Kidney disease and cancer are frequent comorbidities that require specialized knowledge and expertise from both the nephrologist and the oncologist. Written by three pioneers in this growing subspecialty, Onco-Nephrology provides authoritative, definitive coverage of the mechanism and management of these two life-threatening diseases. This unique, single-volume resource covers current protocols and recommends management therapies to arrest kidney failure and allow oncologic treatments to continue and succeed. Addresses acute and chronic kidney diseases that develop from a variety of cancers. This includes direct kidney injury from the malignancy, paraneoplastic effects of the cancer, and various cancer agents used to treat the malignancy. Discusses key issues regarding kidney disease in patients with cancer, including conventional chemotherapeutic regimens and new novel therapies (targeted agents and immunotherapies) or the malignancies themselves that may promote kidney injury; patients with chronic kidney disease who acquire cancer unrelated to renal failure; and kidney transplantation, which has been shown to carry an increased risk of cancer. Contains dedicated chapters for each class of the conventional chemotherapeutic agents, targeted cancer agents, and cancer immunotherapies including the basic science, pathogenic mechanisms of injury, clinical manifestations, and treatment. Includes special chapters devoted to the individual classes of chemotherapies that relate to kidney disease for quick reference. Discusses increasingly complex problems due to more numerous and specialized anti-cancer drugs, as well as increased survival rates for both cancer and renal failure requiring long-term patient care. Covers anti-VEGF (antivascular endothelial growth factor) agents and cancer immunotherapies - treatments that are being recognized for adverse kidney effects. Utilizes a clear, logical format based on the ASN Core Curriculum for Onco-Nephrology, making this reference an excellent tool for board review, as well as a practical resource in daily practice. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major global public health problem, affecting nearly one in seven adults in the United States alone. It is a disease that integrates chronic illness at several levels, and the progressive condition is associated with high rates of co-morbidity. This text provides a comprehensive, current state-of-the art review of this field, serving as a valuable resource for primary care providers and non-nephrology clinicians that treat patients with CKD. It is comprised of 24 chapters focused on specific aspects of the disease. The first 2 chapters provide a bit of background on the disease, describing the anatomy and physiology of the kidney as well as the definition and epidemiology of the disease. The following 3 chapters discuss the detection, prevention and progression of the disease. The next 6 chapters describe the relationship of the disease with other conditions and most common co-morbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. The chapters, that follow focus on the CKD associated complications and the CKD within special populations such as the elderly and minorities as well as dietary restrictions and drug dosing. The book concludes with discussion on preparation for renal replacement therapy and preemptive organ transplantation as an alternative to dialysis in the management of the advanced CKD. Written by experts in the field, Approach to Chronic Kidney Disease is a comprehensive guide for clinicians, especially primary care providers including residents and fellows in training, who take care of chronic kidney disease patients. It is also a useful tool for researchers dealing with this challenging field.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (often abbreviated to SLE or lupus) is a systemic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body, causing the immune system to attack the body's cells and tissue, and resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. This new addition to the Oxford Rheumatology Library series provides a practical approach to the assessment and management of patients with this complex, multisystem autoimmune disease to improve the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and its complications. It provides comprehensive but easy to assimilate reading for consultant rheumatologists, dermatologists, nephrologists, obstetricians and other specialists and their trainees, interested GPs, specialist nurses, and clinical trial teams both in hospitals and contract research organizations.

Severe inflammation of the kidney can indicate the serious, negative prognosis of lupus nephritis when present in conjunction with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect any part of the body, most often harming the heart, joints, skin, lungs, blood vessels, liver, kidneys, and nervous system. This book pulls together in one comprehensive reference the current knowledge regarding the inherited and immunologic abnormalities that have been identified in SLE, with specific reference to the development of renal disease and the way in which these factors may impact upon the chronic care of these patients. Since publication of the first edition in 1999, the discipline of medicine has experienced some revolutionary changes in the way drugs are used to treat to immune system diseases. On the basis of careful analysis of physical make-up, the immune system, and microscopic features of the human body, it has become clear that multiple components of the immune system are responsible for renal injury and that any given patient can experience a combination of these mechanisms. With this in mind, specific therapies can be tested, and drugs that interrupt the immune response in highly specific ways are being scrutinized for their value in lupus nephritis. This new edition reflects the updated methods of classification and advances in treatment options for SLE, and covers recent clinical trials to help treat patients using the most up-to-date knowledge available. It takes a practical approach throughout, and will be of interest to those working with patients with lupus nephritis, and those who manage their everyday care.

