Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nephrectomy can be effectively performed in patients with autosomal dominant PKD for various indications, such ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Robotic partial nephrectomy appeared associated with predominantly superior outcomes compared with open or ...

Two studies compare certain outcomes of robotic-assisted vs. laparoscopic surgery for kidney removal or rectal cancer. Two studies published by JAMA compare certain outcomes of robotic-assisted vs ...

As of March 1, the Iowa Donor Network reported 592 Iowans on the waiting list for a new organ; 529 of those needing a new ...

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 ...

Kidney removal, medically known as a nephrectomy, is a major surgical procedure performed to treat kidney disease, cancer, or to enable a healthy individual to donate a kidney. While the operation can ...

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

USA: Researchers have found in a new study that acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication following radical nephrectomy with inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombectomy. The majority of AKI cases ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Privately-held Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc., today announced that it will be introducing the AQUAMANTYS ® bipolar sealer product line to surgeons for use in ...

Catheter ablation tools A retrospective study revealed no significant difference in 36-month progression-free survival and renal function outcomes in patients with small renal masses. Microwave ...