Nephropathology
Naser Tayyebi Meibodi; Salman Soltani; Farnaz Torabian
Abstract
The capability of the urinary tract to undergo metaplastic changes such as squamous, intestinal, glandular, mucinous, or ciliated epithelium in renal pelvis has been previously reported, which hypothetically is due to the mechanical irritation of the transitional epithelium. However, transitional metaplasia ...
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The capability of the urinary tract to undergo metaplastic changes such as squamous, intestinal, glandular, mucinous, or ciliated epithelium in renal pelvis has been previously reported, which hypothetically is due to the mechanical irritation of the transitional epithelium. However, transitional metaplasia is a rare presentation in the collecting ducts. The aim of this paper was to report this type of extremely rare metaplasia and to inform pathologists that they may encounter this kind of metaplasia. A 25-year-old man, a known case of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), referred to the Imam Reza Hospital; affiliated to the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, for bilateral nephrectomy. Gross evaluation of bilateral nephrectomy specimens showed atrophic kidneys and dilated pelvicalyceal systems. The light microscopic evaluation showed transitional metaplasia in the background of chronic pyelonephritis, confirmed by GATA3 nuclear immunohistochemical stain. In this study, we presented a rare case of a renal collecting duct with transitional epithelial lining replacing the normal epithelium as a metaplastic change, with the hypothesis that previous medical history including VUR, or hemodialysis could be the trigger for the metaplastic change, which should be confirmed by further studies.
Reza Afshar; Mohammadreza Jalali Nadoushan; Suzan Sanavi; Ahmad Komeili
Volume 1, Issue 2 , April 2006, , Pages 55-60
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Hemodialysis (HD) is one of the therapeutic modalities patients. Since inadequate dialysis increases mortality and morbidity of patients, therefore, assessment of dialysis adequacy is clinically important. For this reason, hemodialysis adequacy was determined in patients undergoing ...
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Background and Objectives: Hemodialysis (HD) is one of the therapeutic modalities patients. Since inadequate dialysis increases mortality and morbidity of patients, therefore, assessment of dialysis adequacy is clinically important. For this reason, hemodialysis adequacy was determined in patients undergoing maintenance HD at the Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytic strategy of this research study was conducted on 54 patients in 2005. All of the patients were consented and informed of the study purposes. Data were collected using a reliable questionnaire including age, gender, height, weight, and dialysis duration. Prescribed, delivered, and equilibrated kt/v and URR (urea reduction ratio) were calculated using urea kinetic modeling formulas. All data analysis was carried out using t-test, Fisher exactly test, and Pearson correlation analysis (SPSS software). Results: The study population consisted of 54 patients undergoing conventional maintenance HD (36 males and 18 females) aged 18-83 years. The mean value of age was 55.27 ± 17.28 years. The mean values of prescribed kt/v, dkt/v (delivered), ekt/v (equilibrated), and URR were 1.11 ± 0.19, 0.94 ± 0.18, 0.8 ± 0.15, and 55.33 ± 7.05 respectively. Based on DOQI guidelines, the percentage of adequate prescribed kt/v, ekt/v, and URR were 33.3 %, 11.1 %, and 11.1 % respectively. The mean value of age in inadequate ekt/v group was greater than adequate ekt/v group, although t- test analysis did not show a statistically significant correlation (p = 0.085). In addition, Fisher exactly test showed a statistically significant correlation between adequate ekt/v and gender (p = 0.013) and also between ekt/v and URR (p<0.001). On the other hand, Chi-square test did not show a statistically significant correlation between ekt/v and underlying cause of ESRD (p = 0.685). Conclusion: It was found out that hemodialysis in this center is inadequate in a great percentage of patients, especially in male ones. Further research study with a larger sample size is suggested to evaluate contributing factors in dialysis adequacy. According to these findings, new treatment strategies may also be necessary.
