University of Iowa Health Care transplant surgeon Ramy El-Diwany recently performed the first robotic living donor ...

In the treatment of small renal masses, robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) has a superior morbidity profile compared with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN), according to an updated meta-analysis ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Operations on the kidney can be performed safely via laparoscopy in elderly patients, even those older than 80 years of age, investigators report. Laparoscopic operations ...

A 40-year old male was referred from a district general hospital with non-specific right-sided abdominal pain. Examination revealed tenderness in the right renal angle. Initial blood tests including ...

I first considered living kidney donation years ago when my aunt was diagnosed with kidney disease. That decision was easy; I love her dearly and I’d give her any part of me if she needed it.

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The North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System celebrated the opening of a 23,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center in Lake Success. The $13 million project represents the first opening ...

The cumulative incidence of scrotal surgery over 20 years was 13.8% and 0.7% in donors and nondonors, respectively. HealthDay News — For male living kidney donors, laparoscopic nephrectomy is ...