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 ...

Living kidney donation surgery might seem intimidating, but most donors find that the surgery is easier to handle than they expected. If your surgery is approved, our transplant team will work closely ...

Share on Pinterest Bariatric surgery may be better for preserving kidney function in people with diabetes and obesity than GLP-1 drugs. Image credit: Ruben Earth/Getty Images. In a new study, people ...

Dar es Salaam. The growing burden of kidney disease in Tanzania is driving demand for modern treatment options that are less invasive and more affordable than conventional surgery.Government data show ...

Scientists have discovered novel molecular mechanisms that contribute to recovery from diabetic kidney disease following bariatric surgery in adolescents with type 2 diabetes and obesity, mechanisms ...

A 28-year-old patient undergoing a kidney transplant was kept awake during the procedure – and even caught a glimpse of the new organ he was about to receive, a Chicago hospital revealed Monday. John ...

The first-in-human fully vascularized bladder graft transplanted with a kidney has reached a promising six-month milestone, ...

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery. The patient was a 54-year-old woman with heart and kidney failure, and ...