, Eduardo Bochatey, Walter Fabián Martínez, Fernando Adrián Lopreite

“…Estos factores incluyen obesidad, malnutrición, tabaquismo, diabetes, anemia, consumo de opiOKoides, deficiencia de vitamina D, insuficiencia renal crónica, colonización por S. aureus resistente a la meticilina y artropatías inflamatorias. …”
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Wanting to Forget: Intrusive and Delusional Memories from Critical Illness by Lauren Doig, Kevin Solverson

“…A 40-year-old male was admitted to the ICU with community-acquired pneumonia and multiorgan failure requiring mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapy. He developed protracted delirium and severe ICU-acquired weakness but was eventually discharged home. …”
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Hormonal Treatment for Severe Hydronephrosis Caused by Bladder Endometriosis by Erkan Efe, Murat Bakacak, Salih Serin, Eyüp Kolus, Önder Ercan, Sefa Resim

“…Hydronephrosis may be observed after exposure of the ureter, and silent renal function loss may develop in patients suffering from endometriosis with bladder involvement. …”
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Current Status of Gil-Vernet Trigonoplasty Technique by Nasser Simforoosh, Mohammad H. Radfar

“…The rationale for surgical management is that VUR can cause recurrent episodes of pyelonephritis and long-term renal damage. Several surgical techniques have been introduced during the past decades. …”
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Late-Onset Neutropenia after Rituximab Treatment for Adult-Onset Nephrotic Syndrome by Mayuko Yamazaki, Hidekazu Sugiura, Yosuke Iwatani, Mizuki Kyoda, Hirohiko Nokiba, Nobuyuki Amemiya, Kosaku Nitta, Ken Tsuchiya

“…A 41-year-old woman developed nephrotic syndrome at the age of 32 and was diagnosed with minimal change nephrotic syndrome based on a renal biopsy. Although remission was achieved with administration of prednisolone (PSL) and cyclosporine, the nephrotic syndrome recurred. …”
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Case Report of Rare Parathyroid Tumor with Atypical Presentation and Early Diagnosis by Érika Mayumi Ikeda Cavamura, Fabiane Karen Miyake, Jéssica Yachio Wiezel, Laura Schwartz Maranho, Luis Felipe Inglês Takada, Renata Cassitas Mendonça, Tamila Sohn Fagundes

“…The clinics presented by the patients are typical of hyperparathyroidism (fatigue, weakness, weight loss, and anorexia), bone impairment, pain, and fractures, in addition to affecting the renal system The diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma is most often done postoperatively by means of a histological study. …”
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Case report of twins with Bardet-Biedl syndrome exhibiting a rare mutation in the TTC8 gene by Agnieszka Murawska, Kamil Możdżeń, Grzegorz Horosin, Edward Pędziwiatr, Joanna Makowska, Jakub Pośpiech, Konrad Kaleta, Dorota Drożdż, Katarzyna Zachwieja

“…Both twins presented several symptoms characteristic of BBS, such as retinopathy, visceral obesity, postaxial polydactyly, renal dysfunction, cognitive impairment, facial dysmorphia, and dental abnormalities. …”
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Coexistence of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis and Cystitis in a Patient with COVID-19 Complicated with Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum by Ibrahim Boukhannous, Anouar El Moudane, Mehdi Chennoufi, Mohamed Mokhtari, Abdelghani Ouraghi, Hamza Mimouni, Ali Barki

“…We report the first case of a 52-year-old nondiabetic male admitted for management of uremic syndrome associated with emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN), renal and perinephric abscess, and emphysematous cystitis (EC) on a single functional kidney with a large abundance of spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SP) complicating a SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. …”
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Life-Threatening Laryngeal Edema and Hyponatremia during Hysteroscopy by Barbara Wegmüller, Kerstin Hug, Charlotte Meier Buenzli, Bernd Yuen, Marco Maggiorini, Alain Rudiger

“…The patient developed shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute renal failure, and diffuse intravascular coagulopathy. …”
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Grover's Disease after Heart Transplantation: A Case Report by Giovanbattista Ippoliti, Marco Paulli, Marco Lucioni, Andrea Maria D'Armini, Marinella Lauriola, Rany Mahrous Haleem Saaleb

“…Histologically characterized by an acantholytic pattern, it has been associated with numerous disorders, including hematologic malignancies, chronic renal failure, and HIV infection, as well as with chemotherapy and bone marrow and/or kidney transplant. …”
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Pelvic Desmoid Tumor: A Rare Case with Difficult Diagnosis and Treatment by Mariana Ormonde, Despoina Argyropoulou, Cândida Lourenço, João Bastos, Ana Quintas

“…We present a case of a young multiparous female with a deep infiltrative lesion adherent to the right pelvic sidewall leading to severe right hydroureteronephrosis and ipsilateral loss of renal function. Although deep endometriosis was suspected, malignancy features could not be excluded by imaging studies. …”
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The History of Urinary Stones: In Parallel with Civilization by Ahmet Tefekli, Fatin Cezayirli

“…In 1976, Fernstrom and Johannson established percutaneous access to remove a renal stone. However, with the introduction of the first extracorporeal shock wave machine in 1980, a dramatic change in stone management was observed. …”
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Roles of Inflammasomes in Inflammatory Kidney Diseases by Jinjin Fan, Kaifeng Xie, Liqin Wang, Nuoyan Zheng, Xueqing Yu

“…Here, we discuss the mechanism in which inflammasomes occur, as well as their roles in inflammatory kidney diseases, in order to shed light for discovering new therapeutical targets for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory kidney diseases and consequent end-stage renal disease.…”
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Leiomioma cutáneo múltiple no familiar. Presentación de caso by Yoan Bernárdez Cruz, Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea, Marlene Curbelo Alonso, Damaris Díaz Leonard

“…Se realizaron los estudios pertinentes para descartar el tumor renal, por la frecuencia de relación entre ambas afecciones. …”
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A Novel Technique Using Fluorescent Ureteral Catheter and Flexible Ureteroscope for Safe Laparoscopic Fenestration of Lymphocele after Kidney Transplantation by Takanori Sekito, Motoo Araki, Koichiro Wada, Kasumi Yoshinaga, Yuki Maruyama, Takuya Sadahira, Satoshi Katayama, Takehiro Iwata, Shingo Nishimura, Tomoko Sako, Kohei Edamura, Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Toyohiko Watanabe

“…Laparoscopic fenestration of a postrenal transplant lymphocele is associated with a risk of renal hilar vessel and ureteral injury. Consequently, determination of the incision line is difficult. …”
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