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What We Do and Do Not Know About Women and Kidney Diseases; Questions Unanswered and Answers Unquestioned: Reflection on World Kidney Day and International Women’s DayChronic kidney disease affects approximately 10% of the world’s adult population: it is within the top 20 causes of death worldwide, and its impact on patients and their families can be devastating. World Kidney Day and International Women’s Day in 2018 coincide, thus offering an opportunity to reflect on the importance of women’s health and specifically their kidney health.
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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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| Blunt Traumatic Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture After Alcohol Intake That Responds to Non-Operative Conservative Management Blunt traumatic intraperitoneal bladder rupture is usually treated by surgical repair. We report a patient with intraperitoneal bladder rupture secondary to blunt abdominal trauma that responded to non-operative conservative management using a transurethral catheter. Full Text | |||
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What We Do and Do Not Know About Women and Kidney Diseases; Questions Unanswered and Answers Unquestioned: Reflection on World Kidney Day and International Women’s Day
Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 10% of the world’s adult population: it is within the top 20 causes of death worldwide, and its impact on patients and their families can be devastating. World Kidney Day and International Women’s Day in 2018 coincide, thus offering an opportunity to reflect on the importance of women’s health and specifically their kidney health, on the community, and the next generations, as well as to strive to be more curious about the unique aspects of kidney disease in women so that we may apply those learning more broadly. 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 |