Among the congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract, the term hypoplastic kidney is one of the least well defined and also one of the most widely used. Certain abnormal structures are sometimes called hypoplastic kidneys and certain abnormal kidneys which we term hypoplastic are called by some aplastic (even agenetic) kidneys, dysplastic, congenital atrophic, miniature, or infantile kidneys...

Among the congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract, the term hypoplastic kidney is one of the least well defined and also one of the most widely used. Certain abnormal structures are sometimes called hypoplastic kidneys and certain abnormal kidneys which we term hypoplastic are called by some aplastic (even agenetic) kidneys, dysplastic, congenital atrophic, miniature, or infantile kidneys...

The artificial kidney was first used successfully by Dr Wilhem Kolff in the Netherlands, during the Second World War. At the end of the War he published his results,' and gave three of his machines to centres abroad. One was given to Hammersmith Hospital in London, leading to great interest in kidney diseases there. Dr Graham Bull (later Sir Graham) one of the group ofyoung men working there, w...

Abel, Rowntree and Turner are credited with the original concept, development and experimental use of an "artificial kidney" in 1913. Collodion tubes were used as the dialysis membrane, and hirudin (from the heads of leeches) was their anticoagulant. With this vividiffusion apparatus they were able to demonstrate that substances such as salicylate and urea could be successfully removed from the...

The apparent hemodialyzer elimination rate constant and clearance for gentamicin and tobramycin were determined during 100 routine hemodialysis treatments in 49 patients. Three different dialyzers (CDAK 3500, CF 1211, and CF 1511), which vary in membrane composition, surface area, and thickness, were evaluated. The elimination rate constant in each patient was calculated from the slope of the l...

Renal tissue angiotensin I (Ang I) and II (Ang II) content and angiotensin converting enzyme activity were assessed in both kidneys during initial (7 days) and maintenance (25 days) phases of two-kidney, one clip hypertension in rats. At 7 and 25 days, systolic arterial pressure was 146 +/- 2 and 170 +/- 7 mm Hg, respectively. After 7 days, Ang I content of clipped kidneys was 64% and 70% highe...

The shortage of donors in the face of the increasing number of patients wait-listed for renal transplantation has prompted several strategies including the use of kidneys with a tumor, whether found by chance on harvesting from a deceased donor or intentionally removed from a living donor and transplanted after excision of the lesion. Current evidence suggests that a solitary well-differentiate...

Among the congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract, the term hypoplastic kidney is one of the least well defined and also one of the most widely used. Certain abnormal structures are sometimes called hypoplastic kidneys and certain abnormal kidneys which we term hypoplastic are called by some aplastic (even agenetic) kidneys, dysplastic, congenital atrophic, miniature, or infantile kidneys...

Supernumerary kidneys are very rare renal malformations, little described in the literature. Its diagnosis is difficult, most often discovered during a radiological exploration either fortuitously or complication. We report case of bilateral supernumerary on fused crossed ectopia right kidney diagnosed by ultrasound and computed tomography Bamako 16-year-old girl. The objective this work to pro...