Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

Special Feature:

World Kidney Day: an idea whose time has come
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 559-561; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfl030 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Comments:

Fritz Diekmann and Josep M. Campistol

Conversion from calcineurin inhibitors to sirolimus in chronic allograft nephropathy: benefits and risks
NDT Advance Access published on December 16, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 562-568; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi336 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Zeisberg

Bone morphogenic protein-7 and the kidney: current concepts and open questions
NDT Advance Access published on December 22, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 568-573; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk010 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Josep Redon

Measurement of microalbuminuria – what the nephrologist should know
NDT Advance Access published on December 29, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 573-576; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk014 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fadi Fakhouri, Benjamin Deroure, and Aurélie Hummel

A new treatment for TTP?
NDT Advance Access published on January 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 577-579; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk042 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sandra V. Navarra

Immune therapy of lupus: what is on the horizon?
NDT Advance Access published on December 29, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 579-581; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi282 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial Reviews:

Marion Haubitz and Dietrich Peest

Myeloma – new approaches to combined nephrological–haematological management
NDT Advance Access published on January 5, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 582-590; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi318 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Experimental Nephrology:

David A. Ishola, Jr, Dionne M. van der Giezen, Brunhilde Hahnel, Roel Goldschmeding, Wilhelm Kriz, Hein A. Koomans, and Jaap A. Joles

In mice, proteinuria and renal inflammatory responses to albumin overload are strain-dependent
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 591-597; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patricia R. Wahl, Andreas L. Serra, Michel Le Hir, Klaus D. Molle, Michael N. Hall, and Rudolf P. Wüthrich

Inhibition of mTOR with sirolimus slows disease progression in Han:SPRD rats with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
NDT Advance Access published on October 12, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 598-604; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi181 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shinji Hagiwara, Yuichiro Makita, Leyi Gu, Mitsuo Tanimoto, Minfang Zhang, Shinji Nakamura, Shigeru Kaneko, Takamichi Itoh, Tomohito Gohda, Satoshi Horikoshi, and Yasuhiko Tomino

Eicosapentaenoic acid ameliorates diabetic nephropathy of type 2 diabetic KKA^y/Ta mice: Involvement of MCP-1 suppression and decreased ERK1/2 and p38 phosphorylation
NDT Advance Access published on November 10, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 605-615; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi208 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hua Zhou, Akihiko Kato, Takehiko Miyaji, Hideo Yasuda, Yoshihide Fujigaki, Tatsuo Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Yonemura, Satoru Takebayashi, Hiroyuki Mineta, and Akira Hishida

Urinary marker for oxidative stress in kidneys in cisplatin-induced acute renal failure in rats
NDT Advance Access published on December 29, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 616-623; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi314 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Grant Bledsoe, Sarah Crickman, Jenny Mao, Chun-Fang Xia, Hideyuki Murakami, Lee Chao, and Julie Chao

Kallikrein/kinin protects against gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity by inhibition of inflammation and apoptosis
NDT Advance Access published on January 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 624-633; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nobuo Nagano, Sonoe Miyata, Megumi Abe, Sachiko Wakita, Nami Kobayashi, and Michihito Wada

Sevelamer hydrochloride reverses parathyroid gland enlargement via regression of cell hypertrophy but not apoptosis in rats with chronic renal insufficiency
NDT Advance Access published on September 16, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 634-643; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alex J. Brown, Cynthia S. Ritter, Joyce C. Knutson, and Stephen A. Strugnell

The vitamin D prodrugs 1(OH)D₂, 1(OH)D₃ and BCI-210 suppress PTH secretion by bovine parathyroid cells
NDT Advance Access published on October 12, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 644-650; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi186 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Keiichi Tamagaki, Qunsheng Yuan, Hiroyuki Ohkawa, Ikuo Imazeki, Yoshiyuki Moriguchi, Nobuo Imai, Susumu Sasaki, Kazuo Takeda, and Masafumi Fukagawa

Severe hyperparathyroidism with bone abnormalities and metastatic calcification in rats with adenine-induced uraemia
NDT Advance Access published on November 25, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 651-659; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi273 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Clinical Nephrology:

