[Use of stents in nephrology]. / Zastosowanie stentów w nefrologii.

Stenting is a modern and progressively developing methods in the treatment of blood vessel stenosis of different localization. Currently it is applied in all medical disciplines. The following article presents general characteristics of stents, methods of their implantation, current therapeutic indications for this procedure and treatment results of renal artery, arterio-venous fistulae and ureteral stenoses.

[The repeated ignoring of prenatal care by a pregnant woman after kidney transplantation]. / Powtórne zignorowanie opieki przedporodowej przez ciezarna z przeszczepiona nerka.

A multipara after kidney transplantation who had for the second time completely neglected prenatal care was admitted to a delivery room at the end of the first stage of labour. She delivered a daughter, weight 2900 g, Apgar 9 points. Mother's puerperium was without complications. The transient oliguria occurred in the baby on the second day. The problems connected with pregnancy after kidney transplantation were discussed.

[Pregnancy and labor in a pregnant woman with nephrocalcinosis complicated by renal failure]. / Ciaza i poród u ciezarnej z nefrokalcynoza powiklana niewydolnoscia nerek.

The paper presents a case of woman with nephrocalcinosis confirmed 10 years ago. During her third pregnancy a renal failure occurred with increasing urinary retention in the right kidney. Conservative treatment was applied without dialysis, despite of renal biochemical parameters, which balanced on the edge of the indication for this procedure. The pregnancy was managed by the 32-nd week and then cesarean section was performed because of increasing levels of creatinine and urea in the serum and enlargement of hydronephrosis. After the delivery a recovery of renal function was observed. Patient was discharged in good general condition on 9-th day after cesarean section and baby after 52 days of hospitalization in neonatal department when she has reached weight of 3000 g.