Kidney Function Endpoints in Kidney Transplant Trials: A Struggle for Power

Covid-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients: a case report

Incidence and risk factors for cytomegalovirus in kidney transplant patients in Babol, northern Iran

Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease is an important cause of death and possibly transplant rejection in kidney transplant (KT) patients. This study was conducted to investigate the incidence and risk factors of CMV disease in kidney transplant patients. Methods: All end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who underwent kidney transplantation during 1998-2014 and their donors were assessed...

A Struggle For Kidney Transplantation in a Developing World?

According to the recent data and scientific evidence there is even more kidney disease than had been previously thought. An annual treatment of end stage renal disease (ESRD) in developed countries worldwide is increasing for as many as 250.000 new cases each year [1], reaching around 1.5 million patients nowadays. The same trend of ESRD is observed in the developing world but the vast majority...

Late kidney dysfunction in a kidney transplant recipient.

Late kidney transplant dysfunction may be a harbinger of graft failure. For many years, calcineurin inhibitor toxicity was felt to be the main cause for graft dysfunction with fibrosis and transplant loss. Recently this idea has come into question. With the observation that peritubular capillary C4d staining in kidney allografts may indicate antibody-mediated injury in conjunction with biopsy s...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in a kidney transplant population.

AIM To define specific manifestations of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in kidney transplant patients. METHODS Of 874 consecutive first renal transplant patients 1985-1993, 114 (13%) had autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Mean age was 53 +/- 8 years, 62% were men, and 83% received cadaveric kidneys. Control patients were matched for sex, age and donor type. Me...