Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

I. Editorial Features

editorial:

J. J. Morrissey and S. Klahr

Effects of agmatine, an active metabolite of arginine metabolism, on the kidney
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1217-1219. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. C. J. van Bruggen and J. H. M. Berden

Central role for nucleosomes in lupus
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1219-1222. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Dussol and Y. Berland

Urinary kidney stone inhibitors. Where are we?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1222-1224. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. J. Dorhout Mees

Does it make sense to administer albumin to the patient with nephrotic oedema?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1224-1226. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. J. Olbricht, M. Galanski, A. Chavan, and M. Prokop

Spiral CT angiography—can we forget about arteriography to diagnose renal artery stenosis?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1227-1235. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Pirson, D. Chauveau, and J. van Gijn

Subarachnoid haemorrhage in ADPKD patients: how to recognize and how to manage?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1236-1238. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Amann and E. Ritz

Reduced cardiac ischaemia tolerance in uraemia—what is the role of structural abnormalities of the heart?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1238-1241. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Reinhart

How ‘dry’ must the septic patient be kept—potentially conflicting interests of lung and peripheral circulation?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1241-1242. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Schmaldienst and W. H. Hörl

Bacterial infections during immunosuppression—inmmunosuppressive agents interfere not only with immune response, but also with polymorphonuclear cell function
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1243-1245. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

other:

Susanne G. Danzer and L. Rink

Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for cytokines in the mixed lymphocyte culture. Is there a role in renal transplantation?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1246-1247. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karine A. Smans, G. F. Van Landeghem, P. C. D'Haese, Marie M. Couttenye, and M. E. De Broe

Is there a link between erythropoietin therapy and adynamic bone disease?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1248-1249. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. J. Foldes, E. Arnon, and M. M. Popovtzer

Reduced speed of sound in tibial bone of haemodialysed patients: association with serum PTH level
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1318-1321. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. S. Parfrey, P. Collingwood, R. N. Foley, and A. Bährle

Left ventricular disorders detected by M-mode echocardiography in chronic uraemia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1328-1331. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. T. Fang, C. C. Huang, and H. P. Liu

Apparent neoplasm of the clavicle of a dialysis patient, ultimately revealed as tuberculosis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1380-1382. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Felten and K. Kühn

Renovascular hypertension after renal transplantation—don't look only after the graft artery
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1383-1384. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. H. Helderman, M. Govani, T. McCureley, S. Goral, and A. Fogo

A case of a lethal febrile illness in a renal transplant patient presenting after a dental visit
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1385-1387. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Garabed Eknoyan

On the contributions of Paracelsus to nephrology
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1388-1394. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Distler, A. Heidland, and G. Stein

Seminars in Nephrology and Hypertension in Eastern Europe: Activities of the Kuratorium der Gesellschaft für Nephrologie
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1395. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

news:

S. M. Jakob, F. J. Frey, and D. E. Uehlinger

Does continuous renal replacement therapy favourably influence the outcome of the patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1250-1255. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

research-article:

A. K. Das, T. M. Pickett, and M. F. Tungekar

Glomerular basement membrane thickness—a comparison of two methods of measurement in patients with unexplained haematuria
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1256-1260. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Kumar, P. Arora, V. Kher, P. K. Rai, S. Gulati, S. S. Baijal, and S. Kumar

Malignant hypertension in children in India
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1261-1266. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Kamata, M. Uchida, Y. Takeuchi, E. Takahashi, N. Sato, Y. Miyake, M. Okubo, T. Kodama, and K. Yamaguchi

Increased serum concentrations of pro-gastrin-releasing peptide in patients with renal dysfunction
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1267-1270. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. L. Christophe, C. van Ypersele de Strihou, Y. Pirson, and U. C. L. Collaborative Group

Complications of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in 50 haemodialysed patients. A case-control study
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1271-1276. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. S. Parfrey, R. N. Foley, J. D. Harnett, G. M. Kent, D. C. Murray, and P. E. Barre

Outcome and risk factors for left ventricular disorders in chronic uraemia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1277-1285. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Berdud, Y. Martin-Malo, Y. Almaden, S. Tallon, M. T. Concepcion, A. Torres, A. Felsenfeld, P. Aljama, and M. Rodriguez

Abnormal calcaemic response to PTH in the uraemic rat without secondary hyperparathyroidism
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1292-1298. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Erdem, I. C. Haznedaroglu, I. Çelik, A. U. Yalçin, Ü Yasavul, Ç. Turgan, and S. Çaglar

