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OBJECTIVE: Early arterial stiffness has been shown in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients with preserved renal function. However, to our knowledge, no prospective study evaluated changes in arte...

Although vascular complications due to the arterial anastomosis are rare in transplant patients, infectious vascular complications around the anastomosis site that carry a risk of rupture can cause significant mortality ...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of 16 G automated biopsy needles, and the incidence of AVF and pseudoaneurysm in patients undergoing renal biopsy. MATERIAL and METHODS: Patients who underwen...

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of patency of A-V fistulas created by a single surgeon with microsurgery in childhood hemodialysis patients. MATERIAL and METHODS: The age, gender, complications ...

Abstract Kuflu cheese, a popular variety of traditional Turkish mold-ripened cheeses, is characterized by its semi-hard texture and blue-green color. It is important to elucidate the microbiota of Kuflu cheese produced f...

In this report, by the guidance of Turkish and international literature, the features of FMF disease in Turkish patients and the advances in related with thi disease Turkish Medicine were presented. FMF is an autosomal r...

The article is about the contributions of the Turkish Society of Nephrology Renal Disaster Group to saving and providing help to the earthquake victims and to the treatment of survivors. The lessons learned from the eart...

Renal artery disease is frequently encountered as an incidental finding in peripheral vascular disease. In this case report, a 67- year-old lady with peripheral vascular and renal artery lesions identified at a time befo...

Although glomerular injury has been recognized as a prominent complication of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), the nephrotic syndrome is rarely observed. A 23- year-old male with CCHD presented with edema in the...

Iliac artery aneurysms are commonly associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms, and isolated Iliac artery aneurysms are rare. Isolated Iliac artery aneurysm is commonly asymptomatic at diagnosis, though it can present ru...

Increase in the relative risk of development of secondary malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been demonstrated, possibly either due to underlying immunological disorders, or to cytotoxic drugs use...

Arterial stiffness might be affected by several factors including recipient as well as donors. In this study, we aimed to evaluate arterial stiffness in living related kidney transplant recipients before and after transp...

OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in patients with endstage renal disease. Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) is increased in conditions associated with increased risk of atheroscler...

Septic arthritis is rarely seen in transplant patients and differs from the general population with regards to gram negative and/or atypical agents being the prominent causes. In renal transplant patients, osteonecrosis ...

Renal artery stenosis is observed in 1-23% of the transplanted kidneys. It may result in graft dysfunction and hypertension but anuria is rare in patients with graft renal artery stenosis. We report a case of proximal tr...

AIM: We aimed to investigate especially early stage non traditional cardiovascular risk factors in end stage renal failure patients who were in Continued Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) programme in our center. M...

The uncommon complications regarding CKD tend to increase in clinical setting because of the chronic kidney disease (CKD) population has been expanding every passing day. Perhaps the most important one of these is calcif...

OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular problems are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Our knowledge about cardiovascular events after renal transplantation...

Cardiovascular diseases are the major causes of death in renal transplant patients. Arterial stiffness measurement is a risk marker for cardiovascular events. The recipient’s age, blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidem...

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a noninflammatory, nonatheromatous, systemic disease of unknown etiology that is rarely seen in children. The association of renal artery stenosis and stroke is not well established and a...

Spontaneous renal artery dissection is a rare and serious event that can result in renal parenchymal injury and severe hypertension. We report a case of a 38-year-old previously healthy man who presented with unilateral ...

Knowing the nature of anatomic disturbances in arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients is crucial in the management. Duplex ultrasonography and intraarterial angiography are the main imaging techniques applied in...

OBJECTIVE: The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an endocrinopathy that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Arterial stiffness is commonly used to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is quantified by ...

Complication rate increases as invasive medical treatment methods develop rapidly and the most frequent causes for foreign bodies in arterial circulation are iatrogenic reasons. We suggest that increasing the information...