Preface
History and Historiography of Nephrology
Natale G De Santo, Janusz Ostrowski, Vincenzo Savica, Boleslaw Rutkowski, Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos
Renal Medicine in Antiquity
A second (understandable) error by Aristotle in comparing the location of the human left kidney with that of a cow
Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos
The use of water for the treatment of kidney disorders
Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos
Giants in Nephrology
Aphorisms related to nephrological subjects in Rhazes’ The Guide Book or The Book of Aphorisms
Ahmet Acıduman, Ayşe Balat
On the contributions of Fernand Widal to the classification of chronic kidney disease
Garabed Eknoyan
Léon Ambard (1876-1962): his priority in using urea as a tool for assessment of kidney function in healthy subjects and in patients undergoing renal surgery
Carmela Bisaccia, Luca S. De Santo, Natale G De Santo
Carmelo Giordano (1930-2016): uremia therapy by low protein alimentation and sorbents
Natale G. De Santo, Ernesto Quarto, Malcolm E Phillips, Carlo de Pascale, Biagio Di Iorio
Nils Alwall – one of precursors of dialysis treatment
Jan Kurkus
Nils Alwall – a personal appreciation
J Stewart Cameron
Nils Alwall and his input into the development of Polish haemodialysis
Janusz Ostrowski
Nobel Prize winners who contributed to Transplantation
Przemyslaw Rutkowski, Janusz Ostrowski, Alicja Debska-Slizien, Boleslaw Rutkowski
Progress in Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation
The History of the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Damian Gojowy, Andrzej Wiecek
History of the Polish Society of Nephrology
Bolesław Rutkowski, Janusz Ostrowski, Andrzej Więcek
The prehistory of transplantation: up to the 1950s
J. Stewart Cameron
The history of renal transplantation in France
Raymond Ardaillou
History of renal transplantation in Poland
Magdalena Durlik
History of Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents use for the treatment of renal anemia in Poland
Michał Nowicki, Katarzyna Pęczek
PD catheters: evolution towards optimal design
Zbylut J. Twardowski
The renal lesions in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: history before and after the discovery of BBS genes
Davide Viggiano, Miriam Zacchia, Francesca Simonelli, Valentina Di Iorio, Pietro Anastasio, Giovambattista Capasso, Natale G De Santo
Renal Medicine in the XVI-XIX Century
Treatment of urinary tract diseases in the 16th-century work Cieplice (Thermal Springs) by Wojciech Oczko (1537-1599)
Janusz Ostrowski, Marek Muszytowski, Przemysław Rutkowski, Bolesław Rutkowski
The management of renal stones in the Ratio medendi in nosocomio practico (Medical skills in hospital practice) of Anton De Haen (1704-1776)
Guido Bellinghieri, Pietro Bellinghieri, Domenico Santoro, Guido Gembillo, Vincenzo Savica
Remedies for kidney ailments in the “Botany Practical” (1838) by Dionysios Pyrros the Thessalian (1774-1853)
Ioannis Stefanidis, Georgios Filippidis, Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos
Beginnings of modern nephrology: people and facts
Works of Napoleon Cybulski (1859-1919) and Wladyslaw Szymonowick (1869-1939) on Adrenal Function
Miroslaw J. Smogorzewski
Filippo Romeo (1908-1981): a pioneer and teacher of Nephrology at Messina University
Savica Vincenzo, Guido Bellinghieri
Pioneer women in Pediatric Nephrology in Poland
Ryszard Grenda, Małgorzata Pańczyk-Tomaszewska, Aleksandra Żurowska
The contribution to nephrology of Professor Josef Erben (1926-2015)
Katarína Derzsiová and Miroslav Mydlík
The contribution of Professor Karel Opatrný Jr., MD, DSc. (1954-2006) to nephrology
Miroslav Mydlík, Sylvie Opatrná, Katarina Derzsiová
Uromodulin and its two discoverers: Igor Tamm and Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr.
