BK Virus Nephropathy After Kidney Transplantation and Its Diagnosis Using Urinary Micro RNA.

BK virus-associated nephritis (BKVAN) is an important cause of graft loss in renal transplant recipients B K viremia occurs in up to 30% of renal transplant recipients. Since the discovery of BKV in 1971, effective prophylaxis and treatment have not been established, and it is not uncommon for a transplant kidney to be lost without cure of BKVAN. BK virus infection is reactivated when cellular immunity is suppressed, which is often during the first year after kidney transplantation when cellular immunity is most suppressed.

Kidney autotransplantation for the treatment of renal artery occlusion after endovascular aortic repair: a case report.

Background: Unintentional renal artery occlusion after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm remains one of the most unfavorable complications. Renal salvage options include percutaneous transluminal renal artery angioplasty (PTRA) and open hepatosplenorenal bypass. However, the usefulness of kidney autotransplantation (AutoTx) remains unclear.

Page Kidney Following a Nonepisode Protocol Renal Allograft Biopsy: A Case Report.

Page kidney refers to a clinical condition that is characterized by the acute onset of hypertension and renal dysfunction owing to external compression of the kidney by a hematoma, tumor, lymphocele, or urinoma. We report a case in which Page kidney occurred after a nonepisode protocol renal allograft biopsy. A 31-year-old man with end-stage renal disease received a living related kidney transplant from his father.

Circulating miRNA panels for specific and early detection in bladder cancer.

Bladder cancer is the 9th leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The major problem in bladder cancer is primarily the high recurrence rate after drug treatment and resection. Although conventional screening methods, such as cystoscopy, urinary cytology and ultrasound sonography, have become widely used in clinical settings, the diagnostic performance of these modalities is unsatisfactory due to low accuracy or high invasiveness.

Early post-transplant diagnosis of cytomegalovirus esophagitis in an ABO-incompatible kidney transplant recipients: A case report.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common infectious pathogen in kidney transplant patients. Here, we present a case of CMV esophagitis with antigenemia, that developed within 3 days of kidney transplantation, a timeline generally considered to be too early for development of a CMV infection. Intense immunosuppressive therapy for desensitization in ABO-incompatibility or in the presence of donor-specific antibody can increase the risk for significant opportunistic infection immediately after or even before transplantation.