U. Pöge, T. Gerhardt, B. Stoffel-Wagner, H. U. Klehr, T. Sauerbruch, and R. P. Woitas

Calculation of glomerular filtration rate based on Cystatin C in cirrhotic patients
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 660-664; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi305 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ilaria Longo, Elisa Scala, Francesca Mari, Rossella Caselli, Chiara Pescucci, Maria Antonietta Mencarelli, Caterina Speciale, Marisa Giani, Elena Bresin, Domenica Angela Caringella, Zvi-Uri Borochowitz, Komudi Siriwardena, Ingrid Winship, Alessandra Renieri, and Ilaria Meloni

Autosomal recessive Alport syndrome: an in-depth clinical and molecular analysis of five families
NDT Advance Access published on December 7, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 665-671; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James Yao Doe, Matthias Funk, Michael Mengel, Ekkehard Doehring, and Jochen H. H. Ehrich

Nephrotic syndrome in African children: lack of evidence for ‘tropical nephrotic syndrome’?
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 672-676; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frank Stam, Casper G. Schalkwijk, Coen van Guldener, Piet M. ter Wee, and Coen D. A. Stehouwer

Advanced glycation end-product peptides are associated with impaired renal function, but not with biochemical markers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation, in non-diabetic individuals
NDT Advance Access published on December 5, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 677-682; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joon Ho Song, Seok Ho Cha, Hun Jae Lee, Seoung Woo Lee, Geun Ho Park, Seung Won Lee, and Moon-Jae Kim

Effect of low-dose dual blockade of renin–angiotensin system on urinary TGF-ß in type 2 diabetic patients with advanced kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on December 5, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 683-689; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi310 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zaccaria Ricci, Claudio Ronco, Giuseppe D'amico, Riccardo De Felice, Stefano Rossi, Irene Bolgan, Monica Bonello, Nereo Zamperetti, Dimitris Petras, Gabriella Salvatori, Maurizio Dan, and Pasquale Piccinni

Practice patterns in the management of acute renal failure in the critically ill patient: an international survey
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 690-696; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ihsan Ergün, Kenan Keven, Irfan Uruç, Yakup Ekmekçi, Basol Canbakan, Ilhan Erden, and Oktay Karatan

The safety of gadolinium in patients with stage 3 and 4 renal failure
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 697-700; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi304 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicole Stankus, Elaine Worcester, Mary Hammes, and Fredric L. Coe

Evidence against a contribution of conventional urine risk factors to de novo ESRD renal stones
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 701-706; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi302 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mhairi Sigrist, Peter Bungay, Maarter W. Taal, and Christopher W. McIntyre

Vascular calcification and cardiovascular function in chronic kidney disease
NDT Advance Access published on November 1, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 707-714; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Young Mi Ku, Young Ok Kim, Ji Il Kim, Yeong Jin Choi, Sun Ae Yoon, Young Soo Kim, Sun Wha Song, Chul Woo Yang, Yong Soo Kim, Yoon Sik Chang, and Byung Kee Bang

Ultrasonographic measurement of intima-media thickness of radial artery in pre-dialysis uraemic patients: comparison with histological examination
NDT Advance Access published on October 25, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 715-720; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi214 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Articles: Dialysis and Transplantation:

David C. Mendelssohn, Jean Ethier, Stacey J. Elder, Rajiv Saran, Friedrich K. Port, and Ronald L. Pisoni

Haemodialysis vascular access problems in Canada: results from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS II)
NDT Advance Access published on November 25, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 721-728; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adrian Covic, Nicoleta Mardare, Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir, Ovidiu Brumaru, Cristina Gavrilovici, Mihaela Munteanu, Octavian Prisada, and David J. A. Goldsmith

Increased arterial stiffness in children on haemodialysis
NDT Advance Access published on October 12, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 729-735; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi196 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marcin Tkaczyk, Michal Nowicki, Irena Balasz-Chmielewska, Hanna Boguszewska-Baczkowska, Dorota Drozdz, Barbara Kollataj, Tomasz Jarmolinski, Katarzyna Jobs, Katarzyna Kilis-Pstrusinska, Beata Leszczynska, Irena Makulska, Dariusz Runowski, Roman Stankiewicz, Maria Szczepanska, Ryszard Wiercinski, Ryszard Grenda, Andrzej Kanik, Jacek A. Pietrzyk, Maria Roszkowska-Blaim, Krystyna Szprynger, Jacek Zachwieja, Maria M. Zajaczkowska, Walentyna Zoch-Zwierz, Danuta Zwolinska, and Aleksandra Zurowska

Hypertension in dialysed children: the prevalence and therapeutic approach in Poland—a nationwide survey
NDT Advance Access published on November 22, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 736-742; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi280 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Navdeep Tangri, David Ansell, and David Naimark

