'Heat zapping' kidney tumors may help some patients avoid surgery
(HealthDay)—When kidney cancer strikes, surgical removal of the organ is often the standard course of action.
Jun 26, 2018
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(HealthDay)—When kidney cancer strikes, surgical removal of the organ is often the standard course of action.
Jun 26, 2018
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The researchers used the most advanced genomic and proteomic technologies available to tease out their proteogenomic characteristics, defined as genetic makeup (genomics), chemical modifications to DNA (epigenomics), messenger ...
Oct 31, 2019
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In the largest study of its kind, living donors who had a kidney removed through a single port in the navel report higher satisfaction in several key categories, compared to donors who underwent traditional multiple-port ...
Sep 12, 2012
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An emulated randomized trial performed using observational data from more than 43,000 adults with primary hyperparathyroidism found that parathyroidectomy had no estimated effect on long-term kidney function in older adults ...
Apr 10, 2023
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy - complete kidney removal - and erectile dysfunction. Results from the multi-center ...
Jul 30, 2012
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(HealthDay)—Many people with advanced kidney cancer might not need to have their kidneys removed during treatment, something that until now has been standard practice.
Jun 4, 2018
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Women do better than men after surgical removal of part or all of a cancerous kidney, with fewer post-operative complications, including dying in the hospital, although they are more likely to receive blood transfusions related ...
May 15, 2012
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Thousands of individuals have had kidneys removed unnecessarily because doctors misdiagnosed their disease.
Jan 10, 2013
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have released study results that show national treatment trends in the surgical management of patients with kidney disease. The study found that partial ...
Mar 25, 2013
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More children, like adults, are undergoing minimally invasive surgery for diseased kidneys, with most of the procedures being performed at teaching hospitals to treat non-cancerous conditions.
Nov 25, 2013
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