Pyelectasis is where too much urine builds up in the renal pelvis. This causes the middle part of the kidney to swell up and increase in size. The problem occurs in some fetuses and may
Overview ; Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) causes cysts (fluid-filled growths) to develop in your kidneys. PKD is a genetic disorder, meaning you have to have a mutated (changed) gene to get it. PKD isn’t the same as kidney cysts, which are usually harmless. Cysts from PKD can enlarge your kidneys and prevent them from filtering waste out of your blood. In severe cases, the cysts can increase the weight of your kidneys by up to 30 pounds. PKD causes chronic kidney disease, which can progress t...
Hydronephrosis a condition where your kidneys become swollen due to pee (urine) building up. It happens when pee can’t drain from your kidneys to your bladder.
Open Access Review Melatonin Treatment in Kidney Diseases by Magdalena Markowska * , Stanisław Niemczyk and Katarzyna Romejko Department of Internal Diseases, Nephrology and Dialysis...
However, there is a paucity of data on characterization and therapeutic effect of fetal kidney cells in ischemic ARF. Therefore the aim of the present study was to isolate and characterize...
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On this page: Hydronephrosis in newborns is enlargement, or dilation, of the renal pelvis—the basin in the central part of the kidney where urine collects. Hydronephrosis can occur in one or both kidneys. This condition is often diagnosed before birth during a prenatal ultrasound. In some cases, hydronephrosis is mild and goes away on its own without treatment. In other cases, hydronephrosis may be a sign of a blockage in the urinary tract or reflux—or back up—of urine from the bladder to ...
Reflux nephropathy is kidney scarring caused by urine flowing backward from the bladder into a ureter and toward a kidney. (See also Overview of Kidney Filtering Disorders.) · Normally, where the bladder and the ureter join, the ureter tunnels slightly sideways through the bladder wall. The muscles of the bladder wall help keep the end of the ureter shut so that urine flows in only one direction—from the ureter into the bladder. Some people are born with abnormalities of the junction between...
Consistently, kidney func- tions deteriorate significantly in the p23 TG mice compared to their wild-type (WT) littermates. Furthermore,the expression oftarget genes for aryl hydrocarbon...
New anti-rejection medicines have contributed to the success of kidney transplantation. The role of the transplant coordinator While you are in the hospital, the nurses on the floor will...