Can the bowel substitute for the kidney in advanced renal failure?
This Editorial provides a brief commentary exploring the possibilities of the bowel acting as a substitute for kidney function in chronic kidney disease/end stage renal disease. Three concepts are highlighted as potential means by which bowel function can serve as an alternative to renal filtration: oral sorbents, diarrhea therapy and bacterial-enzyme nitrogen recycling within the gut.
Friedman
Eli A
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D003956:Dialysis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016060:Sorption Detoxification / Q000379:methods*; D014511:Uremia / Q000628:therapy