A materials science collaboration between UChicago PME engineers and Duke doctors could lead to shorter, safer procedures ...

CHICAGO (WSVN) — A man is recovering after he underwent a kidney operation while being wide awake. The Illinois man had a “pioneering procedure,” a first-of-its-kind procedure. “I had been given a lot ...

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 ...

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 ...

A large national study in Denmark following nearly 1,900 patients over almost a decade found that a minimally invasive ...

Today, small kidney tumours are most often treated with a minor operation in which all or part of the kidney is removed.

Earlier analyses demonstrated strong local tumor control, with nearly nine in 10 patients remaining free of recurrence at ...

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 ...

UAB Division of Transplantation Professor and Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation, Michael Hanaway, M.D., has recently been featured on UAB MedCast. During the episode, Hanaway discusses ...

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 ...