BACKGROUND Pyeloplasty is a widely accepted treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). However, the renal function recoverability after pyeloplasty is still a matter of debate. Different parameters have been used to predict renal functional recoverability after corrective surgery, with conflicting results. OBJECTIVES In this study, renal biopsy was carried on a series of cases o...

Objective(s):   This study aimed to address the gold nanoparticle(GNP)-dose and exposure duration effect on the kidney function of rats: in vivo.   Materials and Methods: A total of 32 healthy male Wistar rats were used in this study. Animals were randomly divided into groups, three GNP-treated groups and control group. Group 1, 2 and 3 received. /5 cc of solution containing 5, 10,100 ppm Au vi...

introduction: renal failure affects the mechanical and the ventilatory function of the lungs. a few studies have evaluated the ventilatory and pulmonary function in dialysis patients. the present study aimed to compare pulmonary function test (pft) results in patients undergoing hemodialysis (hd) and peritoneal dialysis (pd). materials and methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study on 50  pa...

introduction: due to the relation between structure and function of renal glomeruli, the study of glomeruli is very important to the understanding of initiation and progression of diabetic glomerulopathy. it seems that glomeruli disappear during the course of diabetic nephropathy without leaving recognizable corpuscles. this study was aimed to show diabetes mellitus effects on changes in renal ...

introduction: correct interpretation of kidney images requires the knowledge of its normal size. this study aimed to establish normal values for kidney length and parenchymal thickness and identify the potential related factors in a group of iranian adults. methods: renal dimensions, including length and parenchymal thickness were measured by sonography in 103 individuals with no renal disease....

Nuclear medicine imaging is routinely used for evaluation of perfusion and function of the transplanted kidneys. At present, the radiopharmaceutical of choice for this study in our center is Tc 99m-Ec. Complications of the kidney graft are demonstrable in the early and delayed images. One of these complications is vesicoureteral reflux to the graft or to the native kidneys. We present a 27 year...

Renal scintigraphy (SCINT) has proved to be a useful imaging modality for many renal diseases, congenital or acquired, and for the evaluation of complications of renal transplant. However, the modality has limited resolution for small morphologic changes (such as tumors) of the parenchyma and the collecting system, shows neither stones nor calcifications, and usually misses other abdominal path...

BACKGROUND The relationships between renal function and specific domains of cognitive function have rarely been explored in representative, community-based samples of older adults. We assessed the association between renal and cognitive function based on an extensive battery of neurocognitive tests. METHODS In a sample of Einstein Aging Study participants (n = 649, age = 70+ years) we calcula...

background: resistance to antimicrobial agents including aminoglycosides (ags) is a great concern that is mainly related to inappropriate use. since there were not adequate data regarding how rationally ags are being prescribed in our critically ill patients, this study was conducted to determine the main issues in the area of appropriate use of this antibiotic class.   methods: one hundred pat...

BACKGROUND Various complications occur in patients with advanced stages of liver diseases. Renal dysfunction, a parameter included in the MELD score, is the most important prognostic factor. There is a strong need in clinical practice to estimate the GFR in this patients. OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to detect differences in renal function among patients with different stages of chroni...