DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a routine ultrasound to check my kidneys because my father (who is 80) has kidney disease, and his urologist said that it is genetic and that my sister and I should get a ...

TORONTO—Centrally located renal masses are five times as likely as peripherally located masses to be renal cell carcinoma (RCC), according to researchers. Researchers at Dalhousie University and Queen ...

The thresholds for kidney function currently used to diagnose chronic kidney disease (CKD) reflect a true increase in the ...

The multidisciplinary panel thought the tumor’s proximity to the liver made it a bad candidate for percutaneous cryoablation therapy. A hand-assisted laparoscopic right partial nephrectomy was ...

Kidney or renal biopsy or puncture procedure concept photo. Getty Images Routine renal mass biopsy for small renal masses can spare patients from having to undergo surgery and its associated ...

Patients with small renal masses avoided interventions in 70% of cases during about 3 years of active surveillance that had a standard protocol to identify progression requiring intervention, ...

A breast cancer survivor shares the discovery of a new kidney mass and details how she will be a smarter, more assertive ...