Use of Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy for Recurrent Secondary Hyperparathyroidism after Subtotal Parathyroidectomy by Walter G. Douthat, Gabriela Cardozo, Gabriela Garay, Santiago Orozco, Carlos Chiurchiu, Jorge de la Fuente, Javier de Arteaga, Pablo U. Massari

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Cost-effectiveness of Chloride-liberal versus Chloriderestrictive Intravenous Fluids among Patients Hospitalized in the United States by Louise Perrault, Dilip Makhija, Idal Beer, Suzanne Laplante, Sergio Iannazzo, Karthik Raghunathan

“…**Background:** Patients developing acute kidney injury (AKI) during critical illness or major surgery are at risk for renal sequelae such as costly and invasive acute renal replacement therapy (RRT) and chronic dialysis (CD). …”
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The Iron-Klotho-VDR Axis Is a Major Determinant of Proximal Convoluted Tubule Injury in Haptoglobin 2-2 Genotype Diabetic Nephropathy Patients and Mice by Inbal Dahan, Nadia Thawho, Evgeny Farber, Nakhoul Nakhoul, Rabea Asleh, Andrew P. Levy, Yan Chun Li, Ofer Ben-Izhak, Farid Nakhoul

“…In the kidney, 1,25(OH)2D3 suppresses the inflammatory response to renal tubular injury and requires normal renal expression of the α-klotho protein. …”
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Association of Serum CXCL13 with Intrarenal Ectopic Lymphoid Tissue Formation in Lupus Nephritis by De Ning He, Wen Li Chen, Kang Xia Long, Xiao Zhang, Guang Fu Dong

“…This study suggested that increased serum levels of CXCL13 might be involved in renal ELT formation and renal impairment process in LN.…”
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Ureteroscopy-Assisted Retrograde Nephrostomy (UARN) after Anatrophic Nephrolithotomy by Takashi Kawahara, Hiroki Ito, Hideyuki Terao, Yoshitake Kato, Takehiko Ogawa, Hiroji Uemura, Yoshinobu Kubota, Junichi Matsuzaki

“…Open surgical anatrophic nephrolithotomy (ANL) had been the standard treatment for large renal calculi prior to the development of endoscopic devices and endoscopic techniques. …”
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Impact of position of bolster on outcome of prone PCNL—A randomized clinical trial by Vikram Singh, Ishwar Ram Dhayal, Sanjeet Kumar Singh, Alok Srivastava, Nandan Rai

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Iron and ferroptosis in kidney disease: molecular and metabolic mechanisms by Wenjie Wang, Jingdi Chen, Liying Zhan, Handong Zou, Lu Wang, Mengmeng Guo, Hang Gao, Jing Xu, Wei Wu

“…Over the past decade, ferroptosis’ role in mediating the development and progression of renal disorders, such as acute kidney injury (renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, drug-induced acute kidney injury, severe acute pancreatitis induced acute kidney injury and sepsis-associated acute kidney injury), chronic kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy, renal fibrosis, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease) and renal cell carcinoma, has come into focus. …”
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Augmenter of Liver Regeneration (ALR) Protects Kidney from Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) Injury via Regulation of TLR4/MAPK Signaling Pathway by Ying Li, Yanying Xiong, Huihui Li, Yan Luo, Ling Zhang, Qin Zhang, Weijian Xiong, Haitao Tu

“…Taken together, rhALR could regulate the TLR4 signaling pathway to relieve inflammatory response, thereby protecting renal I/R injury, indicating that ALR is likely to be introduced to develop novel immune therapies for renal I/R injury.…”
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The Novel Histological Prostatic Inflammation Score Helps Defining the Association Between Stromal and Glandular Inflammation with the Risk of Prostate Cancer at Prostate Biopsy by Ugo Giovanni Falagario, Francesca Sanguedolce, Angelo Cormio, Antonella Ninivaggi, Marco Finati, Francesco Guzzi, Gian Maria Busetto, Carlo Bettocchi, Daniele Castellani, Giuseppe Carrieri, Luigi Cormio

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A Complex Cardiac Mass Originating from Interatrial Septum in a Patient with History of Kidney Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review by Negar Faramarzi, Sumit Sohal, Roshanak Habibi, Muhammad Sikander Akbar

“…Tumor thrombus migration to the renal vein and inferior vena cava happens in up to 10% of patients with RCC. …”
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Focal Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis with Pulmonary Lesions on the Background of Type Two Diabetes Mellitus by Ahmad Enshaei, Arash A. Boora, Diana Taheri, Zahra Changizi, Nahid Bahmani

“…Interestingly she did not have symptoms or laboratory presentation of chronic renal bacterial infection except for elevated ESR. …”
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Nephronophthisis: A Genetically Diverse Ciliopathy by Roslyn J. Simms, Ann Marie Hynes, Lorraine Eley, John A. Sayer

“…Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is an autosomal recessive cystic kidney disease and a leading genetic cause of established renal failure (ERF) in children and young adults. …”
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Preterm Delivery in the Setting of Left Calyceal Rupture by Brent Hanson, Rami Tabbarah

“…Spontaneous rupture of the renal collecting system is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. …”
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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Men with Urinary Tract Infection by Jan Van Keer, Daan Detroyer, Bert Bammens

“…The first patient is an 81-year-old man who was hospitalized for a newly diagnosed lymphoma with acute obstructive renal failure for which a nephrostomy procedure was performed. …”
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Transfusion-Dependent Anemia in a Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipient by Jeevan Prakash Gopal, David Taube, John Martin, Simona Deplano, Saral Desai, Vassilios Papalois, Anand Sivaprakash Rathnasamy Muthusamy

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Homocysteine and Hypertension in Diabetes: Does PPARγ Have a Regulatory Role? by Utpal Sen, Suresh C. Tyagi

“…Dysfunction of macro- and microvessels is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cardio-renovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diabetes. Renal failure and impairment of renal function due to vasoconstriction of the glomerular arteriole in diabetic nephropathy leads to renal volume retention and increase in plasma homocysteine level. …”
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Pharmacological Management of Cardiorenal Syndromes by Andrew A. House, Mikko Haapio, Johan Lassus, Rinaldo Bellomo, Claudio Ronco

“…The treatment of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors may affect renal function and modify the progression of renal injury. …”
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Transplantation: Polyomavirus Nephropathy and the Risk of Specific Immunosuppression Regimens by Christine Wu, Parmjeet Randhawa, Jerry McCauley

“…First discovered in 1971 in the urine of a renal transplant recipient, BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) has come to be recognized as a significant cause of genitourinary disease and potential graft loss in the kidney transplant patient. …”
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Ascites, a New Cause for Bilateral Hydronephrosis: Case Report by Deepika Jain, Smrita Dorairajan, Madhukar Misra

“…Bilateral hydronephrosis secondary to urinary obstruction leads to a buildup of back pressure in the urinary tract and may lead to impairment of renal function. We present a case of a 57-year-old male with a history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, who presented with tense ascites and acute renal failure. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Valsartan Dan Kurkumin Terhadap Pembentukan Fibrosis Di Tubulus Proksimal Ginjal Akibat Obstruksi Ureter Unilateral pada Tikus Wistar. by Lubis M, Alvarino Alvarino, Tofrizal Tofrizal, Erkadius Erkadius

“…There is an effect in giving valsartan and curcumene to fibroses forming in proximal tubules of renal. There is significant difference in hydrophilic degeneration in proximal tubules of renal. …”
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