Nephrology is specialty of medicine concerned with kidney physiology, kidney disease, the treatment of kidney problems and renal replacement therapy. Systemic conditions that affect the kidneys (e ...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified according to the degree of kidney damage – measured by the le ...

Stones are often incidentally discovered during imaging for unrelated conditions or following episodes of acute renal colic. In cases where stones are not passed or surgically retrieved, diagnostic ...

Kidney stones are also known as renal calculi or nephrolithiasis. They typically occur in adults, but can affect children as well and can occur even in babies. Kidney stones form when high amounts of ...

I’m back in the big city. I’m so happy I think I’m going to come down with a renal colic. You don’t really know what a traffic jam is until you see a mayor of a major capital city claiming ...

Nephrologists can work in hospitals or clinics, or have their own (private) practice. Kidney disease is sometimes called renal disease. Renal is a medical word that refers to the kidneys. Other ...

New Imaging Technique Accurately Detects Aggressive Kidney Cancer Oct. 3, 2024 — A new study has demonstrated a new, non-invasive imaging technique can accurately detect clear-cell renal cell ...

Background: Despite the fact that numerous medications have been introduced to treat renal colic, none has been proven to relieve the pain rapidly and thoroughly. In this study, we aimed at ...

Results: The mean age of our patients was 56 +/− 16.6 years, with a M/F sex ratio of 1.02. Lithiasis was expressed by renal colic in 71% of cases, and by stone emission in 31% of cases, although ...

Since renal colic pain caused by urinary stones is severe and sudden, an appropriate treatment is of great necessity. Narcotics have been considered as main treatment of renal colic for years ...