adult ureteroceles are generally known as simple ureteroceles with minimal obstructive effects 1 that can usually be managed endoscopically. such pathology presented with acute abdominal pain and fever in a 32-year-old man with left renal agenesia, a cranial blind left ureter and left obstructed ureterocele. the retained secretions were suppurative.

background kawasaki disease (kd) is a vasculitis affecting multi-organ systems including liver and kidneys. kd is diagnosed by some clinical criteria including sterile pyuria, microscopic hematuria, proteinuria due to renal involvement, liver abnormalities manifesting as abnormal liver function tests, gallbladder hydrops, and hypoalbuminemia. objectives the aim of the study was to determine the...

this study was conducted to monitor the rate of inpatient mortality and its associated factors following open reconstruction of abdominal aortic aneurysm (aaa) in a tertiary hospital in tehran, iran. this retrospective study was a chart review of 112 patients undergoing open in­frarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in one of the main tertiary hospitals in tehran, iran. baseline data (demog...

urinary tract infection (uti) is a common disease in childhood specially in female. in this study 50 patients with stablished diagnosis of uti were evaluated by both renal scan with tc-99m dmsa and renal sonography. the study revealed that most urinary tract infections are in children, female sex between 5-9 years of age. therefore the most important complications (renal scarring) are also comm...

  A male patient with acute renal failure (ARF) due to large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma infiltration of kidney is presented. The diagnosis was suspected because of coincidence of ARF and tumor lysis syndrome non-responsive to conservative renal therapies. A renal biopsy confirmed diagnosis and appropriate chemotherapy led to complete improvement of renal function.  

background: it has been shown that serum total homocysteine (hc) is a risk factor for vascular disease which characterizes endothelial damage in the general and in the end-stage renal disease (esrd) population as well. whether n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease homocysteine (hcy) level has been a subject of controversy. methods: renal transplant patients were randomized in 2 groups and re...

how to cite this article:   dalirani r, mahyar a, ayazi p, ahmadi gh. neurological manifestations of renal diseases in children in qazvin/ iran. iran j child neurol. summer 2016; 10(3):24-27 . abstract objective renal diseases are one of the most common causes of referrals and admissions of children, hence it is important to know their neurological presentations. this study aimed to determine n...

The vascular complications, their management and results of treatment in 417 consecutive renal transplantations performed at Taleghani Hospital from September 1989 to December 1997, are presented. There were 7 (1.6%) vascular complications. Among them renal artery stenosis occurred in 2 cases (0.4%), renal artery thrombosis in 2 cases (0.4%), renal vein thrombosis in one case (0.2%), bleed...

Objective(s):Hyperglycemia mediated oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications like nephropathy. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of ethanolic extract of Ensete superbum seeds (ESSE) on renal dysfunction and oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Materials and Methods:Glucose, HbA1c, total protein, albumin, renal function mar...