Climate Change and Outdoor Workers: A Narrative Review by Mehdi Asghari, Mohammad Javad Ghanadzadeh, Razieh Soltani Gerdfaramarzi

“…Risk factors for declines in kidney function in sugarcane workers in Guatemala. …”
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Histopathological Spectrum of Nephrectomies; a Single Centre Experience of over 14 Years by Farhat Abbas, Gul Aalmeen, Muzamil Latief, Shahid Wani, Mohsin Wani, Summyia Farooq

“…These include both neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions, such as the non-functioning kidney. In many patients the final diagnosis is established on the histopathology of the retrieved kidney. …”
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Modified cavocavostomy technique for deceased donor liver transplantation by S. E. Voskanyan, A. I. Artemyev, A. I. Sushkov, K. K. Gubarev, D. S. Svetlakova, M. V. Popov, V. S. Rudakov, A. N. Bashkov, E. V. Naydenov, M. Muktarzhan

“…The incidence of acute kidney injury (by RIFLE > I) was 35% and 19% (p=0.158), the need for renal replacement therapy was 22% and 15% (p=0.520) in group 1 and group 2, respectively. …”
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The Role of the Outstanding Professor Leopold Kasper in the Development of European Clinical Urology of the Second Half of the XIX and Early XX Centuries (to the 160th anniversary... by T. Sh. Morgoshiia

“…He improved and put into practice a functional renal test with floridzine and cryoscopic urine examination obtained from each kidney separately by catheterization of the ureters. …”
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Pathophysiology in Systemic Sclerosis: Current Insights and Future Perspectives by Suzan Al-Gburi, Pia Moinzadeh, Thomas Krieg

“…Due to its low prevalence and heterogeneous clinical presentation, early diagnosis remains challenging, often delaying appropriate treatment. …”
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Vascular Reconstruction of Multiple Renal Arteries—A Risk Factor for Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis: Insight From a Matched Case-Control Study by Devprakash Choudhary, Rajesh Vijayvergiya, Kamal Kishore, Vanji Nathan Subramani, Mohan Banoth, Sai Praneeth Reddy Perugu, Milind Mandwar, Bharat Bamaniya, Arun Panjathia, Parul Gupta, Shiva Kumar S. Patil, Jasmine Sethi, Ujjwal Gorsi, Sarbpreet Singh, Deepesh Kenwar, Ashish Sharma

“…Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis (TRAS) is the leading vascular complication following kidney transplantation (KT), causing premature allograft loss and increased post-KT mortality. …”
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Assessment of bone status and bone turnover in pediatric patients with familiar hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis by Beata Bieniaś, Anna Wieczorkiewicz-Płaza, Marcin Zaniew, Barbara Pulcer, Maria Szczepańska, Anna Moczulska, Anna Rogowska-Kalisz, Marcin Tkaczyk, Danuta Ostalska-Nowicka, Katarzyna Zachwieja, Jan Zawadzki, Martin Konrad, Przemysław Sikora

“…The study comprised 28 FHHNC patients aged 4–18 years and 33 healthy, sex - and age matched controls. 6 FHHNC patients showed normal kidney function whereas the remaining 22 presented with CKD grade II- III (median eGFR 73 ml/min/1.73m2). …”
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The Impact of Significant Risk Factors on the Mortality Rate of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Iranian Population by Nasrin Milani, Mohammad Rouhbakhsh Zahmatkesh, Mona Kabiri

“…Introduction:The present study aimed to assess the respiratory signs and laboratory parameters in COVID-19 patients based on recovery or mortality during hospitalization in the Iranian population. …”
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Recurrent chylothorax treated with thoracic duct–venous anastomosis: A retrospective review of medical recordsCentral MessagePerspective by Hexiao Tang, MD, PhD, Xuefeng Zhou, MD, PhD, Ming Xu, MD, PhD, Jinping Zhao, MD, PhD

“…The changes in lymphocyte and granulocyte numbers in the blood system of the patients before and after the operation were not substantial, and the operations had little effect on liver and kidney function. The patients achieved satisfactory treatment results, with follow-up until the present (23-60 months). …”
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High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1): Molecular Signaling and Potential Therapeutic Strategies by Sayantap Datta, Mohammad Atiqur Rahman, Saisudha Koka, Krishna M. Boini

“…This review presents a detailed outline of HMGB1 structure–function relationship and its regulatory role in disease onset and progression from a signaling perspective. …”
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A case report on the novel application of CRRT in renal vein shunting surgery by Guangxu Tang, Hebin Wang, Luyao Liu, Chundong Ji, Junqiu Yi, Lei Zhang, Shiying Liu