The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Paediatric Nephrology helps the reader understand and manage all conditions affecting the kidney in childhood. This concise yet comprehensive guide covers everything from history taking and urinalysis, to electrolyte management, acute kidney injury and transplantation. It is a complete reference for the day to day, bedside, and out-patient management of all conditions dealt with by general paediatricians and specialist paediatric nephrologists. The handbook also offers advice to clinical professionals working with patients in shared care between general hospitals and specialised centres. Paediatric Nephrology benefits from a clear, user-friendly layout, with bullet points and text boxes to highlight key information and colour plates illustrations and photographs. This makes the book a perfect reference for use on-the-go, and easy to navigate during an emergency. The primary focus of the book is investigation and management, but in order to enable a better understanding of conditions such as fluid and electrolytes, it also discusses pathophysiology. Evidence-based recommendations are made where possible, however the authors also provide recommendations informed by their own personal experience and current best practice in areas where high quality evidence is still lacking. Paediatric Nephrology is useful for paediatric consultants and doctors at all levels of their training, including the general paediatrician and the specialist nephrologist. The book has a global appeal, and presents information that is applicable worldwide.

Moving beyond the science of hemodialysis access, this collection of clinical cases covers procedural and practical aspects of arteriovenous fistula, arteriovenous graft, dialysis catheter, draining veins, central veins, arterial interventions and hand ischemia. World experts in the disciplines of interventional nephrology, interventional radiology and surgery offer creative visions of their practice and provide insights on topics from routine access creation to advanced novel techniques. Dialysis Access Cases presents solutions to problems encountered in practice while capturing the art of this medical discipline and challenging procedure.

Renal genetic disorders may become apparent at any time in life and recognition of specific renal disorders is important in allowing accurate genetic counselling. Active counselling requires knowledge about the natural history of the disorder, an understanding of the genetic component and mode of inheritance, risk of the disorder in other family members, information about patient attitudes towards family planning and the possibility of pre-natal diagnosis.

Genetics of Renal Disease provides a comprehensive account of both the hereditary nephropathies and more generalised disorders which may affect the renal tract. It includes comprehensive guidelines from an international group of authors on renal function and development, chromosomal disorders, dysmorphic syndromes, inherited predisposition to kidney cancer and gene therapy for renal cancer. Specific chapters deal with individual renal tract disorders such as an extensive discussion of Alport's disease, cystic renal diseases, the Bardet-Biedl and Alstrom syndromes. Each section gives a brief description of the clinical and pathological features of a particular disorder, followed by a review of the genetics of the disorder including incidence, inheritance of familial occurrence, genetic linkage and gene assignment, and prenatal diagnosis and carrier detection. Original studies are extensively quoted and are referenced at the end of each section. There are a great many dysmorphic syndromes which involve the urinary tract. These are incorporated within the book.

Aimed primarily at clinical and medical geneticists, this book will also appeal to researchers into genetic kidney disease and genetic counsellors as well as nephrologists with an interest in this area.

This book provides comprehensive, cutting-edge scientific data on acute and chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis, an area that has not been fully addressed in many nephrology textbooks. This book covers all relevant aspects of the disease, from historical aspects and pathogenesis to diagnosis, pathological findings, treatment, and prognosis and outcomes. The chapters also discuss both immune and non-immune mediated forms of the disease, as well as entities causing tubulointerstitial disease such as medications and toxins, infectious agents, autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection, genetic diseases, infiltrative disease and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology. The text features up-to-date educational materials that will benefit both basic and clinical scientists. Written by experts in the field, Tubulointerstitial Nephritis is a valuable resource for clinicians, practitioners, researchers and trainees working in the field of nephrology and internal medicine.

