A tale of two kidneys, and the case for machine perfusion in South Africa by N B Leech, Z Keyser, D E Du Plessis, V Soyizwapi, L Bertels, T du Toit

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Dengue virus infection among renal transplant recipients in Singapore: a 15-year, single-centre retrospective review by Sophie Seine Xuan Tan, Quan Yao Ho, Sobhana Thangaraju, Thuan Tong Tan, Terence Kee, Shimin Jasmine Chung

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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Preceding Type 2 Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma by Dominik Dabrowski, Ekin Ozluk, Silvia Barbeito, Eric X. Wei

“…Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the predominant renal malignancy in adults. …”
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Serum Biomarkers in Transthyretin Amyloidosis: An Overview of Neurofilaments, Cardiac, Renal, and Gastrointestinal Involvement by Valeria Guglielmino, Francesca Vitali, Angela Romano, Guido Primiano, Maria Ausilia Sciarrone, Marco Luigetti

“…This review examines the role of available biomarkers for neurological, cardiac, renal, gastrointestinal, and multisystemic involvement in ATTRv. …”
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Renal Transplant Pathology: Demographic Features and Histopathological Analysis of the Causes of Graft Dysfunction by Shaarif Bashir, Mudassar Hussain, Azhar Ali Khan, Usman Hassan, Khawaja Sajid Mushtaq, Maryam Hameed, Usman Ayub Awan

“…Background. Renal transplant has emerged as a preferred treatment modality in cases of end-stage renal disease; however, a small percentage of cases suffer from graft dysfunction. …”
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Percutaneous Fixation of Anterior Column Acetabular Fracture in a Renal Transplant Recipient by Halil Ceylan, Ozgur Selek, Ahmet Y. Sarlak

“…Renal transplantation, performed per million population, ranges from 30 to 60 in developed countries. …”
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Renal Manifestations of IgG4-Related Disease: A Concise Review by Shahrukh T. Towheed, Wayel Zanjir, Kevin Yi Mi Ren, Jocelyn Garland, Marie Clements-Baker

“…To date, the most well-recognized renal complication of IgG4-related disease is tubulointerstitial nephritis, but membranous glomerulonephritis, renal masses, and retroperitoneal fibrosis have also been reported. …”
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Role of Epigenetic Histone Modifications in Diabetic Kidney Disease Involving Renal Fibrosis by Jing Sun, Yangwei Wang, Wenpeng Cui, Yan Lou, Guangdong Sun, Dongmei Zhang, Lining Miao

“…One of the commonest causes of end-stage renal disease is diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Renal fibrosis, characterized by the accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in glomerular basement membranes and the tubulointerstitium, is the final manifestation of DKD. …”
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A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis in association with Schistosoma hematobium by Muhammad A. A. Khan, Ashok Kar, Marjorie M. Walker, Jo Lloyd, Justin A. Vale, Erik K. Mayer

“…He underwent left laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy and histology revealed moderately differentiated keratinising squamous cell carcinoma in the renal pelvis.…”
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Suspected malignant hyperthermia reaction during renal transplantation: a case report by Calim Neder Neto, Mariana F. Lima, Laila A. Viana, José M. Pestana, Helga C. A. da Silva

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Autoantibodies and Resident Renal Cells in the Pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis: Getting to Know the Unknown by Susan Yung, Tak Mao Chan

“…This paper describes the mechanisms through which autoantibodies interact with resident renal cells and how this interaction plays a part in disease pathogenesis that ultimately leads to structural and functional alterations in lupus nephritis.…”
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Analysis of a Model for the Morphological Structure of Renal Arterial Tree: Fractal Structure by Aurora Espinoza-Valdez, Francisco C. Ordaz-Salazar, Edgardo Ugalde, Ricardo Femat

“…The fractal dimension might determine whether a suitable renal vascular structure is capable of performing physiological functions under appropriate conditions. …”
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Sprengel's Deformity Associated with Musculoskeletal Dysfunctions and Renal Anomalies: A Case Report by Mohammad Hossein Kariminasab, Masoud Shayeste-Azar, Majid Sajjadi Saravi, Mehrdad Taghipour Gorgikolai

“…We report a case of unilateral Sprengel's deformity associated with several other musculoskeletal and renal disorders consisting of absence of pectoralis major, weakness of trapezius and serratus anterior muscles, one kidney agenesis, and severe hydronephrosis of the other kidney in a 7-year-old boy. …”
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Incremental Peritoneal Dialysis Favourably Compares with Hemodialysis as a Bridge to Renal Transplantation by Alessandro Domenici, Maria Cristina Comunian, Loredana Fazzari, Francesca Sivo, Angela Dinnella, Barbara Della Grotta, Giorgio Punzo, Paolo Menè

“…The value of incremental peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a bridge to renal transplantation (Tx) has not been specifically addressed. …”
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Renal Dysfunction after Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Experience with 500 Cases by Ehab E. Abdel-Khalek, Alrefaey K. Alrefaey, Amr M. Yassen, Ahmed Monier, Hesham M. Elgouhari, Mohamed Samy Habl, Gehad Tawfik, Thuraya Elzayat, Reham Adly Zayed, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab

“…Kidney function was investigated successively for all the patients throughout the study period, with 12 months being the shortest follow-up. Postoperative renal dysfunction was defined in accordance with the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration criteria. …”
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Ultrasound renal denervation in hypertensive patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Roy Novri Ramadhan, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan, Felicia Angelica Gunawan, Nathania, Sebastian Emmanuel Willyanto, Hiroyuki Yamada, Mochammad Thaha, Satriyo Dwi Suryantoro, Maulana Antiyan Empitu

“…While there are numerous techniques for treating mild to moderate hypertension, properly controlling severe or resistant hypertension poses substantial challenges. Ultrasound-based renal denervation (uRDN) has emerged as a promising non-pharmacological approach. …”
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Conventional and complementary alternative medicine therapies for renal anemia: a literature review by Ching-Ming Lu, Ching-Ming Lu, Yuan-Hsuan Hsu, Yuan-Hsuan Hsu, I-Hsin Lin, Ko-Lin Kuo, Jian-Fu Liao, Hui-Fen Huang, Hui-Fen Huang, Ping-Hsun Lu, Ping-Hsun Lu

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Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy Associated with the Use of Bortezomib in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Jan Van Keer, Michel Delforge, Daan Dierickx, Kathelijne Peerlinck, Evelyne Lerut, Ben Sprangers

“…We describe a case of biopsy-proven renal thrombotic microangiopathy associated with the use of bortezomib in a 51-year-old man with IgG lambda MM. …”
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Renal Vein Stenting and Gonadal Vein Embolization for Recurrent Varicoceles and Nutcracker Syndrome by Yosouf AlZahrani, Sulaiman AlRajeh

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Gluteal Necrosis and Lumbosacral Plexopathy in a Diabetic Patient after Renal Transplantation by M. A. Asgari, N. Masoumi, H. Argani

“…A 34-year-old diabetic patient underwent a renal transplant which was complicated by right side lower extremity paresis and numbness with gluteal necrosis. …”
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