Anna Bednarek-Skublewska, Andrzej Woliński
The historical relevance of urine and its future implications
Savica Vincenzo, Ricciardi Carlo Alberto, Bellinghieri Pietro, Duro Giovanni, Ricciardi Biagio, Bellinghieri Guido
Urolithiasis from the point of view of the head physician of Ottoman emperors: Ahi Ahmed Çelebi
Ayse Balat, Ahmet Acıduman
Urine analysis of the 20th century Ottoman royal palace members and their interpretation: samples from Prime ministry Ottoman archives
İsmail İşlek, Halit Atlı, Melahat Argun, Mustafa Küçük, Ayşe Balat
The rise and fall of acute tubular necrosis. An exercise in medical semiotics
C.R.P. George
Water immersion model in nephrology: from hydrotherapy to weightlessness
Jan Dulawa, Michal Kokot
Between history and philosophy
The application of philosophy and history of medicine in current medical practice. The Nephrotic Syndrome Example
Maria Kalientzidou, Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos
Obituary
Avvocato Gerardo Marotta (Naples April 26, 1927- January 25, 2017): in memoriam
Natale G De Santo, Rosa Maria De Santo
Editoriali
History and Historiography of Nephrology
Natale G De Santo1, Janusz Ostrowski2, Vincenzo Savica3, Boleslaw Rutkowski4, Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos5
On the contributions of Fernand Widal to the classification of chronic kidney disease
Garabed Eknoyan1
A second (understandable) error by Aristotle in comparing the location of the human left kidney with that of a cow
Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos
Carmelo Giordano (1930-2016): uremia therapy by protein alimentation and sorbents
Natale G. De Santo1, Ernesto Quarto2, Malcolm E Phillips3, Carlo de Pascale4, Biagio Di Iorio5
Filippo Romeo (1908-1981): a pioneer and teacher of Nephrology at Messina University
Savica Vincenzo1, 2, Guido Bellinghieri2
History of Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents use for the treatment of renal anemia in Poland
Michał Nowicki, Katarzyna Pęczek
The historical relevance of urine and its future implications
Savica Vincenzo1, Ricciardi Carlo Alberto2, Bellinghieri Pietro2, Duro Giovanni1, Ricciardi Biagio3, Bellinghieri Guido2
Uromodulin and its two discoverers: Igor Tamm and Frank Lappin Horsfall, Jr.
Anna Bednarek-Skublewska1,2, Andrzej Woliński2
The renal lesions in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: history before and after the discovery of BBS genes
Davide Viggiano 1,4, Miriam Zacchia1, Francesca Simonelli 2, Valentina Di Iorio2, Pietro Anastasio1, Giovambattista Capasso1, Natale G De Santo3
Pioneer Women in Pediatric Nephrology in Poland
Ryszard Grenda 1, Małgorzata Pańczyk-Tomaszewska 2, Aleksandra Żurowska 3
History of the Polish Society of Nephrology
Bolesław Rutkowski 1, Janusz Ostrowski 2, Andrzej Więcek 3
The contribution to nephrology of Professor Josef Erben (1926 – 2015)
Katarína Derzsiová and Miroslav Mydlík
The contribution of Professor Karel Opatrný Jr., MD, DSc. (1954-2006) to nephrology
Miroslav Mydlík, MD, DSc.1, Sylvie Opatrná, MD, PhD2, Katarina Derzsiová, Dipl. Ing3
Urolithiasis from the point of view of the head physician of Ottoman emperors: Ahi Ahmed Çelebi
Ayse Balat 1, Ahmet Acıduman2
Urine analysis of the 20th century Ottoman royal palace members and their interpretation: samples from Prime Ministry Ottoman archives
İsmail İşlek1, Halit Atlı2, Melahat Argun3, Mustafa Küçük4, Ayşe Balat5
The application of philosophy and history of medicine in current medical practice. The Nephrotic Syndrome Example
Maria Kalientzidou 1, Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos 2
Aphorisms related to nephrological subjects in Rhazes’ Kitāb al-Murshid aw al-Fuṣūl (The Guide Book or The Book of Aphorisms)
Ahmet Acıduman, MD, PhD1 ; Ayşe Balat, MD2
Treatment of the urinary tract diseases in the 16th-century work Cieplice (Thermal Springs) by Wojciech Oczko (1537-1599)
Janusz Ostrowski1,5,Marek Muszytowski2,5,,Przemysław Rutkowski3,5,Bolesław Rutkowski4,5
Nobel prize winners who contributed to Transplantation
Przemyslaw Rutkowski1,3,, Janusz Ostrowski2, Alicja Debska-Slizien3, Boleslaw Rutkowski3
The management of renal stones in the Ratio medendi in nosocomio practico (Medical skills in hospital practice) of Anton De Haen (1704-1776)
Guido Bellinghieri1, Pietro Bellinghieri 2, Domenico Santoro1, Guido Gembillo1, Vincenzo Savica1,2
Remedies for kidney ailments in the “Botany Practical” (1838) by Dionysios Pyrros the Thessalian (1774-1853)
Ioannis Stefanidis1, Georgios Filippidis1, Athanasios A. Diamandopoulos2
Works of Napoleon Cybulski (1859-1919) and Władysław Szymonowicz (1869-1939) on Adrenal Function
Miroslaw J. Smogorzewski 1
The History of the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Damian Gojowy, Andrzej Wiecek
Avvocato Gerardo Marotta (Naples April 26, 1927 – January 25, 2017): in memoriam
Natale G De Santo1, Rosa Maria De Santo2
Léon Ambard (1876-1962): his priority in using urea as a tool for assessment of kidney function in healthy subjects and in patients undergoing renal surgery
Carmela Bisaccia1, Luca S De Santo2, Natale G De Santo3