TOP 10 KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CONCERNS ADDRESSED – FAQS
WHAT IS A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT? Your kidneys help remove wastes and any kind of extra fluid from your body along with working and eliminating the acid produced by the body’s cells and maintaining a healthy balance of various kinds of…
Everything you need to know about Kidney Transplant
WHAT IS A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT? Renal or a kidney transplant is the surgery performed to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy one from a donor. The replaced kidney can either be taken from a family member who may be…
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease is also known as Chronic Kidney Failure. It involves the gradual loss of kidney function. Kidneys in the human body are responsible for filtering wastes produced from the blood and removing excess fluid. Chronic Kidney Disease may…
Who are Nephrologists and what do they do?
Nephrology is a subspecialty of medicine that focuses on treating diseases that affect the kidneys. As you already know, there are two kidneys located on either side of your spine, below the ribcage. They perform several important functions, such as…
Did you experience kidney stone pain more often in summer?
Warmer months bring on hot and dry weather that increase the risk of developing kidney stones. Dehydration is the main reason summertime kidney stones occur. The majority of us spend more time outside during the summer than in other seasons....
What Is Laser Kidney Stone Surgery?
The presence of Stones in the kidney in the body can result in enormous pain and irritation. It becomes necessary to get the stones out of your body so that the regular movements of every day continue again without any…
Non-invasive / Minimally invasive treatment for stones, prostate and urinary disorders
With newer technologies being introduced doctors are using them for minimally invasive treatments. These procedures are done by doing tiny cuts (incisions) or tube style instruments are used that are inserted into the urethra for treating urinary disorders. Other benefits…
Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Kidney Cancer
Surgery is considered as the first line of treatment for Kidney Cancer. Removal of Kidney Cancer can be done using larger open incisions or through minimally invasive approaches such as laparoscopic or robotic approaches. At Gujarat Superspeciality Hospital, because of…
Stages Of Kidney Disease And Treatments
Importance of the kidney in our body The kidney is a vital part of the human body and it is very important that it functions in a proper manner. The kidney plays a crucial role in the cleansing of the…
Treatment and Procedures Involved in Kidney Transplant
Kidney transplant as can be understood from the name is a procedure for transplanting a healthy kidney into another person’s body whose kidney is damaged completely. Speaking in medical terms, kidney transplant is a surgical procedure where a healthy and…