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Fibrosis With Inflammation Predicts Kidney Transplant Failure
Medscape Medical News, September 2, 2010
Intensive Blood Pressure Control Does Not Slow Kidney Disease in Black Patients
Medscape Medical News, September 1, 2010
FDA Clears Catheter Guidance System With Real-Time Tracking
Medscape Medical News, August 31, 2010

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Ablative Therapies for Renal Tumors
Therapeutic Advances in Urology, September 2, 2010
Persistent Glomerular Hematuria in Living Kidney Donors Confers a Risk of Progressive Kidney Disease in Donors After Heminephrectomy
American Journal of Transplantation, August 31, 2010

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Wanted: An Early Biomarker for Acute Kidney Injury Is there a biomarker or combination of biomarkers that provides an earlier indication of AKI than serum creatinine? Dr. Jeff Berns reports on a cursory review of 3000 publications.
Berns on Nephrology, September 2010
Should C4d Be Used as a Marker in Pancreas Transplant Biopsies? C4d is a reliable marker of antibody-mediated rejection in transplanted kidneys, but is it useful in pancreas transplantation? Dr. Ron Shapiro reports on a study that examines this issue.
Shapiro on Transplantation, August 2010
A Bad Sign for Renal Allograft Survival Antibody-mediated injury is a negative prognostic factor for late kidney allograft failure in a study reviewed by Dr. Ron Shapiro.
Shapiro on Transplantation, August 2010
Kidney and Pancreas Transplants: Do Sequential Procedures Improve Survival? Dr. Ron Shapiro reviews a study of patient and graft survival in diabetic patients undergoing simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation or pancreas transplantation after kidney transplantation.
Shapiro on Transplantation, August 2010
Robots Lend a Hand in Kidney Transplantation Kidney transplantation in morbidly obese patients can be technically demanding. Dr. Ron Shapiro reports on the outcome of a totally robotic kidney transplant.
Shapiro on Transplantation, August 2010
Blocked Legislation Is Vital to Kidney Transplant Recipients Dr. Jeff Berns takes aim at Congress members who are blocking legislation (by bundling it with dialysis legislation) that guarantees lifetime immunosuppressive therapy for renal transplant recipients.
Berns on Nephrology, August 2010
Organ Transplantation From Deceased Donors With Brain Cancer: Is It Safe? Can organs from deceased donors with primary intracranial malignancy transmit cancer to the recipient? Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses a recent study that sheds new light on this long-held controversy.
Shapiro on Transplantation, August 2010
Valganciclovir: Does Extending Treatment Reduce Risk for CMV in Kidney Transplant Patients? Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses a recent study that compares the safety and efficacy of 100 vs 200 days of valganciclovir to prevent late-onset cytomegalovirus prophylaxis in high-risk kidney transplant recipients.
Shapiro on Transplantation, July 2010
Altruistic Kidney Donation: Is It a Cause for Regret? Few data are available on organ donors after donation. Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses a recent study that looks at the impact of altruistic kidney donation on the psychological well being of the donor.
Shapiro on Transplantation, July 2010
Controlling Skin Cancer in Renal Transplant Patients Can conversion to sirolimus immunosuppression reduce the recurrence of skin cancer in renal transplant patients? Dr. Ron Shapiro discusses a randomized, controlled study that shows promising results.
Shapiro on Transplantation, July 2010
From A2 to B: Shortening the Wait for a Kidney Dr. Ron Shapiro looks at a study in which blood type A2 kidneys were transplanted into recipients with blood types O and B in an effort to shorten the waiting time for transplantation.
Shapiro on Transplantation, July 2010
Does Early Initiation of Dialysis Improve Survival? The current trend is toward earlier and earlier initiation of dialysis in patients with chronic renal disease. Dr. Jeffrey Berns discusses a recent study that puts this trend in question.
Berns on Nephrology, July 2010

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Should C4d Be Used as a Marker in Pancreas Transplant Biopsies?
Commentary, August 2010
A Bad Sign for Renal Allograft Survival
Commentary, August 2010
Meeting the Challenges of Diagnosing ACS in Patients With Renal Failure
Ask the Expert, August 2010
Kidney and Pancreas Transplants: Do Sequential Procedures Improve Survival?
Commentary, August 2010

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