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- Title
Tonsillectomy and steroid pulse (TSP) therapy for patients with IgA nephropathy: a nationwide survey of TSP therapy in Japan and an analysis of the predictive factors for resistance to TSP therapy.
- Authors
Miura, Naoto; Imai, Hirokazu; Kikuchi, Shogo; Hayashi, Shogo; Endoh, Masayuki; Kawamura, Tetsuya; Tomino, Yasuhiko; Moriwaki, Kumiko; Kiyomoto, Hideyasu; Kohagura, Kentaro; Nakazawa, Eiko; Kusano, Eiji; Mochizuki, Toshio; Nomura, Shinsuke; Sasaki, Tamaki; Kashihara, Naoki; Soma, Jun; Tomo, Tadashi; Nakabayashi, Iwao; Yoshida, Masaharu; Watanabe, Tsuyoshi
- Abstract
Tonsillectomy and steroid pulse (TSP) therapy was proposed as a curative treatment for IgA nephropathy by Hotta et al. (Am J Kidney Dis 38:736-742, 2001) based on data that about 50% of patients achieved clinical remission (CR) of urinary abnormalities.
- Publication
Clinical and experimental nephrology, 2009, Vol 13, Issue 5, p460
- ISSN
1437-7799
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10157-009-0179-1