Reversibility of Pamidronate-Associated Glomerulosclerosis
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Reversibility of pamidronate-associated glomerulosclerosis.
Bisphosphonates such as pamidronate are widely used in the treatment of patients with lytic bony lesions secondary to breast cancer or multiple myeloma, yet they have been associated with deterioration of renal function and histopathological changes in the kidney. There have been recent reports associating the use of pamidronate with the development of the collapsing variant of focal segmental ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2007.11928298