“…Case summary: We present a 46-year-old male with a massive abdominal mass invading the right kidney and inferior vena cava (IVC). …”
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Robotic assisted anatrophic nephrotomy “oyster-pearl extraction technique” for deep and centrally located endophytic renal mass by Mahendra Pal, Amandeep Arora, Ankit Misra, Ajit Gujela, Uday Chandankhede, Manoj Tummala, Sugam Godse, Ganesh Bakshi, Santosh Menon, Gagan Prakash

“…With advent of robotic-assisted interventions, increasing in-depth knowledge on safe ischemia time of kidney, multiple approaches to manage endophytic tumors offer swift post-operative renal recovery. …”
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Homozygosity for the E526V Mutation in Fibrinogen A Alpha-Chain Amyloidosis: The First Report by Isabel Tavares, Luísa Lobato, Carlos Matos, Josefina Santos, Paul Moreira, Maria João Saraiva, António Castro Henriques

“…She started hemodialysis in 1990 and 6 years later underwent isolated kidney transplantation from a deceased donor. Graft function and clinical status were unremarkable for 16 years, despite progressively increased left ventricular mass on echocardiography. …”
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A Rare and Aggressive Abdominopelvic Tumor: A Case of Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor in a Young Male by Yağmur Sena Tosun, Aytan Babazade, Emine Sena Sözen, Betül Erişmiş, Enes Seyda Şahiner

“…Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare and aggressive mesenchymal tumor primarily affecting young adults, commonly originating in the abdomen and pelvic region. Here, we present the case of a 21-year-old male referred to our facility due to abnormal kidney function tests and a detected abdominal mass. …”
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A rare case of sero-negative anti-glomerular basement membrane disease combined with diabetic nephropathy and literature review by Wenbo Wang, Weiyi Guo, Xiaoyi Xu, Nan Ye, Lingqiang Kong, Guoqin Wang, Hong Cheng

“…Despite receiving immunosuppressive treatment, renal function did not improve, and the patient ultimately required maintenance renal replacement therapy. …”
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Successful Treatment of Severe Atopic Dermatitis with Calcitriol and Paricalcitol in an 8-Year-Old Girl by Christina Bothou, Alexis Alexopoulos, Eleni Dermitzaki, Kleanthis Kleanthous, Anastasios Papadimitriou, George Mastorakos, Dimitrios T. Papadimitriou

“…The traditional therapeutic options for AD, including emollients topically and immune modulatory agents systemically focusing on reducing skin inflammation and restoring the function of the epidermal barrier, are proven ineffective in many cases. …”
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Complement-Inhibiting Therapy of Atypical Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Patient With Factor H Mutation by Irina N. Lupan, Alexander Yu. Pischalnikov, Hadizha M. Emirova, Ekaterina S. Stolyarevich, Alexander M. Volyansky, Larisa V. Glukhova

“…Treatment with eculizumab in a patient with chronic kidney damage provided a significant improvement in their function, maintaining a stable remission and improving the quality of life of the patient with aHUS.Kh. …”
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Chemical constitutes and anti-hypertension potential of Gaocha (Acer ginnala Maxim) in spontaneously hypertensive rat by Wenzhao Wang, Jing Ma, Yafeng Ma, Yumeng Bao, Zijiang Long, Shengping Lei, Yan Xu, Qianying Dai, Liping Gao, Haiyan Wang

“…Gaocha is a kind of succedaneous tea beverage made by the tender shoots of Acer ginnala Maxim, widely distributed in China and Korea, which is used as a functional tea beverage with a long history dating back to 2000 BC. …”
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Structural basis of ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2 autoinhibition and regulation by calcium and 14-3-3 proteins by Masa Janosev, Dalibor Kosek, Andrej Tekel, Rohit Joshi, Karolina Honzejkova, Pavel Pohl, Tomas Obsil, Veronika Obsilova

“…In turn, Nedd4-2 dysregulation leads to various conditions, including electrolytic imbalance, respiratory distress, hypertension, and kidney diseases. However, Nedd4-2 regulation remains mostly unclear. …”
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COUPLED PLASMAFILTRATION AND ADSORPTION IN SEPTIC COMPLICATIONS IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS by A. V. Vatazin, A. B. Zul'karnaev, M. Krstich, A. A. Podojnitsyn

“…In the article first experience with the usage of coupled plasmafiltration and adsorption in the treatment of sepsis in patients after kidney transplantation has been presented. Aim: to make a comparative assessment of the impact of hemofiltration and coupled plasmafiltration and adsorption (CPFA) on systemic hemodynamics and alveolar-capillary diffusion, as well as the dynamics of the pro- and antiinflammatory cytokines in patients with sepsis after renal transplantation. …”
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