epidermal nevus syndrome is a rare congenital disorder, characterized by epidermal nevi and multiple organ involvement. multicystic kidney disease has been very rarely reported in this syndrome. here is the report of a boy presented with multiple epidermal nevi, cardiac anomaly, seizure attack, hemi hypertrophy, and multicystic dysplastic kidney complicated with wilms' tumor. according to this ...

diet of patient who has tolerated kidney transplantation is differing from the past. knowing about this subject, help patient choose proper diet. patient may be has many questions about his/her diet that must be considered. do you need to special diet? yes, after kidney transplantation, diet playing important role. you understanding that attention to diet after transplantation are easier than d...

introduction: the use of stereological methods in evaluation of volume changes in vital organs such as kidney is very important. in this study, the volume of glomeruli in glycerol-induced acute renal failure in rats was determined. methods: 48 sprague-dawley male rats were divided into 2 groups (1control, 1experiment). experimental group was injected 10ml/kg of 50% glycerol intramuscularly, whi...

conclusions the length of transplanted ureter does not affect the postoperative urologic complications (including urinary fistula and ureter-to-bladder anastomosis stricture), and it seems that decreased rate of complication frequency during the recent years is due to technical improvement, surgeon’s skillfulness and development in use of immunosuppressant’s postoperatively. result a total of 3...

background and aims: immunosuppressive regimens are a key component for successful kidney transplantation. this systematic review aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of combination therapy of everolimus with tacrolimus in kidney transplantation recipients. methods: results were limited to english-language articles. trials where recipients received another regimen were excluded. the cochrane...

background and objective: some neurologic complications may be detected after renal transplantation in children including tremor, peripheral neuropathy, altered level of consciousness and seizure. the aim of our study was to detect the prevalence of seizure after renal transplantation and its risk factors in pediatric age groups. methods: in this descriptive study, 102 patients 5-14 year old in...

conclusions the authors described their anesthetic experience of profound metabolic alkalosis with complex electrolyte abnormalities and provided a review of relevant literature. case presentation a 34-year-old female visited gachon university gil medical center, incheon, south korea during year 2015. she experienced aggravated renal function due to chronic hypokalemia and severe hypochloremic ...