Kidney Autotransplantation in a 78-Year-Old Man with Proximal Ureteral Urothelial Carcinoma after Living Donor Nephrectomy.

Six years after living donor nephrectomy to his daughter, the 78-year-old donor presented to the emergency room with anuria for approximately 12 h. Only arterial hypertension, mildly reduced kidney function (eGFR 54 mL/min), and benign prostatic hyperplasia were known as preexisting medical conditions. In sonography, hydronephrosis III° was visible in the right single kidney.

Region-specific mechanisms of corticosteroid-mediated inotropy in rat cardiomyocytes.

Regional differences in ion channel activity in the heart control the sequence of repolarization and may contribute to differences in contraction. Corticosteroids such as aldosterone or corticosterone increase the L-type Ca current (I) in the heart via the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). Here, we investigate the differential impact of corticosteroid-mediated increase in I on action potentials (AP), ion currents, intracellular Ca handling and contractility in endo- and epicardial myocytes of the rat left ventricle.

Pericardectomy after pericarditis constrictiva led to onset of transplant kidney function after 98 days of anuric kidney graft: a case report.

Background: Constrictive pericarditis is easily overlooked and can lead to severe problems in hemodynamics and end-organ perfusion, in our patient leading to 98 days of anuria after living kidney transplantation. This was completely reversible after pericardectomy.

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old female caucasian patient received a living kidney donation from her mother.