Results: 304

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in unusual venous anatomy - donor and recepient implications

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Objectives Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is now a commonly performed procedure in most of renal transplantation centers. However, the suitability of laparoscopy for donors with abnormal venous anatomy is still a subject of debate. Materials and methods Between August 2007 and August 2014, 2...

Validation of age, creatinine and ejection fraction (ACEF) and Cockcroft-Gault ACEF scores in elective cardiac surgery

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (4), 2017
The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of age, creatinine and ejection fraction (ACEF) score and the modified ACEFCG model, incorporating creatinine clearance, to predict immediate operative mortality risk of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. A retrospective analysis was per...

Increased nitric oxide plasma concentration in dogs with naturally acquired chronic renal disease

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (8), 2017
This study aimed to determine the amount of plasma nitric oxide in clinically stable dogs at different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Five groups of dogs were studied, aged from 4 to 18, comprising of a control group composed of healthy animals (control n=17), group CKD stage 1 (DRC-1, n=12), gr...

Avaliação da função renal na doença renal crônica

Rev. bras. anal. clin; 49 (1), 2017
O diagnóstico precoce da doença renal crônica (DRC) e a avaliação precisa do risco de progressão do declínio da função renal e do desenvolvimento de complicações cardiovasculares possuem extrema importância, já que o estabelecimento precoce de terapias reno e cardioprotetoras pode evitar ou ...

Biomarcadores da função renal: do que dispomos atualmente?

Rev. bras. anal. clin; 49 (1), 2017
A avaliação da função renal é de extrema importância na prática clínica, tanto para o diagnóstico quanto para e prognóstico e monitoração das doenças renais. Neste contexto, aparticipação do laboratório é de grande importância, uma vez que a maior parte das doenças renais só se manif...

Serum Fluorescent Advanced Glycation End (F-AGE) products in gestational diabetes patients

ABSTRACT Objectives Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are involved in the pathogenesis and complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Gestational DM (GDM) is characterized by increased glycemia and oxidative stress, which are factors associated with high serum AGE concentrations. The aim of this stu...

The relationship between renal warm ischemia time and glomerular loss. An experimental study in a pig model

Acta cir. bras; 32 (5), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the glomerular number after different warm ischemia times. Methods: Thirty two pigs were assigned into four groups. Three groups (G10, G20, and G30) were treated with 10, 20, and 30 minutes of left renal warm ischemia. The sham group underwent the same surgery without r...

The effect of tadalafil therapy on kidney damage caused by sepsis in a polymicrobial septic model induced in rats: a biochemical and histopathological study

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Introduction Sepsis is an inflammatory reaction to bacteria involving the whole body and is a significant cause of mortality and economic costs. The purpose of this research was to determine whether tadalafil exhibits a preventive effect on sepsis in a septic model induced in rats with cecal l...

Hemoglobin A1c Levels Predicts Acute Kidney Injury after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in Non-Diabetic Patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Elevated hemoglobin A1c levels in patients with diabetes mellitus have been known as a risk factor for acute kidney injury after coronary artery bypass grafting. However, the relationship between hemoglobin A1c levels in non-diabetics and acute kidney injury is under debate. We a...

Marcadores de formación y resorción ósea y su utilidad para determinar el final del periodo de aposición ósea
Bone formation and resorption markers to evaluate the end of bone apposition

Actual. osteol; 13 (1), 2017
El pico de masa ósea (PMO) se alcanza entre los 20 y 35 años, pero la aposición ósea continúa hasta alcanzar el pico de fortaleza ósea (PFO). Se crea así una ventana entre ambos picos que podría ser evaluada mediante marcadores bioquímicos de recambio óseo, ya que durante dicho período la dens...