Thus, in our three patients without clinical, biological and imaging criteria for FD therapy, evidence of specific FD lesions in kidney biopsy supported our recommendation to initiate FD treatment. CONCLUSION. The data from our small cohort of females with Fabry disease underline the importance of ...
The mean age at diagnosis was 43.8 ± 15.3 years (range 17-73 years), although mean age of symptoms onset was 34.3 ± 13.5 years (range 14-61 years). Six women from our cohort were considered healthy carriers, three females presented only neurological manifestations, nine patients had ...
Fenestration of liver cysts in polycystic liver disease to improve quality of life: a case report and literature review A 48-year-old female patient had been followed up for 5 years for both polycystic liver and kidney diseases at another institution. During follow-up ... DH Jung,S Hwang,CS...
CKD progresses slowly, and symptoms may not appear until the kidneys are badly damaged. As the kidneys stop working properly, waste builds up in the blood resulting in increased symptoms and eventual kidney failure. In the United States, CKD is slightly more common among females than among ...
In 1795 study participants, CKD prevalence was 8.6%. Prevalence in males was twofold higher than females (12% vs 6%). Of those with CKD, 35% had suspected CKDu. Both traditional CKD and CKDu were associated with male sex and increasing age. Traditional CKD was associated with a family hi...
The short urethra in females is amenable to canulization for the intravesical administration of substances, whereas the longer, more complex urethra in males does not permit such maneuvers. The urethra of the male is considerably longer, extending from the bladder through the pelvic girdle (...
Angiomyolipomas are related to the genetic disease of tuberous sclerosis. Angiomyolipomas are common benign (noncancerous) tumors of the kidney, composed of three types of cells: vascular cells, immature smooth muscle cells, and fat cells. These benign tumors are mainly found in the kidney, but...
The duration of symptoms was 4.7 month (2.7 - 6.7) for all patients, male 5.8 month (2.1 - 9.5) and female 3.5 month (2.6 - 4.4). The systolic blood pressure was 139.9 mmHg (135.3 - 144.5) for all patients, 142.1 mmHg (136.1 -...
estimated to be double that again5. This is of mission critical significance, one Soviet in-flight renal stone episode nearly caused a mission termination due to the severe symptoms, but was relieved by spontaneous stone passage by the cosmonaut just before an urgent deorbit was initiated6. It...
"It tells a more personal story for people with kidney disease; the analysis really illustrates how they are missing out on more years of life, compared to life expectancy in the general population," said Dr. de la Mata. In thegeneral population, females live longer than males for many rea...