In a study, nearly 20% of radical cystectomy patients were readmitted for complications within 90 days compared with 1.9% and 5.9% for radical prostatectomy and radical nephrectomy, respectively.
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End-stage renal disease was 3.4 times more likely to develop among patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy compared with those who had minimal change disease, study finds.
Study finds no difference in all-cause mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure who received implantable cardioverter defibrillators and those who did not.
For renal calculi 5 to 20 mm in diameter, treatment with flexible ureterorenoscopy was associated with higher stone-free and freedom from reintervention rates vs ESWL.
The living kidney donor candidate evaluation process can reveal serious undiagnosed medical problems.
In an Israeli study, individuals who had any type of kidney disease as children had a 4-fold increased risk of end-stage renal disease in adulthood.
At 1 and 7 years after bariatric surgery, 63% and 53% of patients at moderate risk for chronic kidney disease before surgery had an improvement in their CKD risk category.
No greater risks for upstaging or positive surgical margins were observed among patients who underwent RPN for cT2a tumors over the short term.
Elevated serum levels of BNP and NT-proBNP prior to nephrectomy are associated with an increased likelihood of RCC progression.
Patients with versus without a history of urinary calculi had nearly 2-fold greater odds of bladder cancer, meta-analysis showed.
Access to treatment should be considered as important as the research leading to clinical improvements.
Patients who underwent radical nephrectomy had 2-fold greater decline in eGFR decline and 2-fold greater mortality compared with those who had a partial nephrectomy.
Patients who received cabozantinib were also less likely to have skeletal-related events (23% vs 29% with everolimus).
Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation is associated with a low complication rate and excellent graft function, European study shows.
Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy is associated with high 2- and 4-year rates of local cancer control and progression-free and cancer-specific survival.
In a multinational, prospective study, just 5% of cases converted.
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The safety profile of CERA is similar for children as for adults.
To support ESA therapy, IV iron at doses below 300 mg/month may be most effective for the average hemodialysis patient, according to an observational study.
Early and late initiation of renal replacement therapy for AKI in critically ill patients are associated with similar long-term risks of death, chronic kidney disease, and end-stage renal disease.