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 baseline screening. I ...

Dear A.K.: Ogilvie syndrome is acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon. It is considered pseudo-obstruction because it looks ...

A scoring criterion which can distinguish between benign and malignant tumors in pediatric patients with renal masses could help determine if they can benefit from partial rather than radical ...

Active surveillance offers a conservative yet increasingly validated approach to managing small renal masses. By closely monitoring these lesions through regular imaging and clinical assessments, ...

Sequential embolisation and renal cryoablation shows high efficacy and low severe adverse events in patients with renal ...

The two principle variables of renal mass biopsy are image-guidance modality and needle type and size. In addition, there are many factors that affect efficacy and safety, including patient-related ...

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 ...

In a study of 1134 patients with 4-7 cm renal masses, overall survival did not differ among groups receiving initial active surveillance vs immediate treatment. Active surveillance may be a feasible ...