A man with metastatic carcinoma of the colon had a bone scan which revealed urinary retention in the left kidney. Ten months later, a Tc-99m-DTPA renai glomerular study showed the left kidney to have only 8% of total renal function. Fifteen months after that, (he same kidney demonstrated 9% of total function, while the right kidney had evolving obstruction due to his neoplasm. The case sh...

The progressive loss of residual renal function in peritoneal dialysis patients is associated with increased mortality. It has been suggested that incremental dialysis may help preserve residual renal function and improve patient survival. Residual renal function depends upon both patient related and dialysis associated factors. Maintaining patients in an over-hydrated state may be associated w...

Residual kidney function for patients with chronic disease (CKD) is associated better quality of life and outcome; thus, strategies should be implemented to preserve function. Among the multiple causes that promote damage, gut dysbiosis due increased uremic toxin production endotoxemia need attention. Several have been proposed modulate microbiota in these patients, diet has gained increasing a...