While older patients with chronic kidney failure who opt to start dialysis show a modest survival benefit over those choosing only medical management, an important trade-off is lengthier time spent in inpatient settings for those receiving dialysis, with the exception of patients older than 80 years and more severe kidney disease, new research shows. “Decisions …
STOCKHOLM — People with difficult to diagnose kidney diseases linked to nephrotic syndrome show uniquely high levels of antinephrin autoantibodies, suggesting a novel biomarker and breakthrough development in diagnosing and managing the diseases. “The discovery of antinephrin autoantibodies thoroughly changes our understanding of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome, minimal change disease (MCD), and primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis …
TOPLINE: A collaborative program between bariatric and transplant teams can enable patients with morbid obesity and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) to become eligible for a kidney transplant, a single-center study showed. METHODOLOGY: A cohort of 183 patients (mean age, 42.9 years; 66.7% women) was referred for metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) due to obesity, which impeded …