WALHALLA — A rare chromosomal condition that comes with a list of complications, including chronic kidney disease, has a ...

A woman who was told by doctors her crippling pain could be caused by kidney stones went on to uncover a potentially fatal, grapefruit-sized cyst after experiencing 'crippling' back and abdominal ...

Along with a physical exam and a family medical history, your doctor may use several tests to help them diagnose kidney cysts. These include: Imaging tests, such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance ...

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the validity and reliability of ultrasonography measurement of rectus femoris cross-sectional area compared to computed tomography in patients in pre-dialysis chronic kidney ...

Left renal agenesis, ipsilateral ureteric cyst, and seminal vesicle cyst were detected on magnetic resonance imaging (fig 1). Zinner syndrome was diagnosed.1 Zinner syndrome is a rare congenital ...

For research papers The BMJ has fully open peer review. This means that accepted research papers published from early 2015 onwards usually have their prepublication history posted alongside them on ...

Kidney function tests are simple procedures that use either blood or urine to help identify kidney problems. There are a few types of kidney function tests, which investigate various aspects of ...

Ovarian cystic neoplasms are ovarian tumors that have cyst-like qualities. They can include epithelial ovarian tumors and germ cell tumors called teratomas. Ovarian cystic neoplasms can be benign ...

For people with kidney disease, eating the right foods is especially important, since their kidneys may not work as well and might have trouble removing waste from the body. Fruits are a great ...

Kidney pain is classified according to how bad it is — severe or mild. A kidney stone or cyst can cause severe pain, while the pain from an infection is usually mild. Typically, nothing improves ...