... infection. This article describes 2 cases of collapsing glomerulopathy, 1 in a native kidney and, for the first time, 1 in a kidney transplant. Both individuals were black, and both presented without significant respiratory compromise. Indeed, the 2 patients we describe remained systemically well...

...-stage renal disease before the age of 50. Both siblings were found to carry a pathogenic, recessive, compound heterozygote mutation in the gene FAN1 , which causes karyomegalic interstitial nephritis. Both siblings underwent renal transplantation. The sister developed small cell carcinoma of the lung 18...

...Roslyn B. Mannon Delayed allograft function (DGF) is defined as dialysis treatment in the kidney transplant recipient in the first week following transplantation. With the demand for kidney transplants growing and the supply limited, as well as implementation of a national allocation scheme...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Focal glomerular sclerosis Dipyridamole Plasmapheresis Transplant Case Report Nephron 40: 241-245(1985) © 1985 S. K...

...Sean O’Regan; Slevin Danais; Salam Yazbek Two children had polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) arteriovenous thigh grafts for hemodialysis access. In one patient, after renal transplantation, a steal syndrome, which prevented renal graft function, developed. The renal transplant functioned promptly when...

.... It is concluded that the described modification of the Tru-Cut needle may increase the safety of renal biopsy in patients at higher risk for hemorrhagic complications. Kidney Biopsy Needle Pediatric Transplant © 1985 S. Karger AG, Basel 1985 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All...

... of a single normally situated kidney do not apply to the renal allograft because of its altered extraperitoneal and superficial location. The transplant operative note and palpation serve to adequately localize the kidney without the need of fluoroscopy, metal tagging or other X-ray techniques. The cortex may...

...Luiz Estevam Ianhez; Victório Maspes; Emil Sabbaga Ferrokinetic studies were made in 16 patients before and after kidney transplantation. The Fe clearance decreased in 9 of 11 patients, the plasma iron turnover showed no variation in six patients, while it increased in three and decreased in one...