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! Offering authoritative coverage of all aspects of diagnosing, treating, and preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), this highly regarded handbook is an invaluable resource for nephrologists, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals who care for early-stage CKD patients. Incorporating the considerable advances in the field since the previous edition, Handbook of Chronic Kidney Disease Management, 2nd Edition , provides a truly global perspective on managing patients with mild to moderate CKD. Shares the evidence-based expertise of cardiologists, endocrinologists, general internists, and nephrologists, focusing on the care of non-dialysis CKD patients in stages 1-5. Describes guidelines, practices, and approaches to problems associated with CKD, including recent clinical guidelines from both U.S. and international organizations. Includes a new chapter on risk of CKD after acute kidney injury. Features an all-new two-color design for improved visual appeal and new, streamlined content for conciseness and ease of use. Includes case vignettes and management algorithms throughout. Covers special topics such as children, pregnant women, and the elderly. Enhance Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

This highly acclaimed book deals with all the key kidney, ureter and bladder problems likely to be encountered by the non-specialist paediatrician and paediatric nephrologist. The book adopts an evidence-based, problem solving approach and focuses on presenting clinical symptoms rather than being disease orientated. Emphasis is placed on differential diagnosis, evaluation and treatment. Where no evidence is available or where controversy exists, a clear opinion on the most appropriate treatment is provided. For this completely revised and updated edition over half of the text is revised. New chapters have been added on psychosocial care principles, drug prescribing in children and paediatric nephrology in the third world. Certain chapters have been condensed for clarity and other chapters have been combined to facilitate practical use. This edition is based around practical guidelines and contributions have been collected from international experts in the field. The chapters contain key point boxes highlighting the important take-home messages. The well-structured text is ideal for trainee and non-specialist paediatricians, for paediatric nephrologists and for nephrologists and urologists with an interest in children. This book is undoubtedly regarded as 'the' paediatric nephrology textbook to be held on the shelves of all general paediatric departmental libraries.

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive resource on Diabetic Kidney Disease. Similar to the previous edition, the book reviews the most up-to-date research on diabetic nephropathy, the current understanding of its pathophysiology, renal structural alterations and clinical features, and summarizes recent evidence-based clinical treatment modalities for the prevention and management of diabetic kidney disease. General clinical aspects are also covered, as well as an overview to the novel approaches being designed by leading researchers in the field. A convenient compendium for physicians involved in the care of diabetic patients with varying degrees of kidney involvement, Diabetes and Kidney Disease, 2e is also a handy resource for medical residents and students interested in the current status and future approaches to reducing the burden of diabetes and diabetic kidney disease.

Das Standardwerk zur arteriellen Hypertonie, das keine noch so knifflige Frage auslasst! Die Klinik aller Hypertonieformen, die zeitgemasse Diagnostik und alle etablierten und neuen Therapieansatze sind von den jeweiligen Top-Spezialisten beschrieben. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt auf dem Umgang mit speziellen therapeutischen Problemen. Kein Arzt in Praxis und Klinik, der Patienten mit arterieller Hypertonie betreut, kann auf dieses Buch verzichten. Von der Hochdruckliga wird das Buch empfohlen.

This book describes the current status of vascular access for patients with end-stage renal failure who require dialysis. The book highlights controversial areas and problems and describes differences in practice in USA and Europe. Vascular Access is the Achilles heel of dialysis. In the United States and Europe in 1999 there were in access of 400,000 patients maintained on dialysis. The success of this life sustaining procedure is dependant on being able to successfully access the circulation and obtain blood flows of between two and five hundred mls per minute three times a week. In 1964 Cimino and Brescia described what remains today the premier form of vascular access. Not long after the development of the Cimino Brescia fistula it became apparent that there were patients in whom it was either impossible or extremely difficult to create an adequate fistula for dialysis. As dialysis technology has been applied to older and sicker patients this trend has continued, such that in the United States the majority of patients starting dialysis do not have a primary fistula. The maintenance of long-term vascular access in patients who do not have a primary fistula requires considerably increased effort. In recent years a number of innovations have considerably increased the success of long- term vascular access in these patients. This book brings together these developments, including strategies to prospectively detect impending vascular access failure, and strategies to pre-emptively prevent graft failure. Simultaneously with these developments there have been dramatic improvements in our understanding of the pathophysiology of graft failure, this improved understanding of the biology of access failure are beginning to bring to the clinical arena newer strategies to delay graft failure.

