Outcomes of living kidney donors with medullary sponge kidney.

Background: Patients with medullary sponge kidney (MSK) commonly encounter recurrent nephrolithiasis. The existing knowledge on safety of donors with MSK has not been studied.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study at a tertiary referral hospital to assess the outcomes of living kidney donors with MSK.

Oral hydration for prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury in elective radiological procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: The reports on efficacy of oral hydration treatment for the prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI) in elective radiological procedures and cardiac catheterization remain controversial.

Aims: The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the use of oral hydration regimen for prevention of CIAKI.

Materials And Methods: Comprehensive literature searches for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of outpatient oral hydration treatment was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials Systematic Reviews, and clinicaltrials.