[The Medical Journal of Switzerland: one hundred twenty five years (1880-2004) of history!].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
[Medicine and society: the Medical Journal of Switzerland in history].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
[Kidney cancer in adults].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
[Nephrology, interfaces and integral medicine].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
[Living donor, his/her role and surgical approach concerning kidney transplantation].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
Renal transplantation began in 1951 with a living donor. With advances in cadaveric transplantation, living donor transplantation became marginalised. Because of recent progresses in the field of transplantation, the scarcity of cadaveric kidneys and the attractivity of laparoscopic nephrectomy this therapeutic modality is regaining interest. The i...
[Atheromatous stenosis of renal arteries -- pragmatism versus science -- the opinion of the vascular surgeon].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
[Precautions and limitations when using intrahospital mortality as indicator of quality of care].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
The use of inhospital mortality as an quality indicator, need to be done with cautions, in particular adjustment for the case-mix, exclusion of patients in palliative care and analysis of disease specific rates.
[A new phosphate management allows the control of vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
[Nutrition and dialysis: how to keep adequate nutrition in dialysis?].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
Malnutrition is frequent in dialysis patients and it increases the mortality risk in this setting. There are many causes of malnutrition including protein metabolism impairment, amino acid and nutrient losses in dialysate, dialysis-induced muscle catabolism, metabolic acidosis, increased energy expenditure, resistance to anabolic hormones, comorbid...
[Nephrologic future of urinary tract abnormalities in children].
Published in Revue médicale de la Suisse romande
