Urinary Stones following Renal Transplantation

Urinary Stones following Renal Transplantation

BACKGROUND The formation of urinary tract stones following renal transplantation is a rare complication. The clinical features of stones after transplantation differ from those of non-transplant patients. Renal colic or pain is usually absent and rarely resembles acute rejection. METHODS We retrospectively studied 849 consecutive kidney transplant patients in The Rogosin Institute/The Weill-C...

Fasting and urinary stones

Introduction: Fasting is considered as one of the most important practices of Islam, and according to Prophet Mohammad, fasting is obligatory upon Muslims. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of fasting on urinary stones. Materials and Methods:Very few studies have been carried out on urinary stones and the effect of Ramadan fasting. The sources of the present study are Medline and...

Renal Transplantation and Urinary Proteomics

Malignancy following renal transplantation.

After transplantation, there is an increase in the incidence of a wide variety of malignancies compared to the general population, due to the chronic use of immunosuppressive agents. They appear to have a more aggressive behavior and a worse outcome. As a result, among recipients of renal transplantation, malignancy is the third most common cause of patient death with graft function, after card...

Hypertension following cadaveric renal transplantation.

The incidence and aetiology of hypertension following cadaveric-donor renal transplantation have been investigated in twenty-four patients. Initially, the diastolic blood pressure was persistently above 100 mmHg in 52°/ of the patients. By 1 month after renal transplantation the incidence had fallen to 17% but it then increased rapidly, so that by 5 months 83% had hypertension. Changes in blood...