Der arterielle Bluthochdruck ist die haufigste Form der Druckbelastung des linken Ventrikels. Der Hochdruck selbst gilt als einer der wichtigsten Risikofaktoren der koronaren Herzkrankheit. In dieser 3. Neuauflage werden erstmals systematische Untersuchungen zur Hypertrophieregression des Ventrikelmyokards sowie zur Beeinflussung der hypertensiven Mikroangiopathie dargestellt. Daruber hinaus analysiert der Autor die Probleme der Inzidenz von Herzrhythmusstorungen bei hypertensiver Herzhypertrophie, der diastolischen Eigenschaften des linken Ventrikels, der stummen Myokardischamie sowie der Rheologie des Koronarkreislaufs. Die Neuauflage berucksichtigt die Umsetzung der neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse in der Therapie des Hochdruckherzens."

Im vorliegenden Buch werden s{mtliche Aspekte immunologischer Behandlungsverfahren bei urologischen Karzinomerkrankungen dargestellt. Au erdem wird auf die theoretischen und wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen der Immuntherapie dieser Erkrankungen eingegangen. Die Autoren geben eine umfassende ]bersicht }ber den derzeitigen Stand der Forschung auf diesem Gebiet und pr{sentieren aktuelle immunologische Therapieschemata urologischer Tumoren.

Dieses Buch von H. Bartels, dem Begrunder der Urosonographie in Deutschland, ist ein Buch aus der Praxis fur die Praxis. Es ist dem sonographierenden Arzt eine unmittelbare Hilfe fur die taglich zu treffenden Entscheidungen bei der Klarung morphologischer Veranderungen der Niere und ihrer Umgebung. Besonders hingewiesen wird auf die umfassende Differentialdiagnostik aller Raumforderungen der Niere mit pragmatischen Merksatzen zur schnellen Interpretation. Der Schwerpunkt liegt hierbei auf der Fruherkennung von Tumoren und ihrer Differentialdiagnostik."

Aus epidemiologischer Sicht besteht Ubereinstimmung darOber, daB ein erhohter Blutdruck als fUhrender Risikofaktor fUr alle frOh- zeitigen Erkrankungen und Todesfalle anzusehen ist. Die Dimen- sion des Gesamtproblems wird durch die Schatzung unterstrichen, wonach in der Bundesrepublik etwa 8% aller Patientenbesuche beim Arzt einen erhohten Blutdruck betreffen, was angenahert einer Frequenz von 8 Mio. Arztbesuchen pro Jahr entspricht. In den vergangenen Jahren hat es ermutigende Hinweise dafUr gegeben, daB eine effektive Kontrolle der Hypertonie zu einer Re- duktion der assoziierten Morbiditat und Mortalitat insbesondere von Schlaganfall, Herzinsuffizienz, dissezierendem Aneurysma und Nierenversagen fUhrt und dadurch wertvolles Leben verlangert wer- den kann. Die Moglichkeiten zur Blutdruckkontrolle haben sich durch die Entwicklung einer groBen Palette von pharmakologi- schen Wirkstoffen, die iiber unterschiedliche Mechanismen den Blutdruck senken, explosionsartig vermehrt. Die Untersuchung die- ser antihypertensiven Substanzen, ihrer Wirkungsmechanismen und ihrer Effektivitat hat gleichzeitig dazu beigetragen, mogliche kausa- Ie Faktoren bzw. Pathomechanismen zu entschliisse1n und dadurch neue Ansatzpunkte fUr eine wirksame medikamentose Kontrolle zu definieren. Der informierte praktizierende Arzt ist heute mehr denn je in der Lage, durch gezielten Einsatz der zur Verfiigung stehenden Antihypertensiva bei nahezu allen Patienten mit Hypertonie eine anhaltende und nebenwirkungsarme Blutdrucknormalisierung zu erreichen. Die Vielzahl der verfiigbaren antihypertensiven Medika- mente bedingt aber auch, daB bei der klinischen Anwendung und Applikation der blutdrucksenkenden Substanzen Konfusion und MiBverstandnis auftreten konnen und eine unzureichende Kontrol- Ie des Blutdrucks sowie eine erhohte Nebenwirkungsfrequenz die Folge sind.

