Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with ANCA-positive vasculitis in a Colombian University Hospital over a 12-year period: 2005-2017.

Vasculitides associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies are heterogeneous, systemic, low prevalence and high morbidity and mortality entities. They include granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. In Latin America, there are few descriptive registries of these patients.

Impact of Complicated Urinary Tract Infection on Renal Graft Function.

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infectious complication after renal transplantation. It is uncertain whether the development of UTI has an impact on renal graft function. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of complicated and recurrent UTI on 2-year renal graft function.

Gastric sleeve surgery in hemodialysis: A case report.

Introduction: Morbid obesity in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis limits access to renal transplantation. We report here a case of a surgical procedure for weight reduction in a hemodialysis patient and adjustment of dry weight through bioelectrical impedance.

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old male with CKD on hemodialysis for 26 years.