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Assessment of pretransplant inflammation in pediatric renal allograft recipientsLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Transpl Int 18:949-53. 2005..Unlike adults, a single pre-Tx determination of inflammatory markers was not predictive of AR or graft loss in children, indicating that the pathogenesis of AR may be different in children...
Acute humoral rejection in pediatric renal transplant recipients receiving steroid minimization immunosuppressionLavjay Butani
Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 16:269-73. 2012..03] months). Children receiving a SM regimen have a lower safety net and may benefit from more intensive monitoring of tacrolimus exposure. MMF dose modifications based on MPA trough determinations should be resisted in the setting of SM...- Gastrostomy tube leak in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysisL Butani
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 16:787-9. 2001..This complication, which has not previously been reported in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis, had devastating consequences, culminating in the death of our patient... - Children presenting with end-stage renal disease of unexplained etiology: implications for disease recurrence after transplantationLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 10:487-90. 2006.... - End-stage renal disease after high-dose carboplatinum in preparation of autologous stem cell transplantationLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 7:408-12. 2003..She had not received radiation or prior cisplatinum therapy. The possible reasons for the patient's highly unusual course and recommendations on ways to prevent this complication are discussed... - Idiopathic hypercalciuria in children--how valid are the existing diagnostic criteria?Lavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, 3rd Floor, CA 95817, Sacramento, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 19:577-82. 2004..The focus of this review is to critically evaluate the methods currently being used to measure urinary calcium excretion in children and to assess the validity of existing criteria for diagnosing idiopathic hypercalciuria... - End-stage renal disease from glomerulonephritis associated with anti-phospholipid syndromeLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Ticon II, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 19:812-4. 2004.... - Prospective monitoring of lipid profiles in children receiving pravastatin preemptively after renal transplantationLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 9:746-53. 2005..Whether the preemptive use of the statins will result in lower cardiovascular morbidity, especially considering the concomitant reduction in HDL-Chol remains to be determined... - Investigation of pediatric renal transplant recipients with heavy proteinuria after sirolimus rescueLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Transplantation 78:1362-6. 2004..This study describes pediatric renal transplant (Tx) recipients who were treated with sirolimus and who developed heavy proteinuria. Risk factors for the development of proteinuria and its time course are explored... - Angiotensin blockade in children with chronic glomerulonephritis and heavy proteinuriaLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 20:1651-4. 2005..Larger controlled clinical trials using this strategy are needed to better evaluate the efficacy and safety of this approach in children with glomerular diseases... - Amelioration of tacrolimus-induced nephrotoxicity in rats using juniper oilLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Transplantation 76:306-11. 2003..The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether altering the prostanoid profile using juniper oil (JO) would afford renoprotection in rats treated with tacrolimus... - Pilot study describing the use of pravastatin in pediatric renal transplant recipientsLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 7:179-84. 2003..Whether this effect will translate into improved allograft and patient survival in the long term cannot be predicted at present and will require additional studies to evaluate... - End-stage renal disease as the presenting manifestation of renal systemic lupus erythematosusLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California Davis Children s Hospital, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 22:149-51. 2007..Children presenting in ESRD should be worked-up for autoimmune diseases since the discovery of such a disease process may impact future decision-making, especially with respect to subsequent renal transplantation... - Effect of pretransplant dialysis modality and duration on long-term outcomes of children receiving renal transplantsLavjay Butani
Pediatric Nephrology, University of California Davis Children s Hospital, Sacramento, CA, USA
Transplantation 91:447-51. 2011..Our study investigated differences in graft and patient survival based on need for, and duration of, pretransplant dialysis in pediatric renal transplant recipients... - QTc interval in children with chronic renal failure and with renal transplantsLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Section of Pediatric Nephrology, 3rd Floor, Ticon II Building, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 17:6-9. 2002..In conclusion, QTc prolongation is uncommon in children with CRF and following Tx, in the absence of cardiac dilatation. However, caution is still needed before prescribing medications known to cause QTc prolongation... 
