This handbook has been written to assist clinicians in assessing and treating problems that arise in the course of patient care. The recommendation...

This book has been complied by a group of doctors and nurses from all the over the world. The editors of this book aim to ensure that the reader ge...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the indications, procedures and complications of hemodialysis. Topics discussed ...

This book with its most comprehensive and illuminating chapters covers all the relevant areas of hemodialysis practice including access for hemodia...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is characterized by the triad non-immune micro-angiopathic hemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal fail...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects more than 170 million people worldwide and is recognised as both a cause and consequence of end-stage kid...

Among the various mycotoxins affecting man, OTA -- involved in the renal disease endemic in the Balkans -- is thought by the International Cancer R...

Hypospadias is recognised as one the most common congenital malformations in male newborns, resulting in an abnormal opening of urethral meatus. It...

In 1989, the nephrology community was confronted with the combination of high tech and high flux, realising for the first time that short, but math...

Despite our efforts at creating clinical performance measures, clinical practice guidelines and intense government regulations, we still have dispa...

Kidney transplantation has revolutionised the treatment of end-stage renal failure. Not only does it offer the best hope for complete rehabilitatio...

The described material is very important for the clinical and scientific transplantation, because it shows that the atrophy and functional depressi...

In the present book the authors introduce the utilisation of FNs in the concept of Magnetically Assisted Hemodialysis (MAHD) for the treatment of E...

Nephrolithiasis is the third most common diagnosis involving the urinary tract, exceeded only by urinary tract infections and prostate conditions. ...

Nephrology deals with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is the cause of re...

This book is intended for use by nephrologists, internists, hospitals, trainees in these specialties and indeed anyone interested in renal medicine...

This multi-author book is an important contribution to the fields of nephrology and nephropathology, which is primarily focused on the discussion o...

Acute kidney injury (AKI), defined as an abrupt decrease in renal function over a period of hours to days, is a common complication among hospitali...

The role of immunosuppression is essential to maintain the integrity of a renal transplant by preventing acute rejection. Among adult patients with...

This book provides new research on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Chapter One reviews the practices and principles of peritoneal dialysis. Chapter Two f...

This book reviews important literature to provide insight into the mechanisms and technical aspects of peritoneal dialysis (PD). PD is a harshly un...

Glomerulonephritis is a term referring to direct injury of the glomeruli with resulting disturbances of normal glomerular function, progressively l...

The field of interventional nephrology needs to be viewed as a new road towards improving the diagnostic methods and the dialysis access care provi...

Kidney transplantation has revolutionised the treatment of end-stage renal failure. Not only does it offer the best hope for complete rehabilitatio...

When a grafted part fails to take, it is usually because of acute or chronic rejection, either for strictly immunological reasons or because of fai...

Kidney cancer is the 10th most common cancer in Europe with overall mortality rates increasing until the late 1980s and early 1990s and thereafter,...

Kidney failure represents a major health economic burden for all people and all nations. Despite the immense number of factors which can cause the ...

Controversies and trends have been a constant presence in nephrology. Likewise, since its inception and throughout its development, renal replaceme...

Kidney cancer usually occurs in older adults and constitutes about 2% of all adult cancers (more frequent in men than women). It is also known as n...

Uric acid (UA) is an end-product of purine derivatives in human metabolism. Without further metabolism, it is excreted by kidneys and intestinal tr...

Urolithiasis is one of the oldest documented medical ailments with archeological evidence showing that humans have suffered from kidney and bladder...

Chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease (ESRD) is an epidemic in the U.S. and abroad. Dialysis is the major form of therapy to keep thes...

The need for dialysis access surgery is growing rapidly as the population of patients with end stage renal failure expands. This book is aimed at t...

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is defined as the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder to the upper urinary tract. It is a common urological entit...

Much of the progress in the understanding of the physiology of vitamin D and its role in calcium and phosphorus homeostasis has been made in recent...