Increment of cerebral blood flow by LDL-apheresis in dialysis patients with arteriosclerosis obliterans: a pilot study.

Objective: The prevalence of thrombotic cerebral infarction is higher in dialysis than in general patients. Changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) during low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-apheresis (LDL-A) in dialysis patients with arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO) were evaluated employing xenon-CT (Xe-CT) to investigate the possibility of CBF improvement.

Subjects And Methods: Xe-CT was performed before LDL-A in 4 dialysis patients with ASO (3 males and 1 female).

[Renal salt wasting syndrome induced by Cisplatin: a case report].

A 69-year-old woman diagnosed with a urinary carcinoma was admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin (CDDP) and gemcitabine. Two days after administration of CDDP, she complained of general fatigue. The total urine volume was 5, 500 ml/day.