Experience with tacrolimus in children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndromeLavjay Butani
Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Children s Hospital, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 24:1517-23. 2009..Serial renal biopsies are necessary to check for subclinical nephrotoxicity, especially in younger children and those with higher trough levels...- Success of a steroid-minimization immunosuppression protocol for renal transplantation in the presence of donor-specific antibodiesLavjay Butani
Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 13:624-7. 2009.... - Corticosteroid-induced hypersensitivity reactionsLavjay Butani
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 89:439-45; quiz 445-6, 502. 2002..To review and present data on the prevalence, clinical manifestations, diagnostic techniques, and management options in patients with hypersensitivity reactions to corticosteroid preparations... - Microhematuria after renal transplantation in childrenLavjay Butani
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Ticon II Building, Third Floor, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 17:1038-41. 2002..Renal biopsies should be considered at the onset of hematuria if proteinuria and/or deterioration in renal function are seen concomitantly, to look for recurrent or de novo glomerulonephritis... - Congenital acute myelogenous leukemia presenting as palpable renal masses in a neonateLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 25:240-2. 2003..Healthcare providers need to be aware that congenital acute myelogenous leukemia, although rare, can present in the newborn period with nephromegaly... - Life-threatening extrarenal lupus in children despite improvement in serologic findingsLavjay Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California Davis, Ticon II, Third Floor, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Rheumatol Int 23:92-5. 2003.... - Predictive value of pretransplant inflammatory markers in renal allograft survival and rejection in childrenL Butani
Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Transplant Proc 37:679-81. 2005..The pathogenesis of AR may be different in children with a lesser contribution of alloantigen-independent factors such as chronic infections... - Determinants of urinary calcium and uric acid excretion in children after renal transplantationJ M Peterson
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 11:716-20. 2007..03). Our data demonstrate a high prevalence of HU and HC in pediatric renal Tx recipients. The long-term clinical implication of these metabolic abnormalities remains to be elucidated in prospective trials... - Effect of overweight/obesity on recovery after post-infectious glomerulonephritisM N Lee
Department of Pediatrics, and 2Section of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
Clin Nephrol 71:632-6. 2009.... - Improved pharmacokinetic monitoring of tacrolimus exposure after pediatric renal transplantationMartin N Lee
Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
Pediatr Transplant 11:388-93. 2007..Because of large variation in exposure, we recommend AUC monitoring for T. Prospective studies are needed to determine the impact of more accurate monitoring of T exposure on outcomes... - Rapid steroid discontinuation for pediatric renal transplantation: a single center experienceKeith K Lau
Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, 2526 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 11:504-10. 2007..Larger number of patients and longer follow-up are required to further confirm the effectiveness and safety of immunosuppression with rapid steroid discontinuation... - Induction therapy for pediatric focal proliferative lupus nephritis: cyclophosphamide versus mycophenolate mofetilKeith K Lau
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, 95817, USA
J Pediatr Health Care 22:282-8. 2008..The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of mycophenolate compared with cyclophosphamide as induction therapy in children with class III lupus nephritis... - Mitochondrial encephalopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome with hypothyroidism and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in a paediatric patientKeith K Lau
Department of Paediatrics, University of California, Davis, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Int Urol Nephrol 39:941-6. 2007..The purpose of this report is to increase the awareness of health-care professionals, especially in the fields of paediatrics, neurology, endocrinology and nephrology, regarding the manifestations and complications of MELAS... - Early and late recipient graft function and donor outcome after laparoscopic vs open adult live donor nephrectomy for pediatric renal transplantationChristoph Troppmann
Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento 95817, USA
Arch Surg 137:908-15; discussion 915-6. 2002..Laparoscopically procured live donor kidney grafts are increasingly transplanted into pediatric recipients. The safety and efficacy of this changed surgical practice are unknown... - Financial implications of pediatric outpatient renal biopsies: a single-center experienceKeith K Lau
Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
J Nephrol 22:69-74. 2009..The purpose of our study is to compare the safety and cost of performing outpatient versus inpatient renal biopsies at a single Northern California pediatric hospital... - Treatment strategies for pediatric idiopathic hypercalciuriaKeith Kwong Lau
