dialysis and renal transplantation in iran

Dialysis and Transplantation News Renal transplantation in Iran

Iran—formerly called Persia—is located in the Middle East between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. It covers 1 648 000 km and has 60 million inhabitants. The prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in Iran is about 15 000 and the annual incidence of new ESRD patients is 3175 or 53 patients per million populations per year. Iran has the most successful renal transplant program...

Depression during renal dialysis and following transplantation.

Cancer in patients on dialysis and after renal transplantation.

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effect of dialysis modality on transplantation outcome in living-donor renal transplantation

Dialysis and Transplantation News Nephrology, dialysis and transplantation in Turkey

The establishment of the Turkish Society of Nephrology (TSN) in 1970 coincided with that of many western European nephrology societies. The TSN organized the 15th ERA–EDTA Congress in Istanbul in 1978, earlier than many European Countries, and currently has 286 active members. At present, Turkey has 161 nephrologists, which equals 2.5 nephrologists per million population (p.m.p.). The number of...

Pulmonary hydatid cyst and successful renal transplantation

  Abstract   Hydatid cysts are endemic hooknoses in Iran. It may involve various organs of   body. Liver is involved in 80% and lung in 10- 15%of cases. 25% of pulmonary hydatid   cyst is bilateral. Before any transplantations eradication of infection is necessary.   In a 26-year old man with renal failure referred for kidney transplantation. On   initial preoperative evaluation of this patient...