Lack of a centre effect in UK renal units: application of an artificial neural network model
NDT Advance Access published on November 9, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 743-748; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin Kimmel, Dominik Mark Alscher, Robert Dunst, Niko Braun, Christoph Machleidt, Thomas Kiefer, Christina Stülten, Heiko van der Kuip, Christiane Pauli-Magnus, Ulrich Raub, Ulrich Kuhlmann, and Thomas Mettang

The role of micro-inflammation in the pathogenesis of uraemic pruritus in haemodialysis patients
NDT Advance Access published on October 25, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 749-755; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi204 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vincenzo Panichi, Giovanni Manca-Rizza, Sabrina Paoletti, Daniele Taccola, Cristina Consani, Cristina Filippi, Emanuela Mantuano, Antonino Sidoti, Giovanni Grazi, Alessandro Antonelli, Daniela Angelini, Isabella Petrone, Carlo Mura, Patricia Tolaini, Franco Saloi, Paolo M. Ghezzi, Giuliano Barsotti, and Roberto Palla

Effects on inflammatory and nutritional markers of haemodiafiltration with online regeneration of ultrafiltrate (HFR) vs online haemodiafiltration: a cross-over randomized multicentre trial
NDT Advance Access published on November 22, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 756-762; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi189 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anabela S. Rodrigues, Manuela Almeida, Isabel Fonseca, Margarida Martins, Maria J. Carvalho, Fernanda Silva, Carlos Correia, Mário J. Santos, and António Cabrita

Peritoneal fast transport in incident peritoneal dialysis patients is not consistently associated with systemic inflammation
NDT Advance Access published on December 6, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 763-769; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claude Cao, Jens P. Hellermann, Markus Weber, and Patrice M. Ambühl

Time trends in the epidemiology of renal transplant patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus over the last four decades
NDT Advance Access published on January 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 770-775; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi278 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sunil V. Badve, Carmel M. Hawley, Stephen P. McDonald, David W. Mudge, Johan B. Rosman, Fiona G. Brown, David W. Johnson, and for The ANZDATA Registry PD Working Committee

Effect of previously failed kidney transplantation on peritoneal dialysis outcomes in the Australian and New Zealand patient populations
NDT Advance Access published on November 9, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 776-783; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi248 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Goffin, Gregor Baertz, and Jean-Jacques Rombouts

Long-term survivorship analysis of cemented total hip replacement (THR) after avascular necrosis of the femoral head in renal transplant recipients
NDT Advance Access published on December 7, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 784-788; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Mercè Borràs, Jose M. Valdivielso, Ramón Egido, Pilar Vicente de Vera, Josep Ramón Bordalba, and Elvira Fernández

Haemoperitoneum caused by bilateral renal cyst rupture in an ACKD peritoneal dialysis patient
NDT Advance Access published on December 20, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 789-791; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi298 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Janet Hegarty, Diana Yuan Yng Chiu, Rachel J. Middleton, Mansel M. Haeney, Chas G. Newstead, Ian N. Bruce, Philip A. Kalra, and Donal J. O'Donoghue

Systemic lupus erythematosus, eosinophilic vasculitis and acalculous cholecystitis
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 792-795; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi299 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aisling E. Courtney, Peter J. Ingram, and Ciaran C. Doherty

Delayed presentation of unusual arterial injury during femoral vein catheterization for haemodialysis access
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 796-798; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi300 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chun-Fu Lai, Wen-Chih Chiang, Ju-Yeh Yang, Horng-Chin Yan, Shuei-Liong Lin, Yung-Ming Chen, Kwan-Dun Wu, and Bor-Shen Hsieh

Thoracic kidney and contralateral ureteral duplication—a case report and review of the literature
NDT Advance Access published on December 2, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 799-801; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi301 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Notes:

R. Nils Planken, Xavier H. A. Keuter, Arnold P. G. Hoeks, Jeroen P. Kooman, Frank M. van der Sande, Alfons G. H. Kessels, Tim Leiner, and Jan H. M. Tordoir

Diameter measurements of the forearm cephalic vein prior to vascular access creation in end-stage renal disease patients: graduated pressure cuff versus tourniquet vessel dilatation
NDT Advance Access published on December 19, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 802-806; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi340 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teaching Points:

Andrew Davenport

Sudden onset of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a long standing chronic haemodialysis patient with lung calcification
NDT Advance Access published on January 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 807-810; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk040 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nephroquiz:

