Objective: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common condition in children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), and may lead to renal damage. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and ...

CHICAGO — For decades, after opening up a patient to remove part of a kidney with cancer, urologic surgeons have dumped slushy ice on top of the organ before proceeding with the partial nephrectomy.

Background: A 14-year-old girl with a solitary right kidney had continuous urinary incontinence. Four months previously she had undergone surgical resection of a vaginal septum associated with uterus ...

Systemic amyloidosis is a major cause of renal injury, mostly due to direct kidney damage caused by deposits of abnormal protein called amyloid, in the kidney parenchyma. In patients with cardiac ...

A 38-year-old woman who is previously healthy presented with several months of abdominal discomfort and fatigue. She also reports fever and chills for 2 days. Urine culture grew Proteus Mirabilis. She ...