Published August, 2011
By Prem Puri
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This is a leading reference on the diagnosis and therapeutic approach to the pediatric patient with this common disorder, found in 1-2% of children. The first on its topic, this comprehensive text details the etiology, diagnosis and management of this disease.

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Published June, 2011
By RN Srivastava, Arvind Bagga and R. N. Srivastava
Publisher: Jaypee Medical (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers)
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Completely revised fifth edition, up to date view of the recent advances in renal disorders in children. With a new chapter on prevention of kidney disease and contributions from leading international experts.

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Published February, 2011
By Glenn M. Preminger, Nagaraja P. Rao and John P. Kavanagh
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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The surgical management of urinary stone disease has advanced significantly since the introduction of a number of minimally invasive procedures. This volume covers the entire subject from the basic science to the medical and surgical treatment of stones.

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Published January, 2011
By T.K. Jha, E. Noiri and Eisei Noiri
Publisher: Springer
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Therapeutic regimens for visceral leishmaniasis (also Kala-azar, Dum-dum fever or black fever), caused by parasitic protozoa of the Leishmania genus, evolve at a pace never seen before.

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Published January, 2011
By Martin F. Fromm and Richard B. Kim
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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It is increasingly recognized that various transporter proteins are expressed throughout the body and determine absorption, tissue distribution, biliary and renal elimination of endogenous compounds and drugs and drug effects.

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Published December, 2010
By Manfred Wick, Paul Lehmann and Wulf Pinggera
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
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Iron is essential for most forms of life, including humans. Therefore, the control of iron metabolism and maintenance of iron hemostasis is an crucial part of many aspects of human health and disease. Understanding the control of iron metabolism is furthermore important for understanding diseases of iron overload, like hemochromatosis.

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Published December, 2010
By Helen Liapis, Hanlin Wang, Jon H. Ritter and Hanlin L. Wang
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Because of the progress in diagnostic transplantation pathology interpretation of transplant biopsies is increasingly becoming an attractive field for general surgical pathologists.

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Published December, 2010
By Glenn M. Chertow, Laura D. Byham-Gray and Jerrilynn D. Burrowes
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Nutrition and Health
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The field of kidney disease has evolved over the years to encompass a broad and sophisticated knowledge base. It is written by a collaborative group of distinguished dietitians and physicians who have devoted their careers to the care of patients with kidney disease.

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Published December, 2010
By C.M. Kjellstrand, J. B. Dossetor, C. M. Kjellstrand and Carl Kjellstrand
Publisher: Springer
Series: Developments in Nephrology
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Ethical Problems in Dialysis and Transplantation presents an overview of issues with which nephrologists and decision makers are confronted in their daily practice. Others chapters discuss a philosophical and religious analysis of stopping treatment and the clinical and ethical aspects of stopping treatment in dialysis.

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Published December, 2010
By Toshio Miyata, Kai-Uwe Eckardt and Masaomi Nangaku
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice
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Conditions such as oxidative stress and hypoxia, which have a generalized impact on the oxygen metabolism, have been implicated in the genesis of kidney disease. This means that novel approaches targeting these sensors may offer clinical benefits in kidney disease in which oxidative stress and/or hypoxia is a final, common pathway.

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