Many people dismiss early urinary discomfort as dehydration or stress, unaware that subtle signals can foreshadow something ...

Signs and symptoms of kidney disease may include foamy urine, fatigue, and swelling. Most people are unaware of the disease in its early stages. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs that play a ...

Warm ischemia during partial nephrectomy (PN) on a solitary kidney is associated with an increased risk of acute renal failure (ARF) and CKD, according to researchers. Consequently, they concluded, ...

kidney transplant container Anticipation of longer cold ischemia times may contribute to kidney discard, according to investigators. Transplant centers are more likely to accept marginal kidneys when ...

Many benign kidney tumors don’t cause symptoms. But when symptoms do occur, they can include blood in the urine and pain in the lower back or between the ribs and hips. Benign kidney tumors are ...

Doctors often use 'renal failure' and 'kidney failure' interchangeably, both signifying a critical loss of kidney function. While 'renal' stems from Latin for kidneys and is common in medical jargon, ...

Horseshoe kidney (renal fusion) is when a person is born with the kidneys fused together. Seven in ten people with this condition experience symptoms, which can include abdominal pain and nausea. It ...

In patients with renal insufficiency associated with increased hemoglobin levels and polycythemia, the possibilities of recombinant erythropoietin overdosing and disorders such as neoplasms and ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe renal disorder affecting approximately 10%-15% of hospitalized patients and up to 50% in intensive care units (ICUs). Its pathogenesis involves complex ...