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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (10) Focus on Chronic Kidney Disease821 Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in pediatric patients: is computerized tomography a must? Urological Research - Urolithiasis, May 3, 2010
822 The learning curve in minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy: a 1-year retrospective evaluation of a novice and an expert World Journal of Urology, May 3, 2010
823 Renal Stone Associated with the Ketogenic Diet in a 5-Year Old Girl with Intractable Epilepsy Full Text Yonsei Medical Journal, April 29, 2010
824 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Ureteral Stones: Do Decompression Tubes Matter Urology, April 28, 2010
825 Percutaneous Cystolithotomy for Calculi in Reconstructed Bladders: Initial UCLA Experience The Journal of Urology, April 26, 2010
826 The medical management of urolithiasis Journal of Clinical Urology, April 23, 2010
827 Treatment of Ureteral Lithiasis with Tamsulosin: Literature Review and Meta-Analysis Urologia Internationalis, April 20, 2010
828 Increasing Incidence of Kidney Stones in Children Evaluated in the Emergency Department The Journal of Pediatrics, April 19, 2010
829 The Effect of Restrictive Bariatric Surgery on Urinary Stone Risk Factors Urology, April 15, 2010
830 Specific management of acute renal failure caused by an upper ureteral stone in a solitary pelvic kidney Urological Research - Urolithiasis, April 13, 2010
831 Metabolic Evaluation in Stone Disease Metabolic Differences Between the Pediatric and Adult Patients With Stone Disease Urology, April 8, 2010
832 Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy vs ureteroscopy as first-line therapy for patients with single, distal ureteric stones: a prospective randomized study BJU International, April 5, 2010
833 Visualisation of uric acid renal calculi (UARC) using computed radiography Radiography, April 2, 2010
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Identification of melamine/cyanuric acid-containing nephrolithiasis by infrared spectroscopy
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, April 1, 2010
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835 Extraperitoneal laparoscopy-assisted percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta Urological Research - Urolithiasis, March 31, 2010
836 A Randomized Comparison of Totally Tubeless and Standard Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Elderly Patients Urology, March 30, 2010
837 Urinary chemokines/cytokines are elevated in patients with urolithiasis Urological Research - Urolithiasis, March 30, 2010
838 The influence of percutaneous nephrolithotomy on human systemic stress response, SIRS and renal function Urological Research - Urolithiasis, March 30, 2010
839 Melamine Related Bilateral Renal Calculi in 50 Children: Single Center Experience in Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment The Journal of Urology, March 30, 2010
840 Efficacy of retrograde ureteropyeloscopic holmium laser lithotripsy for intrarenal calculi >2 cm Urological Research - Urolithiasis, March 30, 2010
Clinical Pearls in Nephrology
- In patients with acute myocardial infarction, the hazard ratio (HR) for major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) was highest in patients with chronic kidney disease and anemia.
- Well-managed use of tobramycin long term is not associated with kidney failure. In a retrospective study among individuals with cystic fibrosis, the use of intravenous colistin, gentamicin, tobramycin or vancomycin did not correlate with increased BUN or creatinine after 8.5 years. Furthermore, only inhaled colistin correlated with kidney failure episodes
- Evidence by the Study of Heart and Renal Protection trial showed cardiovascular benefit and absence of special safety concerns for statin administration in chronic kidney disease; yet some experts call for additional data on renal outcomes.
Highlights in Nephrology
Risk factors for acute cardiac events in patients with community-acquired pneumonia
As published in the Journal of Infection, patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute cardiac events (ACEs) have a higher fatality rate (19.4%) than patients with CAP but without ACEs (6.4%). Of 3291 patients with CAP over a 15-year period, 315 had ACEs (8%; arrhythmias, n=199; congestive heart failure, n=118; myocardial infarction, n=30). Based on multivariate analysis, chronic heart disease, chronic kidney disease, tachycardia, septic shock, multilobar pneumonia, hypoalbuminemia, and pneumococcal pneumonia were associated with ACEs in patients with CAP.
Read the article summarySerum amyloid A is a sensitive biomarker for advanced renal cancer
Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany) have reported that serum amyloid A (SAA) has greater sensitivity in detecting advanced renal tumors than CRP or IL-6 levels. Specifically, the sensitivities and specificities of SAA, CRP, and IL-6 for advanced renal tumors were 78%, 69%, and 44%, and 82%, 82%, and 94%, respectively. Furthermore, the SAA levels were higher in patients with advanced renal tumors than patients with localized renal tumors.
Read the article summaryNSAID-associated AKI more severe in young children
As published in the Journal of Pediatrics, NSAID-associated acute tubular necrosis and acute interstitial nephritis occurred in 21 and 6 of 1015 children with acute kidney injuries, respectively. Correct dosing of NSAIDs was confirmed in 75% of the children. Children < 5 years of age had more severe disease, more often requiring dialysis (100% vs. 0) and ICU admission (75% vs. 9%), and increased length of stay (10 d vs. 7 d).
Read the article summaryMost Popular Nephrology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 When to suspect a genetic disorder in a patient with renal stones, and why Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 1, 2013 Review Article
2 Kidney stones: an update on current pharmacological management and future directions Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, March 19, 2013
3 1,25-(OH)2D-24 Hydroxylase (CYP24A1) Deficiency as a Cause of Nephrolithiasis Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, April 10, 2013
4 Medical Management to Prevent Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Guideline Annals of Internal Medicine, April 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
5 Ascorbic Acid Supplements and Kidney Stone Incidence Among Men: A Prospective Study JAMA Internal Medicine, February 5, 2013
6 Clinical and experimental use of probiotic formulations for management of end-stage renal disease: an update International Urology and Nephrology, April 17, 2013
7 Natural history of asymptomatic renal stones and prediction of stone related events The Journal of Urology, April 24, 2013 Review Article
8 Rise in Emergency Department Visits of Pediatric Patients for Renal Colic From 1999 to 2008 Pediatric Emergency Care, April 5, 2013
9 Oxalate Nephropathy and Intravenous Vitamin C American Journal of Kidney Diseases, April 4, 2013
10 The changing profile of patients with calcium nephrolithiasis: a comparison of two patient series observed 25 years apart Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, April 24, 2013 Review Article
11 Changing stone composition profile of children with nephrolithiasis Urology, April 8, 2013
12 Is polycystic ovarian syndrome a risk factor for urolithiasis Urological Research - Urolithiasis, April 23, 2013 Clinical Guideline
13 Clinical effectiveness protocols for imaging in the management of ureteral calculous disease: aua technology assessment The Journal of Urology, April 11, 2013
14 Is CTKUB the gold standard in assessing flank pain with diagnostic uncertainty? A one-year review of 228 cases Journal of Clinical Urology, April 12, 2013 Review Article
15 Urolithiasis in adult spina bifida patients: study in 260 patients and discussion of the literature International Urology and Nephrology, April 22, 2013
16 Urolithiasis in patients on high dose felbamate The Journal of Urology, April 16, 2013 Review Article
17 Increased Water Intake as a Prevention Strategy for Recurrent Urolithiasis: Major Impact of Compliance on Cost-Effectiveness The Journal of Urology, February 13, 2013 Clinical Guideline
18 Gout, stone composition and urinary stone risk: a matched case comparative study The Journal of Urology, April 4, 2013
19 The Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate Upon Urinary Citrate Excretion in Calcium Stone Formers Urology, April 24, 2013 Review Article
20 Renal papillary calcification and the development of calcium oxalate monohydrate papillary renal calculi: a case series study BMC Urology, March 13, 2013 Free full text
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