Background. A 57-year-old woman presented to the emergency department at a community hospital with a 2-month history of fatigue and right-sided flank and abdominal pain. Noncontrast CT of the abdomen ...

To determine how many patients with clinically localized (stage cT1–2 N0 M0) RCC have high-risk disease on pathological analysis of the intact specimen. This was a retrospective study of patients who ...

Reasons for removal of a kidney are the presence of cancer, recurrent kidney infections, severe stone disease or long term obstruction of the kidney that causes intractable pain or loss of function.

(HealthDay)—Laparoscopic nephrectomy can be safely performed as outpatient surgery in select patients, according to a study published in the June issue of The Journal of Urology. Nessn H. Azawi, from ...

Kidneys from live donors are considered more likely to be successful in treating endstage renal disease than those from cadaver donors. The standard technique for retrieving kidneys from live donors ...

The place of laparoscopy in the resection of Wilms' tumors has remained debatable, but evidence that neoadjuvant chemotherapy causes tumor shrinkage has made laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) a feasible ...

Indications for nephrectomy (including nephroureterectomy) include benign and malignant tumours; conditions that damage renal function such as chronic infection; and donation for transplantation. For ...

More than 60% of renal cell carcinomas are now detected incidentally. Such tumors are smaller than those found based on symptomatology, less likely to metastasize, and often amenable to ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for undergoing nephrectomy? You should consult a surgeon such as an Urologist. 2. Why should I have a kidney removed? You might have your kidney removed if it is ...

Kidney removal surgery, a nephrectomy, can cause pain. While most discomfort fades in weeks, some patients experience chronic pain. Understanding different pain types like flank, back, and nerve pain ...

Reasons for removal of a kidney are the presence of cancer, recurrent kidney infections, severe stone disease or long term obstruction of the kidney that causes intractable pain or loss of function.