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 1:299-305. 2009..The importance of a multidisciplinary approach involving the patient, their families, and health-care professionals is also addressed... - Pediatric en bloc kidney transplantation into pediatric recipientsKeith K Lau
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 14:100-4. 2010.... - Dense deposit disease and the factor H H402 alleleKeith K Lau
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Clin Exp Nephrol 12:228-32. 2008..The purpose of our report is to discuss the association of the H402 allele variant of factor H with the DDD/MPGN II phenotype and its possible therapeutic implications... - Ureterocystoplasty (bladder augmentation) with a solitary kidneyEric A Kurzrock
Department of Urology, University of California, Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 6:240-3. 2002..We believe that owing to the many advantages of native urothelium, every effort should be made to use ureter and avoid the use of intestine... - Remission of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type I with the use of tacrolimusMaha Haddad
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Nephrology, University of California Davis Medical Center, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 22:1787-91. 2007..The purpose of our report is to increase awareness of health care professionals to the potential benefits of this agent in inducing remission in children with severe membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis... - Cardiac tamponade in a pediatric renal transplant recipient on sirolimus therapyUyen Truong
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology and Section of Pediatric Nephrology, University of California Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Pediatr Transplant 9:541-4. 2005..The role of adenovirus, if any, in contributing to the development of our patient's pericardial effusion is discussed herein... - A 16-year-old girl with recent disseminated gonococcemia now presenting with a facial rashNicole Walters
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 94:224-7. 2005 - Long-term outcome in children after Henoch-Schonlein purpura nephritisLavjay Butani
Pediatric Nephrology, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA lavjay butani ucdmc ucdavis edu
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 46:505-11. 2007..There are no features at initial presentation that identify children at risk of disease progression. Close follow-up of all children with Henoch Schönlein purpura glomerulonephritis is warranted... - Immunoglobulin E-mediated reactions to corticosteroidsHay Cheam
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, Children's Hospital, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 5:22-7. 2005..Therapeutic options for patients with documented steroid allergy include the use of alternative steroid preparations, desensitization, and, possibly, the use of monoclonal anti-IgE antibodies... - Quiz page. Horseshoe kidney with a double calyces on the left side and a stone on the right sideKeith K Lau
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 49:A49-51. 2007 - Spontaneous epidural hemorrhage in chronic renal failure. A case report and reviewKiarash Shahlaie
Department of Neurological Surgery, Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 19:1168-72. 2004..He recovered completely, with no significant neurological deficit. This unique presentation of spontaneous intracranial epidural hemorrhage in an adolescent not receiving hemodialysis highlights a rare, but serious, complication of CRF... - Bilateral infundibulopelvic stenosis without renal insufficiency: is surgery necessary?Suzanne E Generao
Department of Urology, University of California, Davis Children s Hospital, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Nephrology (Carlton) 9:186-9. 2004..Patients are at risk for hyperfiltration injury and should be followed for the development of hypertension, proteinuria and renal insufficiency. Without evidence of obstruction, medical management remains the cornerstone of treatment... - Severe hyperphosphatemia resulting from high-dose liposomal amphotericin in a child with leukemiaAnita Jain
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, California 95817, USA
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 25:324-6. 2003..Health care providers need to recognize this potentially life-threatening complication of liposomal amphotericin B, since early detection and intervention can prevent significant morbidity... - Remission of membranoproliferative nephritis with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition and receptor blockadeLavjay Butani
Pediatr Nephrol 18:1199. 2003 - Effect of felodipine on tacrolimus pharmacokinetics in a renal transplant recipientLavjay Butani
Transplantation 73:159-60. 2002 - Validity of protein-osmolality versus protein-creatinine ratios in the estimation of quantitative proteinuria from random samples of urine in childrenBruce Z Morgenstern
Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 41:760-6. 2003..Proteinuria is an important marker of kidney disease. Simple methods to determine the presence of proteinuria in a semiquantitative fashion require measurement of either a protein-creatinine or protein-osmolality ratio... - Gross hematuria in minimal-change disease nephrotic syndromeLavjay Butani
Pediatr Nephrol 21:1783. 2006