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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between patients’ age, gender, body mass index, family history, initial complaints and histopathological diagnosis and progression to end stage renal fai...

AIM: To investigate the situation of the cardiac arrhythmia in the cases within the chronic haemodialysis program and its pathogenesis. MATERIALS and METHOD: Sixty-four patients who admitted to the department of nephro...

Objective: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is more common in patients undergoing dialysis compared to the normal population. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of hepatitis C in patients undergoing hemo...

In spite of the recent advances peritonitis and catheter related infections are still the most common and serious complications of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The study included 54 children who unde...

Objective: Renal biopsy plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of renal diseases. The aim of the present study was to review the reasons leading to biopsy and the pathological diagnoses and to investigate th...

OBJECTIVE: The conditions underlying chronic renal failure have become epidemics in the world. The aim of this study was to reveal the degree of awareness of chronic renal failure among family physicians. MATERIAL and ...

Gastrointestinal system (GIS) manifestations are common in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. The gastrointestinal vasculopathy of SLE is a unique clinical entity and reviewed infrequently but it should be kept...

Condutivity is a non-linear function of electrolyte concentrations in fluids and may be used as an indirect method To determine the feasibility of urine conductivity measurement, which does not reguire expensive machin...

Nephrology professionals have selected continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) as the best initial therapy for patients who have chronic renal failure. Among complications, peritonitis continues to be one of the...

OBJECTIVE: Occult hepatitis B (OHB) virus infection is defined as the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the liver tissue or serum of subjects seronegative for hepatitis B surface antigen. OHB leads to the potent...

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...

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of steroid treatment in patients with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). MATERİALS and METHODS: The medical files of the patients with primary FS...

Vascular access has prime importance in patients on hemodialysis. Vascular accesses may become unusable due to various complications in patients with multiple vascular problems. An eighty two-year old female patient wh...

In clinical practice, plasmapheresis is utilized to remove circulating immune complexes, endotoxins and high molecular weight molecules such as lipoproteins containing cholesterol. It is useful in certain diseases in rhe...

AIM: Elderly patients with renal disease have recently attracted increased attention. There has also been an increase in renal biopsies in these patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the ren...

OBJECTIVE: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of hospitalized patients that is associated with high mortality rate despite all developments. Continuous and intermittent hemodialysis are renal replacemen...

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients is associated with poor prognosis and loss of CAPD catheter. S. maltophilia is one of the rarely reported microorganis...

OBJECTIVE: It was evaluated the sufficiency of YouTube videos related with kidney transplantation as a source of information in this study. MATERIAL and METHODS: A search was made on YouTube web site on 01.09.2015 wit...

In this study, 296 cases about whom decision was made that they were not suitable for military service by GATA Nephrology Division between January 1996- June 1998 were evaluated in their applications for being admitted t...

OBJECTIVE: The effect of the catheter placement method on technical survival was evaluated in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis and followed in our Nephrology Department. MATERIAL and METHODS: Catheter placement m...

OBJECTIVE: Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis is more frequently used as renal replacement therapy for end stage renal failure patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of pentoxifylline on cyt...

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare the number of the patients receiving hemodialysis therapy and the causes of underlying renal disease in Hatay and Turkey, and to discuss the possible causes. MATERIAL and METHODS: The num...

OBJECTIVE: In patients with primary FSGS, the degree of proteinuria, serum creatinine levels, histologic fi ndings, and response to therapy are important prognostic factors. In this study, the importance of immunofl uore...

OBJECTIVE: In the current study we aimed to analyze the relationship between urinary albumin excretion (UAE) with cognitive dysfunction in Turkish Type 2 diabetic patients MATERIAL and METHODS: Patients with type 2 dia...