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Table of Contents:

Contributing Authors
Preface and Dedication
1 Embryology 3
2 Glomerular Circulation and Function 25
3 Tubular Function 45
4 Perinatal Urology 73
5 Renal Dysplasia/Hypoplasia 83
6 Syndromes and Malformations of the Urinary Tract 93
7 Sodium and Water 125
8 Potassium 147
9 Acid-Base Homeostasis 189
10 Calcium and Phosphorus 209
11 Disorders of Phosphorus, Calcium, and Vitamin D 237
12 Nutrition and Metabolism 255
13 Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy in Children 275
14 Molecular Biology 301
15 In Vitro Methods in Renal Research 317
16 Animal Models 335
17 Clinical Investigation 347
18 Genetics 363
19 Tissue Engineering 373
20 Clinical Evaluation 387
21 Laboratory Investigations 399
22 Evaluation of Growth and Development 425
23 Diagnostic Imaging 449
24 Renal Pathology 475
25 Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome 503
26 Inherited Glomerular Diseases 517
27 Steroid-Sensitive Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Children 543
28 Steroid-Resistant Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Children 557
29 Immune Mechanisms of Glomerular Injury 575
30 Acute Proliferative Glomerulonephritis 601
31 Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy 615
32 Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis 629
33 Membranous Nephropathy 641
34 Crescentic Glomerulonephritis 655
35 Nephronophthisis-Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease 665
36 Polycystic Kidney Disease 675
37 Aminoaciduria and Glycosuria 701
38 Tubular Disorders of Electrolyte Regulation 729
39 Renal Tubular Acidosis 757
40 Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus 777
41 Cystinosis and Fanconi Syndrome 789
42 Primary Hyperoxaluria 807
43 Tubulointerstitial Nephritis 817
44 Renal Vasculitis 835
45 Henoch-Schonlein Purpura 851
46 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 865
47 Hemolytic Uremic Syndromes 887
48 Sickle Cell Nephropathy 917
49 Diabetic Nephropathy 931
50 Renal Manifestations of Metabolic Disorders 941
51 Infectious Diseases and the Kidney 955
52 Nephrotoxins 987
53 Urinary Tract Infection 1007
54 Vesicoureteral Reflux and Scarring 1027
55 Obstructive Uropathy 1049
56 Bladder Dysfunction 1077
57 Urolithiasis 1091
58 Pediatric Renal Tumors 1113
59 Epidemiology of Hypertension 1125
60 Pathophysiology of Hypertension 1153
61 Evaluation of Hypertension in Childhood Diseases 1179
62 Treatment of Hypertension 1199
63 Pathogenesis of Acute Renal Failure 1223
64 Clinical Evaluation and Management 1233
65 Management of Acute Renal Failure 1253
66 Pathophysiology of Progressive Renal Disease 1269
67 Conservative Management of Chronic Renal Insufficiency 1291
68 Endocrine and Growth Disorders in Chronic Renal Failure 1313
69 Renal Osteodystrophy 1347
70 Peritoneal Dialysis 1375
71 Hemodialysis 1395
72 Transplantation Immunobilogy 1411
73 Pediatric Renal Transplantation 1437
74 Ethical Considerations 1469
75A Overview 1481
75B Europe 1485
75C Japan 1491
75D North America 1495
75E Africa 1499
75F Latin America 1507
75G Australia and New Zealand 1513
75H Asia 1517
Index 1525