Incidence of simple renal cysts was calculated in 30,316 patients receiving routine ultrasound examination in one hospital, and 170 cases visiting Chiba University Hospital were further analyzed in terms of their clinical features. Incidence of simple renal cyst was 14% in all populations and ratio of male to female was 1.6:1. Patients age ranged from 8 to 92 years (average age 58.6 years) and ...

INTRODUCTION Percutaneous renal biopsy in patients with renal masses is increasing. We investigated the accuracy of percutaneous renal mass biopsy results in patients undergoing evaluation of solid renal masses. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of patients in the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region who underwent computed tomography or ultrasound-guided percutaneous renal ...

background: acute renal failure describes as a syndrome by rapid decline in the ability of the kidney to eliminate waste products, regulate acid–base balance, and manage water homeostasis. when this impairment is prolonged and entered chronic phase, erythropoietin secretion by this organ is decreasing and toxic metabolic accumulates and causes hematological changes include decrease of hct, mcv ...

background chronic inflammation is the most important cause of cardiovascular disease in patients undergoing hemodialysis, and vitamin c as a major antioxidant which could be effective to suppress inflammation. objectives this study was performed to evaluate the effect of vitamin c supplementation on c-reactive protein levels in patients undergoing hemodialysis. patients and methods this random...

conclusions people with chronic kidney disease regardless of their age, gender, state of health, and duration of hemodialysis experience high levels of fatigue; it is particularly important for health providers to understand this level of fatigue which affects the daily life of patients. results all the patients experienced degrees of fatigue and 50 (30.7%) of the participants experienced a hig...

PURPOSE To assess the relationship between De Ritis (aspartate aminotransaminase [AST]/Alanine aminotransaminase [ALT]) ratio and pathological variables and whether it is an independent prognostic factor. MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 298 consecutive patients who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy for non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) between 2006 and 2015. The association b...

INTRODUCTION The patient with a solitary kidney and free protein intake can present pathological microalbuminuria. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of Enalapril in patients with single kidney and with or without normoprotein diet. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 49 patients, mean age 11 years, eutrophics, with normal renal function and with approved medical consent. The exclusion criteri...