End Stage Renal Disease

Correlation of Parathyroid Hormone Levels with Mineral Status in End-stage Renal Disease Patients.

UNLABELLED: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is the main regulator of calcium, phosphate, magnesium, sodium, and potassium homeostasis. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between PTH and aforementioned minerals in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.

NUTRITIONAL OR ACTIVE VITAMIN D FOR THE CORRECTION OF MINERAL METABOLISM ABNORMALITIES IN NON-DIALYSIS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS?

CONTEXT: Benefits of vitamin D therapies in chronic kidney disease (CKD) are debated.

[Establishment of New Zealand rabbit models of aplastic anemia].

OBJECTIVE: To screen for the optimal dose of benzene and cyclophosphamide using an orthogonal design for establishment of New Zealand rabbit models of...

Near total parathyroidectomy for the treatment of renal hyperparathyroidism.

BACKGROUND: Different surgical strategies are used to treat medical refractory renal hyperparathyroidism. Our preferred choice in patients with modera...

Risk Factors for Elevated Preoperative Alkaline Phosphatase in Patients with Refractory Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.

Elevated preoperative levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in patients with refractory secondary hyperparathyroidism are correlated with postoperative...

Angioplasty and stenting for the proximal anastomotic stenosis of a brachio-axillary bypass graft using a helical interwoven nitinol stent: A case report.

RATIONALE: Thrombosis due to anastomotic site stenosis is the most common complication in patients with brachio-axillary arteriovenous graft (AVG). In...

[A Case Report of Maintaining Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis after Total Gastrectomy for Perforated Gastric Cancer with ESD].

A 73-year-old man, receiving maintenance continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis(CAPD)was admitted to our hospital for chief complaining of heartbur...

[A Case of Advanced Gastric Cancer with Synchronous Liver Metastases Responding to Preoperative Combination Chemotherapy with S-1 plus Oxaliplatin(SOX)].

A 67-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of anemia and weight loss, and diagnosed with a type 3 tumor in the upper gastric body. Patholo...

[Analysis of the Relationship between the Change of Drain Amylase Value and Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula after Pancreaticoduodenectomy].

To diagnose postoperative pancreatic fistula(POPF)after pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD)during early post operative days, we evaluatedwhether a change in d...

In Vitro Evaluation of the Fresenius Kabi CATSmart Autotransfusion System.

Use of autotransfusion systems to collect, wash, and concentrate shed blood during surgical procedures is a widely used method for reducing postoperat...

Current state of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in Egypt.

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continue to increase in number worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although continuous ambulat...

Study of The Effects of N-Acetylcysteine on Oxidative Stress Status of Patients on Maintenance-Hemodialysis Undergoing Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a potent antioxidant that acts through regenerating glutathione stores and scavenging oxygen-free radicals. This study asses...

A case series of the safety and efficacy of testosterone replacement therapy in renal failure and kidney transplant patients.

BACKGROUND: Hypogonadism is common in patients with renal dysfunction and does not always correct following transplantation. Recent studies show incre...

Dilemma: Correlation Between Serum Level of Hepcidin and IL-6 in Anemic Myeloma Patients.

INTRODUCTION: Anemia occurs in 60% to 80 % of patients with newly diagnosed myeloma multiplex (MM). The cause of anemia in MM is probably multi factor...

[A Case of Carcinoma Associated with an Anal Fistula Repaired Using a Hatchet Flap after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy].

The patient was a 53-year-old man who complained of perianal pain. He had a 20-year history of an anal fistula. There was a 10 cm tumor with mucin-lik...

[A Case of Eosinophilic Enteritis Needed to Distinguish from a Tumor of the Small Intestine].

A 75-year-old woman was diagnosed with aplastic anemia 6 months ago and was under follow-up at our hospital. She had originallypresented to our hospit...

[Remission of Advanced Gastric Cancer with Concurrent Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis via Chemotherapy - A Case Report].

The following is a case report of moderately differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma of the stomach with widespread thrombosis of the portal vein, for w...

An Unusual Presentation of Parathyroid Adenoma in an Adolescent: Calcific Achilles Tendinitis.

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in children and adolescents is a rare condition. PHPT is usually sporadic and caused by parathyroid adenoma. Patien...

Sodium thiosulfate for the treatment of warfarin-induced calciphylaxis in a nondialysis patient.

Calciphylaxis or uremic arteriolopathy is a complex process typically seen in patients with end-stage renal disease, but has also been reported in pat...

[A case report of hepatitis B virus reactivation in a hepatitis B core antibody-positive, hepatitis B surface antigen-negative hemodialysis patient].

Reactivation of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been reported in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy or chemotherapy. We report a case of HBV...