Psychological distress in adults after pediatric kidney replacement therapy.

Background: There is limited information about psychological distress in adults who underwent kidney replacement therapy (KRT) during childhood. This study aimed to describe psychological distress in adults after KRT during childhood in comparison to the Swiss general population and to evaluate associations with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

Methods: We sent a questionnaire to 143 people from the Swiss Pediatric Renal Registry (SPRR), who were alive, over 18 years old, started KRT before the age of 18 years, and were German speakers.

The surgeon's role on chemical investigations of the composition of urinary stones.

The chemical analysis of an urolith is often interpreted as "stone's composition". However, it must be taken into consideration, that in most cases, only a fragment of the stone has been sent to the laboratory. In some recurrent patients, stone compositions either vary considerably between episodes or the analytical result obtained from the stone fragment does not fit with the data of e.

[Impact of mydriatic eyedrops on distance visual acuity in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration].

Purpose: To demonstrate a decrease in distance visual acuity (VA) following instillation of mydriatic eyedrops in eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Materials And Methods: A prospective assessment in clinical practice was conducted in our ophthalmology department at the University Hospital of Tours from 7/19/2018 to 8/29/2018. Distance (ETDRS) and near (Parinaud) VA were assessed before and after instilling one drop each of tropicamide 0.

[Individualized patient care with urological implants using biofilm-resistant surface concepts].

Urological implants in the urinary tract are routinely used to ensure urine flow. However, the morbidities are numerous concerning long-term derivations. Especially with the ureteral stents, failure can have considerable consequences.

[Rare metabolic disorders and urolithiasis].

Numerous metabolic anomalies, which often have no direct pathological relevance when considered individually, are found in all people. In most patients with urinary tract stones, it can be assumed that a specific combination or interaction of these anomalies occurs, thus, resulting in stone formation, but only after individual exogenous risk factors are triggered. Lithogenesis is the result of a cascade of different "events" that are temporally close to one another, but sometimes these events interact strong enough that significant stone growth occurs.