An amazing thing happened at the University of Washington Medical Center on Friday. Doctors took a kidney from Shane’s ...

These other uses of the incision in urologic surgery are not discussed further, this communication being confined to a description of the experiences with this approach in the 20 cases of kidney ...

"Surgical methods have changed dramatically since the 1990s, with open donor nephrectomy, in which surgeons make a 6-inch to 8-inch incision to remove the kidney, being almost entirely replaced by ...

In this clinical comment, clinical nurse specialist Paul Beland reflects on his experiences as a living kidney donor.

The procedure takes about two to three hours to complete. During the procedure, we will: Pass a small scope (camera) through a half-inch incision in your back and into your kidney. Break up your stone ...

or making a small incision in the back to remove or break up even larger stones," is necessary, said Daily Mail. While genetics can play a part in whether someone will get kidney stones ...

The surgeons at the UT Southwestern Medical Center performed the fist ever single incision belly button surgery to remove a kidney The surgeons at the UT Southwestern Medical Center performed the ...

This study highlights the first successful cases of robot-assisted kidney transplantation following cystectomy, paving the ...

Q. When you have a bypass, what exactly do they do to your heart? A. In heart bypass, an incision about a foot long is made down the center of the chest to expose the heart. The surgeon takes a ...

The pioneering kidney transplant was a life-changing procedure ... allowing us to perform the procedure through a single small incision, rather than multiple large ones. This leads to better ...