Publications by authors named "E Staffolani"
We report the case of a 34-year-old black African hypertensive woman who presented with nephrotic proteinuria, mild renal failure and abdominal bruits on physical examination. The renal Doppler ultrasound revealed bilateral artery stenosis. Thoracoabdominal aortic nuclear magnetic resonance showed a restriction of proximal descending aorta with post-stenotic spindle dilation while abdominal aorta and iliac vessels appeared diffusely stenotic with atherosclerotic plaques and infrequent spindle dilations and right ostial renal artery stenosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAngioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma shows a high release of cytokines. Different blood purification techniques are employed to control hypercytokinemia. Here we investigated the effects of intermittent supra-hemodiafiltration with endogenous reinfusion on cytokine removal in a patient presenting with acute kidney injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectrolyte disorders may constitute a life-threatening emergency. Sometimes they can be treated with medical therapy but there are cases where emergency dialysis will be necessary. An important role is played by the dialysate (including different concentrations of electrolytes), which removes uremic toxins and balances the electrolyte disorders in patients with end-stage renal disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To assess the clinical validity of renal resistive index (RI) to determine prognosis and guide therapy over a long-term follow-up in patients with chronic nephropathies and to verify the commonly used threshold value of 0.70.
Materials And Methods: Of patients referred to the nephrology center since 1995, 177 were initially enrolled and 86 were followed up for RI and renal function annually for 2-11 years (mean, 5.