Coagulation, fibrinolysis and fibrinolysis inhibitors in haemodialysis patients: contribution of arteriovenous fistula
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1299-1305. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. I. Feldman, R. Gayner, J. A. Berlin, D. A. Roth, R. Silibovsky, S. Kushner, K. L. Brayman, J. Eileen Burns, S. M. Kobrin, A. L. Friedman, and R. A. Grossman

Delayed function reduces renal allograft survival independent of acute rejection
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1306-1313. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. H. H. Ehrich, C. Loirat, J. M. Davison, G. Rizzoni, B. Wittkop, N. H. Selwood, and N. P. Mallick

Repeated successful pregnancies after kidney transplantation in 102 women (Report by the EDTA Registry
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1314-1317. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. A. Verburgh, C. G. Vermeij, J. M. Zijlmans, S. van Veen, and L. A. van Es

Haemolytic uraemic syndrome following bone marrow transplantation. Case report and review of the literature
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1332-1337. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

brief-report:

A. Sessa, M. Meroni, G. Battini, F. Pitingolo, F. Giordano, M. Marks, and P. Casella

Nosocomial outbreak of Aspergillus fumigatus infection among patients in a renal unit?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1322-1324. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. L. P. de Takats, L. E. Pollock, P. J. O'Donnell, S. Snowden, M. Bewick, and J. E. Scoble

Is cholesterol embolic disease an unrecognized cause of renal graft dysfunction?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1325-1327. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

case-report:

F. Irie, K. Kobayashi, K. Hirayama, S. Nagase, T. Iitsuka, N. Yamaguchi, and A. Koyama

Rheumatoid arthritis associated with membranous nephropathy and IgA nephritis with necrotizing lesions
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1338-1341. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. D. Albero, F. Rivera, E. Merino, M. T. Gil, L. A. Jimenez, I. Aranda, and J. Olivares

Hepatitis C virus infection complicating lupus nephritis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1342-1345. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Alcázar, M. de la Torre, and R. Peces

Symptomatic intrarenal arteriovenous fistula detected 25 years after percutaneous renal biopsy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1346-1348. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Sud, T. Saha, A. Das, N. Kakkar, V. Jha, H. S. Kohli, and V. Sakhuja

Kimura's disease and minimal-change nephrotic syndrome
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1349-1351. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Schneider, G. Lugassy, M. Schlesinger, J. Kopolovic, and Y. Yagil

Fibrillar glomerulopathy associated with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1352-1355. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. E. H. Siegert, J. D. Macfarlane, A. M. J. Hollander, and F. van Kemenade

Systemic fibromuscular dysplasia masquerading as polyarteritis nodosa
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1356-1358. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. Peña, M. Borrás, J. Ramos, and J. Montoliu

Rapidly progressive interstitial renal fibrosis due to a chronic intake of a herb (Aristolochia pistolochia) infusion
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1359-1360. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Mickley

Subclavian artery to right atrium haemodialysis bridge graft for superior vena caval occlusion
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1361-1362. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Grossi, S. Mangano, M. B. Zani, F. Tettamanzi, and P. Scalia

Tesio catheters: findings in post-mortem examination
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1363-1364. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Ghattaora, S. Doyle, and K. Farrington

Severe hypophosphataemia due to intraperitoneal nutrition in a CAPD patient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1365-1366. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Sturm, B. Watschinger, K. Geissler, S. E. Guber, T. Popow-Kraupp, W. H. Hörl, and E. Pohanka

Chronic parvovirus B19 infection-associated pure red cell anaemia in a kidney transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1367-1370. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. F. M. Pruijt, J. B. A. G. Haanen, A. A. M. J. Hollander, and G. J. den Ottolander

Azathioprine-induced pure red-cell aplasia
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1371-1373. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Rustom, A. P. Moore, A. N. Bowden, R. A. Sells, and J. M. Bone

Cyclosporin-induced cerebellar syndrome in a pancreatico-renal transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1374-1375. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Winkler, G. Stanek, P. Hübsch, B. Willinger, S. Susani, A. R. Rosenkranz, and E. Pohanka

Pneumonia due to Blastomyces dermatitidis in a European renal transplant recipient
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1376-1379. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

abstract:

