COVID-19 in Hemodialysis Patients: Experience from a Western Indian Center.

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis (CKD-5D) are among the worst hit by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Need to travel for dialysis, comorbidities, and immunosuppressive state put them at risk of severe disease and poor outcomes. We report our experience of COVID-19 in a cohort of CKD-5D from a public sector tertiary-care center from western India.

Dialysis Vascular Access: Where do Tunneled Catheters Stand? - A Single-Center Experience.

Introduction: Tunneled cuffed catheters (TCC) provides a short and intermediate-term access solution for dialysis patients who fail to get an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). They are associated with high morbidity and mortality along with high rates of infectious complications.

Methods: We present a single-center prospective cohort of 159 TCCs inserted over one year.

Can deceased donor with recurrent primary brain tumor donate kidneys for transplantation?

Kidney transplantation from deceased donors is in its infancy in India. Cadaver organ donation was accepted legally in 1994 by the "Human Organs Transplantation Act." Marginal donors are now accepted by many centers for kidney transplantation.

Calcification in transitional cell carcinoma of urinary bladder: Does it have any implication on calcium metabolism and its management?

Although transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is most common histological subtype, calcification in TCC is rarely seen. We report a 64-year-old gentleman who on evaluation found to have calcification in TCC of urinary bladder and its implication on calcium metabolism and management.

Isolated abdominal wall metastasis from renal cell carcinoma: Unusual presentation.

Fifty-seven-year-old gentleman, who was a known victim of left-sided clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC), presented with isolated huge parietal swelling in left anterolateral aspect of abdomen. He had undergone open left radical nephrectomy 2 years back. Parietal swelling was widely excised and histopathology revealed clear cell RCC, nuclear Fuhrman grade 2.

Renal cell carcinoma in children and adolescence: our experience.

Background: Literature on renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in children is lacking. Occasional case report has been mentioned. Aims and objective of our study are to evaluate the clinical presentation and outcome in children with RCC.

Dilatation and curettage of urinary bladder: A rarity.

Twenty-eight-year-old female while undergoing a medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) encounter complete urethral loss and massive bladder curettage. After resuscitation, she developed continuous urinary leakage followed by progressive decline in urine output. Case is highlighted here because of the massive vesico-urethral trauma because of MTP, leading to permanent urinary diversion.

Long term immune responses to pandemic influenza A/H1N1 infection in solid organ transplant recipients.

In solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients it is unknown if natural infection with influenza confers protection from re-infection with the same strain during the next influenza season. The purpose of this study was to determine if infection with pandemic influenza A/H1N1 (pH1N1) resulted in a long-term immunologic response. Transplant recipients with microbiologically proven pH1N1 infection in 2009/2010 underwent humoral and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) testing for pH1N1 just prior to the next influenza season.

Renal replacement therapy and orthotopic liver transplantation: the role of continuous veno-venous hemodialysis.

Background: The need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) either before or after orthotopic liver transplant (OLTX) has been reported to be a poor prognostic indicator for survival. Use of continuous veno-venous hemodialysis (CVVHD) for RRT has been reported in three series of OLTX patients with high 90-day mortality rates of 57-60%. We have examined our patient population to determine the effect of necessity and type of RRT on patient survival after OLTX.

Liver and kidney transplantation for polycystic disease.

Background: With the poor results of resective and fenestration procedures for polycystic liver disease (PCLD), we present the first series of patients receiving orthotopic liver transplantation for this condition.

Methods: Five of our six patients with PCLD had polycystic kidney disease also. Three of these five received combined organ transplants, while the other two required subsequent kidney transplants.