Johann B. Lüth and Friedrich C. Luft

Recurrent paroxysms of metabolic acidosis in a haemodialysis patient
NDT Advance Access published on December 22, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 811-812; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi338 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frank Pistrosch, Eckart Büssemaker, and Peter Gross

An old patient with end stage renal disease and sudden onset of confusion and lethargy
NDT Advance Access published on January 3, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 813-815; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi307 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in Nephrology:

Sandra M. Soares and Sanjeev Sethi

Impairment of renal function after intravenous immunoglobulin
NDT Advance Access published on January 6, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 816-817; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk026 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vedat Schwenger, Christian Morath, Lars P. Kihm, Konrad Andrassy, and Martin Zeier

Pulmonary cavernae in Wegener's granulomatosis
NDT Advance Access published on January 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 818; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi249 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters and Replies:

Karl Lhotta

The role of gender in estimating glomerular filtration rate
NDT Advance Access published on November 1, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 819; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi240 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yau-Jiunn Lee

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on November 1, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 819-820; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi241 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Feidhlim Woods

Icodextrin and haemodynamics
NDT Advance Access published on December 7, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 820; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi261 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher W. McIntyre and Nicholas J. Selby

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on December 7, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 820-821; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi262 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Rigalleau, P. Chauveau, C. Lasseur, C. Perlemoine, N. Barthe, C. Raffaitin, C. Combe, and H. Gin

Indexing glomerular filtration rate for body surface area is useful in obese subjects
NDT Advance Access published on November 9, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 821; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi263 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Delanaye, G. Depas, R. P. Radermecker, M. Rorive, and J. M. Krzesinski

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on November 9, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 821-822; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi264 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vincent Rigalleau, Catherine Lasseur, Christelle Raffaitin, Caroline Perlemoine, Nicole Barthe, Philippe Chauveau, Christian Combe, and Henri Gin

Nutritional status partly explains the overestimation of GFR by the Cockcroft and Gault formula in diabetic subjects with severe chronic renal failure
NDT Advance Access published on January 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 822-823; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk034 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ying Kuan and John Haylor

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on January 12, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 823; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk035 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles J. Diskin

Notes on angiotensin inhibition and vascular access survival: time for randomized controlled trials
NDT Advance Access published on January 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 823; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi346 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

José M. Garrancho, Judith Kirchgessner, Mariana Arranz, Gerdi Klinkner, Ramón Rentero, Juan A. Ayala, and Daniele Marcelli

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on January 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 824; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi347 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tilman B. Drüeke

Therapeutic failure of cinacalcet in a renal transplant patient
NDT Advance Access published on January 13, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 824; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk079 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henri Boulanger, Jean Philippe Haymann, Bruno Fouqueray, Rafik Mansouri, Fabien Metiver, Emile Sarfati, and Denis Glotz

Reply
NDT Advance Access published on January 13, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 824-825; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfk080 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Markus Aschwanden, Christoph Thalhammer, Stefan Schaub, Thomas Wolff, Jürg Steiger, and Kurt A. Jaeger

Renal vein thrombosis after renal transplantation – early diagnosis by duplex sonography prevented fatal outcome
NDT Advance Access published on January 9, 2006
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 825-826; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi193 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Clement, Piet Maes, M. Muthusethupathi, Georgy Nainan, and Marc van Ranst

First evidence of fatal hantavirus nephropathy in India, mimicking leptospirosis
NDT Advance Access published on December 16, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 826-827; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi334 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hayriye Sayarlioglu, Reha Erkoc, Mehmet Sayarlioglu, Ekrem Dogan, Pinar Sonat Kara, and Huseyin Begenik

Sheehan syndrome presented with acute renal failure associated with rhabdomyolysis and hyponatraemia
NDT Advance Access published on November 1, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 827-828; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi234 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hassane Izzedine, Julien Massard, Thierry Poynard, and Gilbert Deray

Lamivudine and HBV-associated nephropathy
NDT Advance Access published on November 1, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 828-829; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi239 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Xavier H. A. Keuter, R. Nils Planken, Frank M. van der Sande, and Jan H. M. Tordoir

Brachial artery thrombosis due to haemodialysis arteriovenous fistula
NDT Advance Access published on November 1, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 829-830; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi244 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ashutosh Singh

Dual blockade of renin–angiotensin system in primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis
NDT Advance Access published on November 8, 2005
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 21: 830-831; doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi242 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Announcements
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