Abstracts of papers presented at the 5th National Congress of the Polish Society of Nephrology in Lublin, 8–10 September, 1995
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1396-1419. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abstracts of the Renal Association Meeting, London, UK, 9–10 October, 1995
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1420-1446. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abstracts from the 26th Annual Meeting ‘Gesellschaft für Nephrologie’, Jena, September 23–26,1995
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1447-1482. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements:

Training Course in Nephrology A new feature offered at the Jerusalem Congress of the EDTA-ERA September 20–21, 1997
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1483. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcements
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1502-1503. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

R. Lawrence, Ç. Özener, M. Çobanoglu, N. Sahin, E. Akoglu, and M. Bayik

MPGN and HCV infection in Istanbul, Turkey
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1484. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. P. Méry

Iatrogenic acute oxalate nephropathy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1484. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Imbasciati and M. Surian

When dialysis becomes worse than death
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1484-1485. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Fourtounas, D. Koutsikos, A. Dalamangas, A. Kapetanaki, M. Kostoglou, B. Agroyannis, H. Tzanatos, I. Kopelias, and B. Bosiolis

Supervised intradialytic oral iron administration during erythropoietin therapy
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1485-1486. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. F. H. van Bommel

Multiple myeloma treatment in dialysis-dependent patients: to transplant or not to transplant?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1486-1487. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Verde, F. J. Gomez, M. C. Vozmediano, A. Tejedor, and F. Valderrábano

Penectomy in a diabetic patient on haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1487-1488. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. A. Canteros-Piccotto, J. L. Fernández-Martin, M. J. Cannata-Ortiz, and J. B. Cannata-Andia

Effectiveness of deferiprone (L1) releasing the aluminium bound to plasma proteins in chronic renal failure
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1488-1489. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Piazza, E. Efficace, G. Montagna, S. Segagni, M. Ungaretti, E. Boselli, and A. Salvadeo

Spontaneous hepatitis B surface antigen clearance in patients on chronic haemodialysis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1489-1490. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Nachtigal, F. Modena, S. Cazzador, R. Grando, F. Antonucci, and M. G. Cappellato

Prevention of hepatitis C virus infection in a haemodialysis centre
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1490-1491. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Tzanatos, C. Fourtounas, B. Agroyannis, K. Chondros, A. Dalamangas, B. Bossiolis, I. Kopelias, and D. Koutsikos

Alterations of plasma lipoprotein (a) concentration. Do they arise from the haemodialysis procedure?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1491-1492. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hakki Polat, Mehdi Yeksan, Mahmut Dalmaz, Bünyamin Kaptanoglu, Ali Kosar, and Idris Akkus

Serum amyloid A protein levels in haemodialysis patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1492-1493. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Fournier, R. Oprisiu, Ph. Moriniere, and N. El Esper

Low doses of calcitriol or calcium carbonate for the prevention of hyperparathyroidism in predialysis patients?
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1493-1494. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. M. Jackson

Simplified approaches to calculate Kt/V
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1495. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Di Iorio, V. Terracciano, and C. Altieri

Protein intake does not depend on the Kt/V
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1495-1496. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. A. Rutherford, A. Kumar, A. Davison, A. R. Morley, M. Thick, and T. H. J. Goodship

Neoral in acute renal transplantation
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1496-1497. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jörg H. Horina, Sabina Horn, Herwig Holzer, and Gerald Langmann

OKT3 monoclonal antibody therapy and visual loss
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1497. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Kitiyakara, A. Sakulsaengprapha, and S. Domrongkitchaiporn

The role of surgery and itraconazole in Aspergillus peritonitis in CAPD
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1498. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Çelik, T. Çamsan, M. Küçükgüven, C. Çavdar, A. Sifil, and N. Yulug

Influence of methodological differences on microbiological diagnosis of CAPD peritonitis
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1498-1499. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Ates, S. Ertürk, G. Nergisoglu, O. Karatan, N. Duman, B. Erbay, and A. E. Ertug

Dialysate/plasma ratio of which solute is better correlated with clinical outcome in CAPD patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1499-1500. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Smalcelj, B. Jelakovic, S. Glavas-Boras, and D. Cvoriscec

Diagnostic value of collagen type I C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide in CAPD patients
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1500. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

reply:

E. Ritz

Reply by Editor
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1494-1495. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dong-Chan Jin

Reply by authors
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1497-1498. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

correction:

F. Thaiss, et al.

Corrigendum
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 11: 1501. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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