conclusions this nonrandomized comparison of stent types in kidney transplantation supports the use of prophylactic double-j stents in terms of decreased ureteric complications and reduced length of hospital stay. patients and methods a retrospective analysis was performed on data of renal transplantations performed at our institution in a 12-month period. in this period, external and double-j ...

occupational exposure to toluene is associated with development and progression of renal failure. however, the cellular mechanisms by which these agents cause renal dysfunction and injury remain elusive. the present study investigates the effect of toluene on animal model (rat) kidney to present a broader understanding of the mechanism by which toluene causes renal injury. adult male rats recei...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare condition. The reported incidence of intrathoracic renal ectopia due to CDH is also rare. A right-sided thoracic kidney is much less common due to the location of the liver. Isolated intrathoracic kidney is usually asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally on chest imaging. The authors report on a 21days old female infant with late-presenting right ...

background :hyperhomocysteinemia is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease particularly in patients with end stage renal disease (esrd). vitamin b12 supplementation on its own still remains as a controversial issue for clinicians in decreasing the level of homcysteine in this group of patients.   methods : using all randomized controlled trials (rcts), clinical trials and pre-post-trial studi...

Background Ultrasonography is a non-invasive and accurate diagnostic method to evaluate urinary system and its anomalies in the neonates. Kidney sonographic measurement can be used as an alternative method to estimate gestational age. The aim of this study was to measure kidney size in preterm neonates and to provide a guide reference for gestational age. <...

background: diabetes mellitus is an alarming life style disease in the modern world. exploitation of the anti-diabetic drugs for the amelioration of diabetes and associated life style diseases has become an imperative concern. in this milieu, this study was designed to explore the plausible effects of metformin intervention on hepatic and renal functions in a rat model of alcoholic liver diseas...

primitive  neuroectodermal  tumor  (pnet)  of  kidney  is  an  extremely  rare  renal  neoplasm  with only about fifty reported cases in literature.  presumably,of neural crest origin, these tumors behave  aggressively  and  carry  a  poor prognosis.  we  report  a  case  of  22-year  old  female  patient complaining of left loin pain with recurrent hematuria for last 3 months. on clinical exam...

primary sarcomas of the kidney are exceptional. among renal sarcomas, leiomyosarcoma is the most common histologic subtype amounting to 50-60% of all cases. the tumor usually arises from either the renal capsule or smooth muscle tissue in the renal pelvic wall. in this paper, we report a patient with leiomyosarcoma of the kidney presented with non-specific abdominal pain and a palpable mass. hi...

background: in the present investigation radiation and cadmium induced biochemical changes in the kidney of swiss albino mice have been studied. materials and methods: for this purpose, adult male swiss albino mice (6-8 weeks old) were divided into four groups. group i (sham-irradiated), group ii (treated with cdcl2 solution 20 ppm), group iii (irradiated with 1.25, 2.5 and 5.0 gy gamma rays), ...