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- Anticancer Effect of Medicinal Mushroom Extract on Renal Cell Carcinoma: Alternative Therapeutic Implication
To investigate if medicinal Poria mushroom extract (PE) would be a potential therapeutic agent against renal cell carcinoma (RCC) as it has been shown to have anticancer/antitumor activity with few side effects. We examined its anticancer effect on RCC as well as its potential anticancer mechanism in vitro.
Read More >> - Living Well With Kidney Disease by Patient and Care-Partner Empowerment: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere
Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize the burden and consequences of CKD-related symptoms to enable life participation.
Read More >> - Management of Ureteric Avulsion During Ureteroscopy: Our Experience in A Case Series
Ureterorenoscopy (URS) is usually a safe procedure without any complications. Ureteric avulsion is the most dreaded complication of URS. Most urologists do not have experience in management of ureteric avulsion injuries. Inappropriate management can lead to nephrectomy.
Read More >> - Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere: From Prevention to Detection and Equitable Access to Care
The 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.
Read More >> - Spontaneous Rupture of Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Horseshoe Kidney
Spontaneous 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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| From Hypokalemic Crisis to Sjogren’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review Renal involvement occurs in approximately 5% of patients with Sjogren’s syndrome (SS). We report the case of a 20-year-old African woman who developed paraplegia secondary to hypokalemia. The diagnosis of renal tubular acidosis type 1 complicated by hypokalemia was made. Full Text |
Featured Article |
![]() Opioid Prescribing for Kidney Stone Formers Undergoing Stone Removal |
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Vol. 11, No. 1, Jun 2022
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Original Article
Anticancer Effect of Medicinal Mushroom Extract on Renal Cell Carcinoma: Alternative Therapeutic Implication | Abstract HTML PDF |
Ashley Dixon, Jason Elyaguov, Muhammad Choudhury, Sensuke Konno | 1-9 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu433 |
Opioid Prescribing for Kidney Stone Formers Undergoing Stone Removal | Abstract HTML PDF |
Nikhi P. Singh, Joseph J. Crivelli, William Poore, Zachary R. Burns, Robert A. Oster, Dean G. Assimos, Kyle D. Wood | 10-17 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu428 |
Efficacy of Top Flat Magnetic Stimulation Technology for Female Stress and Urge Urinary Incontinence: A Clinical Evaluation | Abstract HTML PDF |
Andrea Biondo, Pablo Gonzalez Isaza, Irene Fusco![]() |
18-23 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu432 |
Clinicopathological Characteristics of Drug-Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis and Role of Steroids in Management: A Single-Center Observational Study | Abstract HTML PDF |
Ayesha Aziz, Sonia Yaqub![]() |
24-30 |
doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu427 |