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309 entries match Urology & Nephrology [C13]

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1934

#2719

Studies on experimental hypertension. 1. The production of persistent elevation of systolic blood pressure by means of renal ischemia.

GOLDBLATT, Harry (1891 – 1977) & et al.

Goldblatt discovered the role of the kidneys in the regulation of blood pressure. This was the first of Goldblatt’s papers on experimental hypertension, which established an aetiologic role for renal ischemia in the p…

1934 –1935

#4275

Suprapubic prostatectomy with closure.

HARRIS, Samuel Harry (1881 – 1936)

Harris’s operation, first described by him on 26 March, 1927, and briefly reported in Med. J. Aust., 1927, 1, 460.

1935

#858.1

An apparatus for the culture of whole organs.

LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus (1902 – 1974)
LINDBERGH, Charles Augustus (1902 – 1974)

In 1931, the year before his son’s sensational kidnapping, the celebrity aviator began working with Alexis Carrel at the Rockefeller Institute on a perfusion pump which would allow the cultivation of whole organs in v…

1935

#4202

Mandelic acid in the treatment of urinary infections.

ROSENHEIM, Max Leonard (1908 – 1972)
ROSENHEIM, Max Leonard (1908 – 1972)

Introduction of mandelic acid in the treatment of urinary infections.

1936

#4250

Intercapillary lesions in the glomeruli of the kidney.

WILSON, Clifford (1906 – 1997) KIMMELSTIEL, Paul (1900 – 1970)

“Kimmelstiel–Wilson syndrome”. First description of nodular intercapillary glomerulosclerosis, the only known morphological alteration specific, or almost so, for diabetes mellitus.

1937

#2721

Secreción hipertensora del rinón isquemiado.

HOUSSAY, Bernardo Alberto (1887 – 1971)
HOUSSAY, Bernardo Alberto (1887 – 1971) FASCIOLO, Juan Carlos (1911 – )

Houssay and Fasciolo transplanted an ischemic kidney into an animal from which both kidneys had been removed. Hypertension resulted after establishment of circulation, supporting the view that hypertension is due to a…

1937

#4250.1

A new plastic operation for stricture at the uretero-pelvic junction: report of 20 operations.

FOLEY, Frederic Eugene Basil (1891 – 1966)

Foley’s operation for hydronephrosis.

1937

#11466

The origin and growth of renal calculi.

RANDALL, Alexander (1883 – 1951)

Randall founded the theory of kidney stone formation on anchored papillary plaque. https://kidneystones.uchicago.edu/randalls-plaque/ Digital facsimile from PubMedCentral at this link.

1939

#2724

Renal changes in malignant hypertension; experimental evidence.

WILSON, Clifford (1906 – 1997) BYROM, Frank Burnet (1902 – 1976)

Production of hypertension in rats by constriction of one renal artery, and important studies of the renal changes produced, which included degeneration of the renal arterioles.

1939

#4250.2

Architecture of the kidney in chronic Bright’s disease.

OLIVER, Jean Redman (1889 – 1976)

A description of the morphological changes in the nephrons of diseased kidneys. Hypertrophic, atrophic and aglomerular units are described.

1940

#2724.1

The substance causing renal hypertension.

BRAUN-MENÉNDEZ, Eduardo (1903 – 1959)

Angiotensin. With J. C. Fasciolo, L. F. Leloir, and J. M. Muñoz. Independently isolated by Page and Helmer (see No. 2724.2) and later named angiotensin.

1940

#2724.2

A crystalline pressor substance (angiotonin) resulting from the reaction between renin and renin-activator.

PAGE, Irvine Heinly (1901 – 1991)
PAGE, Irvine Heinly (1901 – 1991) HELMER, Oscar Marvin (1900 – 1972)

Isolation of angiotonin (angiotensin).

1940

#4251

A practical method for the measurement of glomerular filtration rate (inulin clearance) with an evaluation of the clinical significance of this determination.

ALVING, Alf Sven (1902 – 1965) MILLER, Benjamin Frank (1907 – )

Inulin clearance test.

1941

#1244.1

Methods for the collection of fluid from single glomeruli and tubules of the mammalian kidney, and the collection and analysis of fluid from single nephrons of the mammalian kidney.

WALKER, Arthur M. OLIVER, Jean Redman (1889 – 1976) & et al.

This was the first (and for many years) the only application of the Wearn-Richards procedure (No. 1239) to the mammalian kidney.

1941

#4252

Crush injuries with impairment of renal function.

BYWATERS, Eric George Lapthorne (1910 – 2003) BEALL, Desmond (1910 – 1999)

Bywaters and Beali encountered cases of the “crush syndrome” among victims of the London air-raids of 1940-41.

