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Nephrology*

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Nephrology*

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Anniversaries and Special Events* ; Nephrology*

Child ; Humans ; Nephrology ; Pediatrics

Asia ; Congresses as Topic ; Nephrology ; Pediatrics

International Cooperation ; Nephrology ; trends ; Pediatrics ; trends

Child ; Congresses as Topic ; Humans ; Nephrology ; Pediatrics

Child ; Congresses as Topic ; Humans ; Nephrology ; Pediatrics

To evaluate the effects of specialty of the operator and of preoperative ultrasonic mapping at the time of AVF creation on access outcomes, we studied 224 patients who received AVF surgery by nephrologist with preoperative sonographic mapping (Group 1, n=112) or by vascular surgeon with only physical examination (Group 2, n=112) from January 2008 to December 2009. We compared the rate of autogenous fistula formation, primary failure rate (immediate failure, maturation failure) and patency rate between two groups. Group 1 had more autogenous fistula (97.4 vs. 63.0%, p<0.05), more mid-arm fistula (20.7 vs. 0%, p<0.05) compared to group 2. Immediate failure was more common in group 2 (1 vs. 9, p<0.05). Maturation failure was not different between two groups (10 vs. 10, p=ns). Group 1 had higher primary patency rate at 1 year (74.40 vs. 68.27%, p<0.05) and also had higher secondary patency rate at 1 year (87.33 vs. 81.63%, p<0.05) compared to group 2.
Arteriovenous Fistula ; Fistula ; Humans ; Nephrology ; Physical Examination ; Renal Dialysis ; Ultrasonics

In patients with renal transplant failure's the graft can be left in situ when there are no additional complications. Graft intolerance occurs in some failed renal grafts when the immunological treatment is completely withdrawn. We experienced a case of graft intolerance syndrome in a patient with renal graft failure treated by percutaneous renal artery embolization. A 31 year -old man was admitted at nephrology department because of fever and hematuria without other infection focus. He was diagnosed as graft intolerance syndrome and treated by percutaneous embolization of the failed renal allograft. The embolization was successful. He suffered from post-emboization syndrome and treated by sulindac. We report this case with a review of relevant literatures and conclud that percutaneous renal artery embolizaion is a simple, safe and effective technique for the treatment of nonfunctioning renal allograft with clinical intolerance. Surgical nephrectomy should be reserved as a second level of treatment when allograft embolization has been ineffective owing to reappearance of manifestations of clinical intolerance.
Allografts ; Fever ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Nephrectomy ; Nephrology ; Renal Artery* ; Sulindac ; Transplants*