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5/6 Nephrectomy Using Sharp Bipolectomy Via Midline Laparotomy in Rats
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[Renal dysfunction in liver disease]
Magdalena Dylewska1, Monika Wieliczko1
1Katedra i Klinika Nefrologii, Dializoterapii i Chorób Wewnętrznych, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Warszawa.
Abstract:
In patients with liver disease various acute and chronic kidney disorders may occur, the most severe being a hepatorenal syndrome. It is usually found in patients with decompensated cirrhosis and the only effective treatment is liver transplantation. The other common causes of renal dysfunction are: prerenal (dehydration, hypovolemia) and renal (ischemia or nephrotoxicity) acute kidney injury. The most frequent chronic nephropathies are: glomerulonephritis and mixed cryoglobinemia due to viral hepatitis C and B. Finally, chronic liver disease has been associated with an increased risk of diabetic nephropathy.
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