1941

#4253

The vicious circle in chronic Bright’s disease. Experimental evidence from the hypertensive rat.

WILSON, Clifford (1906 – 1997) BYROM, Frank Burnet (1902 – 1976)

1941

#4276

Studies on prostatic cancer. I. The effect of castration, of estrogen, and of androgen injection on serum phosphatases in metastatic carcinoma of the prostate.

HUGGINS, Charles Brenton (1901 – 1997) HODGES, Clarence Vernard (1914 – 2001)

In 1966 Huggins was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering in 1941 "for his discoveries concerning hormonal treatment of prostatic cancer."

1942

#4254

Natural history of Bright’s disease. Clinical, histological and experimental observations.

ELLIS, Sir Arthur William Mickle (1883 – 1966)

Ellis’s classification of nephritis.

1944

#2725

Treatment of kidney disease and hypertensive vascular disease with rice diet.

KEMPNER, Walter (1903 – 1997)

Kempner rice diet for the treatment of hypertension.

1944

#4255

The artificial kidney: Dialyser with great area.

KOLFF, Willem Johann (1911 – 2009) & et al.

The Kolff artificial kidney. With H. T. J. Berk and others. Kolff first published his discovery in a neutral country (Sweden) since in 1944 Holland was occupied by the Germans. See also No. 1976.

1945

#4276.1

Bilateral adrenalectomy in prostatic cancer; clinical features and urinary excretion of 17-ketosteroids and estrogen.

HUGGINS, Charles Brenton (1901 – 1997) SCOTT, William Wallace (1913 – 2000)

Adrenalectomy for carcinoma of the prostate.

1945

#4277

Retropubic prostatectomy. A new extravesical technique.

MILLIN, Terence John (1903 – 1980)

Retropubic prostatectomy.

1946

#4256

The treatment of acute renal failure by peritoneal irrigation.

FINE, Jacob (1900 – ) & et al.

With H. A. Frank and A. M. Seligman.

1946

#11510

Die kunstmatige Nier.

KOLFF, Willem Johann (1911 – 2009)

Kolff's first book on the artificial kidney. This was his doctoral dissertation. There were two versions published. The first was designated Proefschrift and credited Kolff as Willem Johan Kolff on the title page. It …

1947

#1244.2

The antidiuretic hormone and the factors which determine its release.

VERNEY, Ernest Basil (1894 – 1967)

Verney elucidated the factors that determine the release of antidiuretic hormone, and introduced the osmoreceptor concept.

1947

#1245

Studies of the renal circulation.

TRUETA I RASPALL, Josep (1897 – 1977) & et al.

With A. E. Barclay, P. M. Daniel, K. J. Franklin, and M. M. L. Prichard. In studying the anurias which follow injury, especially crushing injuries and burns, Trueta’s team demonstrated that both the processes of filtr…

1947

#11511

Development of an artificial kidney: Experimental and clinical experiences.

MURRAY, Donald Walter Gordon (Gordon Murray) (1894 – 1976) & et al.

".... a significant contribution to renal therapies was made by Canadian surgeon Gordon Murray with the assistance of two doctors, an undergraduate chemistry student, and research staff. Murray's work was conducted si…

1948

#11620

Urological oddities.

DAKIN, Wirt Bradley (1883 – 1975)

1950

#4256.1

Homotransplantation of the kidney in human; preliminary report.

LAWLER, Richard H. (1895 – 1982)
LAWLER, Richard H. (1895 – 1982) & et al.

Report of first human patient to survive a kidney transplant. The operation was on June 17, 1950, and the patient was discharged on August 26. With four co-authors. See No. 4257.

1950

#4203

Permanent artificial (silicone) urethra.

DE NICOLA, Rocco Robert (1916 – )

First implantation of silicone rubber tube to replace urethra.

1951

#1246

The kidney: structure and function in health and disease.

SMITH, Homer William (1895 – 1962)
SMITH, Homer William (1895 – 1962)

An encyclopaedic presentation of kidney physiology, including the many contributions of the author.

1951

#1246.01

Das Multiplikationsprinzip als Grundlage der Harnkonzentrierung in der Niere.

HARGITAY, Bart
KUHN, Werner (1899 – 1963)
KUHN, Werner (1899 – 1963)

A theoretical treatment of the countercurrent hypothesis accompanied by data from a working model.

1951

#1246.1

Lokalisation des Konzentrierungsprozesses in der Niere durch direkte Kryoskopie.

WIRZ, Heinrich (1914 – ) & et al.

The initial experimental evidence advanced in support of the countercurrent hypothesis. With B. Hargitay and W. Kuhn.

1951

#4256.11

The pathogenesis of acute renal failure associated with traumatic and toxic injury. Renal ischemia, nephrotoxic damage and the ischemuric episode.

