Primary TMA syndromes Hereditary disorders ADAMTS13 deficiency-mediated TMA (also called TTP) Complement-mediated TMA Coagulation-mediated TMA Acquired disorders ADAMTS13 deficiency-mediated TMA (also called TTP) Shiga toxin-mediated TMA (also called ST-HUS) Drug-mediated…
Fig. 4.1 Two glomeruli with segmental necrosis and one with a cellular crescent (glomerulus on the left) in a 62-year-old male with crescentic glomerulonephritis associated with mitral valve Streptococcus viridans infective…
Clinicopathologic features n % Age (years) 55 ± 12.1 (21–91) Ethnicity Caucasian 74 95 African American 3 3.8 Asian 1 1.2 Gender Males 61 78 Females 17 22 Diabetes mellitus 32 41…
Fig. 3.1 Histological spectrum in infection-associated glomerulonephritis. a–c Infection-associated exudative glomerulonephritis with numerous infiltrating neutrophils is usually associated with acute presentation of nephritic syndrome (a H&E, ×400). The glomerular deposits are C3-dominant…
Fig. 8.1 Zonal pattern of inflammation is more common in pyelonephritis (as opposed to diffuse inflammation in acute rejection) in which inflamed areas of renal cortex are immediately juxtaposed to well-preserved…
APSGN SAGN Time of GN onset 1–4 weeks after infection has resolved During the course of active infection. Typically weeks to months after infection starts Pathogen species Group A β-hemolytic…
Fig. 4.1 Isolation of the ileal-colonic segment used for the Indiana pouch [17] Bowel continuity is restored in a side-to-side fashion using a bowel stapler. The mesenteric defect is closed…
Fig. 10.1 The male pelvic floor (a) ischiocavernosus and superficial transverse perineal muscle, (b) puborectalis muscle Fig. 10.2 The female pelvic floor (A) bulbospongiosus, (B) ischiocavernosus, (C) superficial and deep…
Fig. 2.1 Isolation of bowel segment The reservoir is constructed from 40 to 44 cm of distal ileum with each limb of the “U” measuring 20–22 cm, and a proximal…
Study Design Number of patients Follow-up duration Continence rate Intermittent catheterization rate Daytime Nighttime Elmajian et al. (1996) [4] Retrospective 250 Median: 42 months 87% 86% 8% Hautmann et al….
