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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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| A Case of Myeloma Kidney With Glomerular C3 Deposition C3 glomerulonephritis is rare form of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, which result from defects in complement regulatory proteins that promotes excessive activation of alternative complement pathway. Kidney disease is common complication of multiple myeloma (MM). Most common renal complications in MM include monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease and myeloma cast nephropathy. 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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Table of Contents
Original Article
| A Second-Look at the Repeat Resections of Bladder Tumors | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Madison Lyon, Sharon White, Taylor Goodstein, Madeline Koerner, Alexandra Colvin, Colin I. O’Donnell, Janine Oliver, Shandra Wilson | 63-66 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu361w |
| Role of Semi-Rigid Ureteroscopy and Pneumatic Lithotripsy in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones in Pregnant Women | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Essa A. Adawi, Mazen A. Ghanem, Ashraf A. Ghanem | 67-72 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu373 |
Case Report
| A Case of Myeloma Kidney With Glomerular C3 Deposition | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Asif Khan, Khine Lam, Suzanne El-Sayegh, Elie El-Charabaty | 73-77 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu359w |
| Unusual Case of Foreign Body Esophagus Presenting With Acute Kidney Injury: Case Report and Literature Review | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Sudha Shahi, Tika Ram Bhandari, Tridip Pantha | 78-81 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu366 |
| Renal Pedicle Avulsion in a Hemodynamically Stable Patient: A Case Report | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Nabil Louardi, Abdessamad Elbahri, Younes El Harrech, Mohammed Alami, Ahmed Ameur | 82-84 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu370 |
| A Large Jackstone Calculus Incidentally Detected on CT Examination: A Case Report With Literature Review | Abstract HTML PDF |
| Barbara Brogna, Federica Flammia, Francesco Ciriaco Flammia, Ugo Flammia | 85-87 |
| doi: https://doi.org/10.14740/wjnu372 |