Your kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs found below your rib cage on either side of your spine. The primary function of your kidneys is to filter waste and extra fluid from your blood to make ...

Credit: istockphoto Out-of-sequence allocation of kidneys may contribute to disparities in transplantation access, according to investigators. Transplant centers with discretion over kidney placement ...

The procedure is considered one of the most complex in modern medicine, in part because intestinal transplants themselves are ...

Your kidneys make urine, a fluid made of liquid wastes filtered from your blood. This fluid travels down your ureter tubes to your bladder, and from there, it passes through the urethra and out of ...

Historically patients with a body mass index (BMI) over 40 could not undergo a kidney transplant surgery due to increased risks, such as the surgeon not being able to see well enough due to the extra ...

More than 90,000 people are on the kidney waiting list in the United States. Living donors supply about a third of all donated kidneys. This lifesaving choice can be made on behalf of a known person, ...

Kidney transplantation is one of the most life-changing treatments available for patients suffering from End-Stage Renal ...

Kidney care operates on a non-negotiable clock. A patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) needs dialysis 156 times a year. A CKD Stage 5 patient needs vascular access placed before ...

A nephrologist (pronounced nuh-frah-luh-jist) is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions that affect your kidneys. A nephrologist is a doctor who specializes in ...

In a trial, more patients taking tamsulosin were able to tolerate placement of a large ureteral access sheath for kidney stone removal procedures. Preoperative administration of tamsulosin improves ...