Although statin use does not significantly improve graft survival after kidney transplantation, it may improve patient survival, according to a report in the July 23rd online issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Reuters Health Information
This Practice Point puts into context the findings of a retrospective study that investigated renal function in patients undergoing colonoscopy after bowel preparation with oral sodium phosphate or polyethylene glycol solution. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology
The authors of this Viewpoint argue that mandatory reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate leads to misdiagnosis of chronic kidney disease and to unnecessary referrals. Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
In renal oncocytomas, how often do chromosome 1 abnormalities occur using loss of heterozygosity studies? How do 3 techniques compare in the evaluation of chromosome 1 in renal oncocytomas? American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) is diagnosed in a 36-year-old woman who had a deceased-donor renal transplant. PVAN, often diagnosed within 12 months of transplant, developed 8 years later. Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
