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Latest Full Text Articles (16) Focus on Cystic Kidney Disease101 Current insights into renal ciliopathies: what can genetics teach us Pediatric Nephrology, August 9, 2012
102 Unexpected outcome after sclerotherapy of simple renal cyst BMC Nephrology, August 6, 2012
103 Emergent Early Markers of Renal Progression in Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients: Implications for Prevention and Treatment American Journal of Nephrology, July 30, 2012 Clinical Article
104 Intraobserver and Interobserver Variability of Renal Volume Measurements in Polycystic Kidney Disease Using a Semiautomated MR Segmentation Algorithm American Journal of Roentgenology, July 27, 2012
105 Exome sequencing identifies compound heterozygous PKHD1 mutations as a cause of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease Full Text Chinese Medical Journal, July 26, 2012
106 Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease: Who Needs Hospital Follow-Up Artificial Organs, July 26, 2012
107 Cystic kidney diseases: many ways to form a cyst Pediatric Nephrology, July 25, 2012
108 Detected Renal Cysts Are Tips of the Iceberg in Adults with ADPKD Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, July 18, 2012
109 Rapamycin for treatment of type I autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (RAPYD-study): a randomized, controlled study Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 13, 2012 Clinical Article
110 Simultaneous hemorrhage in intracranial aneurysms and in renal cyst in a case of polycystic kidney disease Full Text Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, July 11, 2012
111 Early renal abnormalities in children with postnatally diagnosed autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease Pediatric Nephrology, July 9, 2012
112 Clinical features of cyst infection and hemorrhage in ADPKD: new diagnostic criteria Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, July 2, 2012 Clinical Article
113 Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease With Situs Inversus Urology, June 29, 2012
114 Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is associated with central and nephrogenic defects in osmoregulation Kidney International, June 28, 2012
115 Vasopressin, Copeptin, and Renal Concentrating Capacity in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease without Renal Impairment Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, June 27, 2012 Clinical Article
116 Simultaneous Treatment of Renal Cysts and Stones with Single-Session Retroperitoneoscopic Renal Cyst Decortication and Retroperitoneoscopy-Assisted Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Urologia Internationalis, June 26, 2012 Clinical Article
117 Differential Diagnosis of Complex Renal Cysts Based on Lesion Size along with the Bosniak Renal Cyst Classification Full Text Yonsei Medical Journal, June 26, 2012
118 Bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease Full Text Indian Journal of Nephrology, June 26, 2012
119 A Novel Long-Range PCR Sequencing Method for Genetic Analysis of the Entire PKD1 Gene Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, June 25, 2012
120 Early Arterial Stiffness and Inflammatory Bio-Markers in Normotensive Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients American Journal of Nephrology, June 22, 2012 Clinical Article
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 The natural history of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: 30-year experience from a single centre QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, April 23, 2013 Review Article
2 Polycystic kidney disease: Defective glucose metabolism in ADPKD Nature Reviews Nephrology, April 15, 2013 Review Article
3 New approaches to the autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease patient with dual kidney-liver complications Pediatric Transplantation, April 26, 2013
4 Bosniak IIF renal cysts: is there a malignancy potential Journal of Clinical Urology, April 1, 2013
5 Serum uric acid, kidney volume and progression in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, February 15, 2013
6 Impact of liver cysts in progression of polycystic kidney disease Central European Journal of Medicine, April 26, 2013
7 Hypertension in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) Clinical Kidney Journal, April 29, 2013
8 Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: New insights into treatment Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, March 27, 2013 Free full text
9 Noncompaction of the Myocardium Coexistent with Bronchiectasis and Polycystic Kidney Disease Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 4, 2013
10 Hybrid Endovascular Treatment of an Aortic Root and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm in a High-Risk Patient With Marfan Syndrome Vascular and Endovascular Surgery , April 22, 2013
11 Combined liver-kidney transplantation for children with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD): indication and outcome Transplant International, April 17, 2013
12 What association exists between hypertension and simple renal cyst in a screened population Journal of Human Hypertension, March 19, 2013
13 Polycystic kidney disease: Role of TRPV4 in renal cystogenesis Nature Reviews Nephrology, March 6, 2013 Review Article
14 Role of interstitial inflammation in the pathogenesis of polycystic kidney disease Nephrology, March 4, 2013 Review Article
15 Efficacy and safety of alcohol sclerotherapy involving single-session multiple injections to treat simple renal cysts: a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial Chinese Medical Journal, March 7, 2013 Free full text
16 Is polycystic ovarian syndrome a risk factor for urolithiasis Urological Research - Urolithiasis, April 23, 2013 Clinical Guideline
17 Hyperphosphorylation of polycystin-2 at a critical residue in disease reveals an essential role for polycystin-1-regulated dephosphorylation Human Molecular Genetics, March 22, 2013 Review Article
18 Tubulocystic carcinoma of the kidney: a histologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study Virchows Archiv, April 5, 2013
19 Serum uric acid, kidney volume and progression in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, December 6, 2012
20 Type of PKD1 Mutation Influences Renal Outcome in ADPKD Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, March 14, 2013 Review Article
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