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Nephrotic syndrome is a complex of symptoms including proteinuria (>3.5 g/24 h), edema, hypoalbuminemia, and hypercholesterinemia. It is characterized by a damage of the capillary walls of the glomeruli, which alters their capacity to filter the substances transported in the blood.

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  1. Klinikum Oststadt-Heidehaus, Klinikum Region Hannover GmbH, Klinik für Nieren-, Hochdruck- und Gefässerkrankungen, Podbielskistr. 380, Hannover, 30659, Germany

    Reinhard Brunkhorst

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  1. Dept. of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Medical School of Hanover (MHH), Hannover, Germany

    Axel S. Merseburger

  2. Department of Urology and Urologic Oncol, Medical School of Hanover (MHH), Hannover, Germany

    Markus A. Kuczyk

  3. Division of Urologic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Judd W. Moul

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Brunkhorst, R. (2014). Nephrotic Syndrome. In: Merseburger, A., Kuczyk, M., Moul, J. (eds) Urology at a Glance. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54859-8_35

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