Fortunately, eight days after surgery, I received the pathology report and was elated to read that it was an oncocytoma ...

Relieving venous congestion using thrombectomy may preserve kidney function in RCC with IVC tumor thrombus.

Renal tumors may be benign or malignant. Small tumors are being picked up more frequently by better imaging techniques. These are called small renal masses (SRM), and are less than 4 cm across. A ...

Selenium in renal cell carcinoma showed context dependent redox effects, lowering reactive oxygen species in baseline ...

Explore the groundbreaking AI genomics platform, Inference, launched by Variant Bio to enhance drug discovery using genetic ...

The kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and the ureters form the normal urinary system. The kidneys filter the blood in order to remove the wastes and excess fluids from the body and form the urine.

Renal agenesis is a condition in which a newborn is missing one or both kidneys. Unilateral renal agenesis (URA) is the absence of one kidney. Bilateral renal agenesis (BRA) is the absence of both ...

Renal colic is pain that occurs due to a stone in the urinary tract. The urinary tract includes the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra. Treatments may include medication and surgical ...

Renal artery embolization (RAE) is a useful adjunct to medical resuscitation in severe penetrating, iatrogenic or blunt renal traumatisms with active bleeding, and may avoid the need for surgery ...

What Is Renal Cell Carcinoma? It's the most common type of kidney cancer. Although it’s a serious disease, finding and treating it early makes it more likely that you’ll be cured. No matter when ...

When renal cell cancer is “metastatic,” that means it has spread from your kidney to other parts of your body. Bones are a common place for this cancer to travel. It's harder to treat the disease once ...