Dieses Buch beschreibt die Bedeutung des Kallikrein-Kinin-Systems fur die Nierenfunktion und die Kreislaufregulation und diskutiert die Rolle seiner Regulationsmechanismen. Im 1. Teil des Buches werden die aktuellsten, hochspezifischen Messverfahren vorgestellt, die als Grundlage fur die Tierversuche und die Studien an Probanden und Patienten verwendet wurden. Erstmalig steht damit eine zuverlassige Bestimmung der einzelnen Komponenten dieses Systems zur Verfugung. Der 2. Teil des Buches befasst sich mit der physiologischen Bedeutung des renalen Kallikrein-Kinin-Systems fur die Nierenfunktion und die Kreislaufregulation, wahrend im 3. Teil renale und plasmatische Veranderungen im Kallikrein-Kinin-System an dem wohl bisher grossten Patientenkollektiv mit arterieller Hypertonie berichtet wird. Dieses Buch ist fur die klinische und wissenschaftliche Arbeit aller Forscher, die sich mit diesem Thema beschaftigen, ein ausgezeichnetes Nachschlagewerk.

In recent years, important technological innovations have made it possible to evaluate the small bowel endoscopically. Thus, traditional diagnostic methods such as imaging techniques are flanked by enteroscopy. The aim of this book is to present the results of enteroscopy as a method to diagnose small bowel disease, correlating it to the other investigative methods and above all to clinical findings. The book is a unique selected collection of images deriving from the results of documented experience and also including a brief clinical presentation, tables and diagrams of diagnostic algorithms. Renowned and accredited experts in gastroenterology, enteroscopy and researchers in the sector of small bowel disease have contributed to this volume.

Das Buch gibt eine aktuelle Darstellung der Behandlungsmethoden des Nierenkarzinoms. Neben der Wertigkeit der heutigen bildgebenden Verfahren und der Pathologie des Nierenkarzinoms werden die operativen Techniken und deren Ergebnisse ausfuhrlich dargestellt, insbesondere die organerhaltende Nierentumorchirurgie (Nierentumorausschalung, Exzisionen, die operative Ausraumung von Nierentumoren mit Cavazapfen und die systematische radikale Lymphadenektomie bei Tumornephrektomie). Weitere Themen befassen sich mit dem Stellenwert der Embolisation in der Behandlung des Nierenkarzinoms, immunologischen Aspekten sowie der Strahlentherapie und der Chemotherapie des metastasierten Nierenkarzinoms. Die umfassende Darstellung des Themas macht dieses Buch zu einem zuverlassigen Ratgeber fur alle, die Patienten mit Nierenkarzinom behandeln."

Im vorliegenden Band wird die vielschichtige klinische Problematik von Herzmuskel- und Perikarderkrankungen sowie der Herz- und Perikardtumoren ausfuhrlich dargestellt. Die Klassifizierung der Myokarderkrankungen folgt der derzeitigen Einteilung in (primare) Kardiomyopathien und (sekundare) spezifische Herzmuskelerkrankungen. Besondere Schwerpunkte liegen in der Darstellung der Immunpathogenese myokardialer Erkrankungen und der Anwendung neuer diagnostischer Verfahren wie Myokardbiopsie und bildgebender Verfahren. Breiter Raum ist in der Therapie neben den klassischen Methoden der Anwendung von Vasodilatantien, Betablockern, Kalziumantagonisten und Immunsuppressiva gewidmet. Erstmalig werden Myokardalterationen bei genetischen Erkrankungen und neurologischen Systemkrankheiten zusammenfassend dargestellt. Von besonderer Aktualitat sind toxische Einwirkungen auf das Myokard sowie Strahlenschaden. Internisten und allen kardiologisch interessierten Arzten vermittelt dieser Band umfassende Basisinformationen uber die diagnostischen und therapeutischen Fortschritte unter Einschluss der jeweils aktuellen Probleme in Pathogenese und Therapie."

