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Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere: From Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to CareThe global burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rapidly increasing with a projection of becoming the fifth most common cause of years of life lost globally by 2040. Aggravatingly, CKD is a major cause of catastrophic health expenditure.
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Spontaneous Rupture of Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Horseshoe KidneySpontaneous rupture of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a horseshoe kidney has not been described previously. We report a case of this condition in a 52-year-old man with a chief complaint of back pain.
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Therapeutic Plasmapheresis in Primary Presentation of Diabetes Mellitus With Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hypertriglyceridemia and Acute PancreatitisSevere hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG)-induced acute pancreatitis has been well described. Currently accepted therapeutic options are limited.
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Does 24-Hour Urine Supersaturation Predict Stone Composition?The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between 24-hour urine supersaturation (SS) levels and the crystalline stone composition.
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Imaging Characteristics of 2,8-Dihydroxyadenine Stones: Review of a Rare DisorderAdenine phosphoribosyl transferase (APRT) deficiency is a rare genetic condition that often presents with recurrent dihydroxyadenine (DHA) urolithiasis. To our knowledge, no CT imaging of DHA stones has been previously reported in English medical literature.
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| Chronic Kidney Disease as a Result of Secondary Oxalate Nephropathy From Excess Dietary Intake of Peanut Butter and Coffee Excess production or absorption of oxalate can lead to hyperoxaluria and subsequent kidney injury. While many etiologies of hyperoxaluria have been well studied, diet-induced secondary oxalate nephropathy is a rare cause of renal damage that is still poorly understood. Full Text | |||
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Are Inflammatory Markers Useful in Predicting Urinary Tract Infection After Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of the Prostate?
Sepsis is a serious and life-threatening complication after transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy. It is critical to predict its occurrence prior to conducting the biopsy. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte (PLR) have been proven to be promising diagnostic indicators of infectious complications after various surgical procedures. Full Text
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Past IssuesVol. 9, No. 1, Mar 2020
Table of Contents
Review
| Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere: From Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to Care | Abstract HTML PDF Suppl1 |
| Philip Kam-Tao Li, Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, Siu-Fai Lui, Sharon Andreoli, Winston Wing-Shing Fung, Anne Hradsky, Latha Kumaraswami, Vassilios Liakopoulos, Ziyoda Rakhimova, Gamal Saadi, Luisa Strani, Ifeoma Ulasi, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh | 1-10 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu402 |
Original Article
| Are Inflammatory Markers Useful in Predicting Urinary Tract Infection After Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of the Prostate? | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Nassib Abou Heidar, Muhammad Shahait, Aline Yaacoubian, Rami Nasr | 11-14 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu398 |
| Characterization of Novel Truncated Variants Identified From Indian Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Cases | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Sonam Raj, Rana Gopal Singh, Parimal Das | 15-24 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu392 |
Case Report
| Chronic Kidney Disease as a Result of Secondary Oxalate Nephropathy From Excess Dietary Intake of Peanut Butter and Coffee | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Ashkan Salamatipour, Tina Moazezi, Suha Moten, Laurie Anne Berg, Anis Abdul Rauf | 25-28 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu399 |