Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Disease Incidence, Trajectory, and Outcomes by Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Chih-Chia Liang, Ya-Luan Hsiao, Uyen-Minh Le, Yi-Ching Chang, Pei-Shan Chen, David Ray Chang, I-Wen Ting, Hung-Chieh Yeh, Chin-Chi Kuo

“…Limitations: Selection bias and information bias could be present because of limiting population to sepsis survivors and because of no standardized follow-up protocol for kidney function. …”
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EXPERIENCE OF THE USE OF COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSTIC PRACTICE OF TRANSPLANTED KIDNEYS by D. R. Gimaziev, D. E. Baikov

“…Computed tomography (CT) is the main tool in the radiation diagnosis of organs, systems and their diseases, which allows obtaining the most accurate representation of the anatomical and functional state of the kidney. Also CT scans have been used in the diagnosis of transplanted kidneys, especially in cases where it is necessary to have accurate information about the viability of the transplanted organ. …”
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Thoracic ectopic kidney in a child: a case report by H I Aydin, S U Sarici, F Alpay, E Gökçay

“…We report a thoracic ectopic kidney in a 19-month-old boy, which initially presented as a well demarcated mass at the base of the right lung on chest x-ray. …”
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Duodenal Graft Perforation after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation by Akihito Sannomiya, Ichiro Nakajima, Yuichi Ogawa, Kotaro Kai, Ichiro Koyama, Shohei Fuchinoue

“…The patient was discharged on posttransplantation day 219, with the pancreas and kidney grafts both functioning well. This report presents a rare complication of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation.…”
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Numerical Modeling of Renal Ionic Equilibrium for Implantable Kidney Applications by Saleh Massoud, Ayham Darwich, Ebrahim Ismaiel

“… The human kidney is one of the most important organs in the human body; it performs many functions and has a great impact on the work of the rest of the organs. …”
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Quantitative analysis of the nephron during human fetal kidney development by Daković-Bjelaković Marija Z., Vlajković Slobodan R., Čukuranović Rade E., Antić Svetlana, Bjelaković Goran B., Mitić Dejan

“…The development of human kidney is a complex process. The number, shape, size, and distribution of nephrons as functional units in a kidney, provide some important information about the organization of the kidney. …”
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Effect of various mineral additives on the state of excretory renal function and the level of glycemia in rats in experimental alloxan diabetes mellitus by O. A. Nazarenko, O. A. Gromova

“…It is revealed that all connections, especially hypocol and selenopyran have a beneficial effect on the excretory function of the kidneys in alloxan diabetes: reduce the severity of polyuria, glycosuria, and proteinuria (hypocol) and creatinine concentration in the blood (hypocol and selenopyran).…”
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Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis in a Transplant Kidney Leading to Severe Allograft Dysfunction by Usman Baig, Ahmad Mirza, Payaswini Vasanth, Laura Mulloy, Shameem Beigh, Imran Gani

“…Clinicians should consider XPN in transplant patients with deteriorating allograft function, as its presentation can mimic more common conditions. …”
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Unilateral Inguinal Swelling in a Young Female: An Unusual Presentation of MURCS by Navdeep Kaur, Bhawna Satija, Sayani Mahal, Shubham Arora

“…Mullerian duct aplasia renal agenesis cervicothoracic somite dysplasia (MURCS) present a challenge as they require a multidisciplinary team including gynaecologist, surgeon and psychologist to preserve the ovarian function and help the patient counsel regarding the reproductive outcome and wade through the associated emotional stress.…”
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Chronic Diarrhea and Weight Loss in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Role of Norovirus by Abhishek Kadam, Sishir Gang, Abhijit Konnur, Umapati Hegde, Hardik Patel, Sachchida Nand Pandey

“…We conducted this prospective study to determine the role of norovirus in kidney transplant recipients presenting with chronic and persistent diarrhea. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Case Report by Elitsa Gyokova, Eleonora Hristova-Atanasova, Elizabeth Odumosu, Antonia Andreeva

