Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
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Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. · Sep 2006
Comparative StudyLong-term outcome of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis treated with surgical and/or medical approaches.
Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a severe disease that affects the ureters, causing renal insufficiency in three-quarters of patients. The optimal treatment is far from being established. ⋯ In most patients, each of the three different therapeutic approaches restored renal function and significantly reduced the fibrotic mass in the short-term and maintained stable serum creatinine in the long-term.
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Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. · Sep 2006
Comparative StudyComplete renal tubular acidosis late after kidney transplantation.
Neither the prevalence nor the associated risk factors of late post-transplant renal tubular acidosis (RTA) are known. ⋯ We conclude that a significant fraction of stable long-term renal transplant recipients with adequate graft function develop post-transplant RTA, with a preponderance for type Ia and type IV, and absence of type II. In addition, acute transplant rejection seems to have an influence on the subtype of RTA present post-transplantation.