Category: Urology
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End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
/> End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) The term end stage renal disease (ESRD) means a renal disease which reaches the stage of irreversible renal failure also known as kidney failure, is a terminal illness…
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Kidney Transplantation
/> Kidney Transplantation A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure that replaces a diseased or damaged kidney with a healthy kidney from a donor. It’s a treatment option for people with chronic or end-stage…
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Malignancy of Urinary Tract-Bladder
/> Malignancy of Urinary Tract-Bladder The common early symptom of bladder Malignancy (cancer) is blood in the urine. In most cases, the cancer is confined to the inside lining of the bladder. Treatment of…
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Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis
/> Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis are both used to treat Kidney failure. Hemodialysis uses a man-made membrane (dialyzer) to filter wastes and remove extra fluid from the blood. Peritoneal dialysis uses…
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Hyperoxaluria
/> Hyperoxaluria Primary hyperoxaluria is a rare condition characterized by the overproduction of a substance called oxalate (also called oxalic acid). In the kidneys, the excess oxalate combines with calcium to form calcium oxalate,…
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Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
/> Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a syndrome of microangiopathic hemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and renal impairment. It is due to glomerular endothelial cell injury by some unidentified circulating antigen. Causes…
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Peritoneal Dialysis
/> Peritoneal Dialysis Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease. The process uses the patient’s peritoneum in the abdomen as a membrane across which fluids and dissolved substances are…
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Renal Glycosuria
/> Renal Glycosuria Renal Glycosuria is a rare condition in which the simple sugar glucose is excreted in the urine despite normal or low blood glucose levels. With normal kidney (renal) function, glucose is…
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Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)
/> Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within your kidneys. Cysts are noncancerous round sacs containing water-like fluid. The cysts vary…