“…It causes fluid-filled cysts to develop throughout the kidneys, leading to decreased kidney function. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the more prevalent form, subdivided into the <i>PKD1</i> and <i>PKD2</i> variants. …”
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Late lymphocele infection with Parvimonas micra in a kidney allograft recipient by Rihab Dkhissi, Gabriel Ouellet, Xavier Charmetant, Fanny Buron, Florent Valour, Olivier Rouviere, Xavier Matillon, Emmanuel Morelon

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Unravelling the Role of Serum Kallistatin on Cardiorenal Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Survivors by Krzysztof Batko, Anna Sączek, Małgorzata Banaszkiewicz, Jolanta Małyszko, Ewa Koc-Żórawska, Marcin Żórawski, Karolina Niezabitowska, Katarzyna Siek, Andrzej Kraśniak, Marcin Krzanowski, Katarzyna Krzanowska

“…All patients had documented graft function of ≥24 months and no record of acute rejection or active or chronic infection at presentation. …”
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Renal tuberculosis in a patient with horseshoe kidney: a case report by Junyi Xie, Fan Yang, Gengyan Xiong, Jun Zhu, Yixiao Liu, Peimin Zhou, Zheng Li, Zhoujie Sun, Yongyang Yun, Wei Yu, Han Hao

“…Case presentation We report the case of a patient who was thought to have prostatitis for 1 year, was later diagnosed with horseshoe kidney tuberculosis involving the right kidney and part of the isthmus. …”
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Urinary Excretion of Kidney Aquaporins as Possible Diagnostic Biomarker of Diabetic Nephropathy by Luigi Rossi, Maria Celeste Nicoletti, Monica Carmosino, Lisa Mastrofrancesco, Antonella Di Franco, Francesca Indrio, Rossella Lella, Luigi Laviola, Francesco Giorgino, Maria Svelto, Loreto Gesualdo, Giuseppe Procino

“…The large variability in the clinical presentation of renal involvement in patients with DM makes kidney biopsy a prerequisite for a correct diagnosis. …”
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Gitelman syndrome presenting with lower limb paralysis: a case report by Hajar Jamal Teir, Nour AlQaderi, Khadiga Yasser Abdelmonem, Ahmed Elbagir Ibrahim, Abdallah Alzoubi

“…In addition to its unfamiliarity, the patient presented in this case exhibited hypokalemic periodic paralysis, which is a rare presentation of Gitelman syndrome. …”
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EVALUATION OF HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF HYDATID CYST ON KIDNEY OF EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED MICE by Amal KH. Khalaf, Salih K. Majeed

“…Hydatidosis is an endemic disease in Iraq till now and it causes highly economiclooses . the aim of the following study was to investigate the histopathological effectof hydatid cyst on kidney function .11% total percentage were recorded among kidney of experimentally infected malemice with hydatid cyst in the current study and many pathological changes were alsoreported.The present study has explained that the infection with hydatid disease affect on thekidney function after examination of Blood urea nitrogen that related to kidneyfunction and reporting increase of its level .…”
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Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Kidney Autotransplantation: A Case Report by S. N. Hakkesteegt, C. A. J. Oudmaijer, L. J. Jeletich, J. Sprakel, H. J. A. N. Kimenai, D. J. Grünhagen

“…This case report presents a 61‐year‐old female with a large RPS encasing her only functioning kidney. …”
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Understanding Ectopic Kidneys: Insights from a Single-Center Study by Adem Yasin Köksoy, Derya Bako, Mustafa Kürşat Şahin

“…This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of EKs, associated renal and extrarenal anomalies, and kidney functions among patients with simple and cross ectopic kidneys. …”
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Combination checkpoint blockade for metastatic cutaneous malignancies in kidney transplant recipients by Richard Carvajal, Yvonne Saenger, Matthew Ingham, Shaheer Khan, Diana McDonnell, Megan H Trager, Shana M Coley, Geoffrey Dube, Faramarz H Samie, Larisa J Geskin, Daniel Brouder

“…They highlight the potential to preserve kidney graft function while effectively treating the disease.…”
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