OLIVER, Jean Redman (1889 – 1976) MACDOWELL, M TRACY, A

Oliver’s work on the structural lesions associated with acute renal failure in which he differentiated between the two types of damage: nephrotoxic, due to toxic substances, and tubulorhexic, due to ischemia, establis…

1951

#4203.1

Le réservoir iléal de substitution après la cystectomie totale chez l’homme.

COUVELAIRE, Roger (1903 – 1986)

Artificial bladder.

1954

#4256.2

Nephrotomography. A preliminary report.

EVANS, John Arthur (1909 – ) & et al.

With W. Dubilier and J. C. Monteith.

1955

#4256.3

Experiences with renal homotransplantation in the human. Report of nine cases.

HUME, David Milford (1917 – 1973) MERRILL, John Putnam (1917 – 1986) THORN, George Widmer (1906 – 2004) & et al.

With Benjamin F. Miller. Digital facsimile from PubMedCentral at this link.

1956

#4257

Successful homotransplantation of the human kidney between identical twins.

MERRILL, John Putnam (1917 – 1986) MURRAY, Joseph Edward (1919 – 2012) HARRISON, John Hartwell (1909 – 1983) & et al.

This was the first successful kidney transplant. The patient, both of whose own kidneys had been removed, was alive 11 months after the transplant. With Warren R. Guild. See No. 4256.1. In 1990 Joseph Murray shared th…

1956

#4257.1

Further developments of a coil kidney. Disposable artificial kidney.

KOLFF, Willem Johann (1911 – 2009) WATSCHINGER, B

Disposable twin coil kidney.

1959

#1246.2

Micropuncture study of the mammalian urinary concentrating mechanism: Evidence for the countercurrent hypothesis.

GOTTSCHALK, Carl William (1922 – 1997) MYLLE, Margaret

Proof that tubular fluid is first concentrated in the loop of Henle, then diluted in the ascending limb of the loop before its final concentration in the collecting ducts, as predicted by the countercurrent hypothesis.

1960

#4257.2

Cannulation of blood vessels for prolonged hemodialysis.

QUINTON, Wayne Everett (1921 – 2015) SCRIBNER, Belding Hibbard (1921 – 2003) DILLARD, David

Scribner, Quinton, and Dillard made repeated dialysis possible by their development of indwelling Teflon–Silastic arteriovenous shunts. These became known as Scribner Shunts.

1961

#10005

Glomerular permeability. I. Ferritin transfer across the normal glomerular capillary wall.

FARQUHAR, Marilyn Gist (1928 – ) WISSIG, Steven L.
PALADE, George Emil (1912 – 2008)
PALADE, George Emil (1912 – 2008)

"The authors used ferritin as an electron dense tracer, such that they could visualize both the structure of the capillary wall and the pathways taken by the ferritin moelcules across the wall....This report confirmed…

1967

#10006

Composition of tubular fluid in the macula densa segment as a factor regulating the function of the juxtaglomerular apparatus.

THURAU, Klaus (1928 – ) & et al.

"This demonstration of 'tubulo-glomerular feedback' therefore provided mechanistic insights into one of the fundamental homeostatic functions of the kidney—the ability to conserve salt and water. Adjusting filtered so…

1970

#4297.1

A history of bladder stone.

ELLIS, Harold (1926 – )
ELLIS, Harold (1926 – )

1971

#4297.2

The history of urology.

MURPHY, Leonard James Thomas (1914 – )

A scholarly, detailed work. Part 1 is an adapted translation of E. Desnos: Histoire de l’urologie, in Encyclopédie française d’urologie, eds. A. Pousson & E. Desnos, 1914, 1, 1-294.

1971

#10007

The dynamics of glomerular ultrafiltration in the rat.

BRENNER, Barry M. & et al.

"Brenner and colleagues combined two relatively novel tools: a servo-null device for accurate measurment of capillary hydrostatic pressure... and a strain of specially selected rats with superficially located glomerul…

1972

#4297.3

Die Geschichte der Nierenkrankheiten.

BLEKER, Johanna (1940 – )

1974

#12343

The courage to fail: A social view of organ transplants and dialysis.

SWAZEY, Judith P. (1939 – ) FOX, Renée Claire (1928 – )

Includes chapters on the heart transplantation moratorium and the artificial heart.

1980

#12344

Hypertension, the renal basis. Benchmark papers in human physiology. Edited by David B. Gordon.

GORDON, David B.

1987

#1588.23

Renal physiology: People and ideas.

GOTTSCHALK, Carl William (1922 – 1997) BERLINER, Robert William (1915 – 2002) GIEBISCH, Gerhard H. (1927 – 2020)

A collective work on the history of renal physiology with thematic chapters by the editors and other prominent investigators.