The use of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum II (DDP), an active agent against special cancer types, is limited by its nephrotoxicity. It damages the proximal tubular epithelium and may cause specific tubular dysfunctions, such as elevation of enzymes and 2 beta microglobulin in the urine or, under special conditions, low calcium and/or magnesium serum concentrations. Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum II...

Renal transplantation has become the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease due to advances in surgical techniques, perioperative management, and immunosuppressive regimens. Surgical techniques for kidney transplantation were first described in 1951 by Kuss et al. and have since changed very little. The most common surgical procedure is extraperitoneal transplantation in the right ilia...

Renal dysfunction associated with bacterial endocarditis can occur via a number of different mechanisms: immune complex deposition with glomerulonephritis, antibiotic-induced acute interstitial nephritis, acute tubular necrosis secondary to toxin or volume depletion, emboli causing renal infarction, direct invasion of the parenchyma by the microorganism, and thrombotic microangiopathy with cort...

neurologic and psychologic complications are usually related to drug toxicity, infections or symptoms induced by deterioration of renal allograft function. metabolic encephalopathy, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular events, and new-onset seizures have all been reported in organ-transplant recipients. infections can be caused by listeria, cryptococcus, nocardia, aspergillus and mucor....

Patients with chronic renal disease (CRD) represent an important segment of Tunisian population, and mostly because of the high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with renal insufficiency, detection and treatment of chronic renal disease is now a public health priority (Abderrahim E et al., 2001, Ben Maïz H et al., 2006, Counil E et al., 2008). The increased incidence of CVD is lik...

svm hlood pressure was 165/90 it had risen now to 205/105. Apart from the usual Was^t0mS diabetes, she complained of ankle swelling and shortness of breath. She in ^at anc* was therefore given a low calorie diet which caused her to lose 14 lb. jje^ei?ht; her urine became sugar-free, and her blood sugar fell to normal levels, tetr Urinary infection was due to Bacillus coli which was sensitive to...

OBJECTIVES Neurologic problems have a major effect on the survival and quality of life in renal transplant recipients. This study sought to review the incidence and character of neurologic complications after renal transplant. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of 319 renal transplant recipients admitted to the Transplant Outpatient Clinic were reviewed retrospectively for neurologic compl...

Objective(s):Hyperglycemia mediated oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications like nephropathy. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of ethanolic extract of Ensete superbum seeds (ESSE) on renal dysfunction and oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods:Glucose, HbA1c, total protein, albumin, renal function mar...

T HE PROCEDURE first described by Kiiss 4 has become standard technic when a kidney homograft is placed extraperitoneally in the iliac fossa through an inguinal incision.n,lo In most transplantation centers the spermatic cord is divided routinely to facilitate exposure of the iliac vessels and urinary bladder. The prospects for a long postoperative life were so remote in the early years of rena...