Pune: What appeared to be recurring urinary tract infections in a 7-year-old boy turned out to be a rare case of large stones ...

After a couple of hours in the emergency department, and after finally getting my pain controlled enough to let me hold still ...

Parathyroid problems masquerade as common problems of many other organs, misleading many medical specialists. The parathyroid ...

It is also excellent for evaluating the ligaments and tendons around the joint. Schedule a CT scan or ultrasound at HSS. (A prescription is required.) In addition to helping diagnose osteoarthritis, ...

Micrograph by Dr Torsten Wittmann, Science Photo Library A colored 3D computed tomography (CT) scan of the colon of a 54-year-old male patient, showing extensive narrowing (stenosis) in the left ...

If needed, the scope can also be moved into the kidney to examine it. It may take up to 30 minutes for them to observe your urinary tract. If a procedure is done to remove or break up a stone or ...

Rami Sukkar has suffered from kidney failure since 2004. That same year, he underwent a kidney transplant in Egypt, but the disease returned in 2014, forcing him to begin the grueling routine of ...

Kidney stone formation consists of several stages including supersaturation, nucleation, growth, aggregation, and retention within renal tubules (3). The recurrence of urolithiasis represents a ...

Objective To investigate second kidney biopsy as predictor of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in active lupus nephritis (LN). Methods Patients with biopsy-proven LN (International Society of ...

Kidney stone disease (KSD) affects ~10% of adults, is heritable, and associated with mineral metabolic abnormalities. Genetic variants and pathways increasing KSD risk via calcium and phosphate ...