36-year-old Dickson Ndekei, a kidney recipient with Dr Patrick Mbugua Head of Renal at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] For the past year, Dickson Ndekei Njoroge, 36, had ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A local brother and sister made history Friday, as part of what led to a change in how kidney donation surgeries are performed. The transplant team at UC Health held a special ...

A 40-year old male was referred from a district general hospital with non-specific right-sided abdominal pain. Examination revealed tenderness in the right renal angle. Initial blood tests including ...

With surgical techniques applicable to many stages of kidney cancer, it is important for patients to discuss these options with their cancer team to select the best approach for their disease. With ...

Laparoscopic cryoablation (LCA) of renal masses is associated with excellent long-term renal functional outcomes and cancer-specific survival, according to researchers. A team at Washington University ...

Within the last 10 years, minimally invasive surgery, also known as "keyhole" or "band-aid" surgery, has become an alternative to traditional "open" surgeries for ...

In a radical nephrectomy, a surgeon removes your entire kidney and the surrounding tissue. It’s a common and effective surgery that aims to cure kidney cancer before it spreads. “Radical” is the term ...

You must have heard that kidney stones pass on their own within a few weeks. But this is just half-truth. While small stones may pass through urine easily, larger ones require more attention. If more ...