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the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney (同)renal lithiasis

English Journal

Incontinence and psychological problems in children: a common central nervous pathway?

Van Herzeele C1, Vande Walle J2.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany).Pediatr Nephrol.2016 May;31(5):689-92. doi: 10.1007/s00467-016-3336-2. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
Nocturnal enuresis is caused by a mismatch between the nocturnal bladder capacity and the nocturnal diuresis rate, in the presence of a deficient arousability in the majority of patients, according to the pediatric and urologic literature. Psychiatric and psychologic literature are still concentrati
PMID 26872485

Bjornstad P1,2, Roncal C3, Milagres T3, Pyle L4, Lanaspa MA3, Bishop FK5, Snell-Bergeon JK4,5, Johnson RJ5,3, Wadwa RP4,5, Maahs DM4,5,3.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany).Pediatr Nephrol.2016 May;31(5):787-93. doi: 10.1007/s00467-015-3299-8. Epub 2015 Dec 23.
BACKGROUND: Urine uric acid (UUA) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy via its effect on tubular cells. We hypothesized that the UUA level would be higher in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) than in those without T1D. We also hypothesized that UUA and fractional uric
PMID 26701836

Chronic haemodialysis in small children: a retrospective study of the Italian Pediatric Dialysis Registry.

Paglialonga F1, Consolo S2, Pecoraro C3, Vidal E4, Gianoglio B5, Puteo F6, Picca S7, Saravo MT3, Edefonti A2, Verrina E8.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany).Pediatr Nephrol.2016 May;31(5):833-41. doi: 10.1007/s00467-015-3272-6. Epub 2015 Dec 21.
BACKGROUND: Chronic haemodialysis (HD) in small children has not been adequately investigated.METHODS: This was a retrospective investigation of the use of chronic HD in 21 children aged <2 years (n = 12 aged <1 year) who were registered in the Italian Pediatric Dialysis Registry. Data c
PMID 26692024