Many inherited diseases and non-herediatry disorders have in common the development of renal cyctic disease. The most common, autosonal dominant polycystic kidney disease, is responsible for 5-10% of end-stage renal failure treated by dialysis or transplantation.
Since the publication six years ago of the last book on polycystic kidney disease, a number of genes causing the disease have been identified, mapped, or sequenced; new experimental models and the application of molecular biology techniques have provided new insights into the pathogenesis of polycystic kidney disease; novel clinical studies have provided valuable information for the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of the complications of this disease. This book provides an updated, state-of-the-art review of the genetics, pathophysiology, evaluation, and management of these diseases and will be of interest to both basic researchers and clinicians in nephrology.

- Primare und sekundare VUR sind zu differenzieren, sekundare VUR mtissen kausaI be- handelt werden; flir sie gelten die folgenden Oberlegungen nicht. - Wenn auch ein Einzelbefund fur die Wahl der Therapieform nie entscheidend sein darf, so hat sich die radiologische Graduierung nach Heikel u. Parkulainen (1966) in die Grade I-V (Abb. 11-16) doch aIs bedeutsam fur die Prognose erwiesen. Die Stadien I und II soIl ten konservativ behandelt werden, wenn keine Golflochostien vorliegen. Bei konservativer Behandlung ist die niedrig dosierte dauernde der intermittierenden antibiotischen Behandlung deutlich tiberlegen. Unter niedrig dosierter antibiotischer Dauertherapie ist in den Stadien I und II nur sel- ten mit einer Verschlechterung zu rechnen. Bisher sind nennenswerte, ernsthafte Nebenwirkungen der niedrig dosierten antibioti- schen Dauertherapie nicht zu erwarten. Bei zusatzlichei, auch geringgradiger Harnrohrenenge soUte bei VUR der Grade I-III immer die moglichst frtihe Beseitigung des distalen Abflu hindernisses vorgenommen werden (vgl. nachfolgendes Kapitel und Tab. 7 und 8). Operieren sollte man vor Vollendung des 3. Lebensjahres nur bei vitaler Indikation. Da andererseits nach dem ersten Lebensjahr kein signiflkanter Unterschied in der Hei- lungsrate bezogen auf die Altersgruppen besteht, sollten VUR der Grade IV und V moglichst frtih durch ARP bzw. Nephroureterektomie versorgt werden (vgl. 10.4. Ope- rative Therapie). Paraureterale Divertikel sind eine Kontraindikation zur konservativen Therapie. 10.4. Operative Therapie Vor dem umfangreichen Tell tiber die Antirefluxplastiken (ARP) wird zuniichst besprochen, wann eine ARP noch nicht (distaIes Abflu hindernis) oder nicht mehr (Nephroureter- ektomie) sinnvoll ist.

In diesem Buch wird eine neue diagnostische Methode vorgestellt: das ambulante Blutdruckmonitoring (ABDM). Die Langzeitblutdruckmessung und vor allem das ABDM haben einen Wissenszuwachs in der Hypertonologie erbracht, der wesentlich zur Erkennung des Bluthochdruckleidens beitr{gt. Eine fr}he Diagnose und die daraus resultierende Behandlung der arteriellen Hypertonie sind von entscheidender pr{ventiver Bedeutung. Die hier klar erl{uterte Rolle des ABDM in der allgemeinen Hypertonologie und die anschaulichen Beispiele spezieller Anwendungsm-glichkeiten bezeugen den Wert dieser Untersuchungsmethode f}r die Therapie des Bluthochdruckleidens.