Glomerulonephritis is a disease of an immune-inflammatory nature, in which the kidney glomeruli are mostly affected and in the course of the disease tubules and interstitial tissue are involved....

To date, urolithiasis is one of the most widespread diseases and before you begin to determine why the formation of sand in the kidneys, it is desirable to fully understand the etiology, pathogen...

Resection of the kidney is an operation that involves the removal of part of the kidney. It is performed in the presence of tumors, injuries, tuberculosis, polycystic kidney. The operation is org...

Anatomical abnormal expansion of renal pelvis is called renal pyeloectasia. Pyeloelectasia of kidneys in children is not an isolated disease, but merely an indirect sign that the patient has an o...

Oxalates in the kidneys are stones consisting of oxalic acid, which have a black-gray hue and high density. These stones are distinguished by a prickly surface. Because of the presence of thorns,...

Alcoholic beverages initially have a depressing effect on the filtration and excretory function of the kidneys - it is easy to establish on the extensive edema present in almost all people who ab...

A kidney cyst in a newborn is a common pathology that is a cavity in a body filled with fluid. The cysts form the walls, and at the end of pregnancy this pathology in the fetus can resolve itself...

Among all the concrements in kidney stones, coral stones in the kidneys occupy a special place. Not only in its significance, as the most dangerous manifestations of pathology. They are formed wi...

Kidney of the renal pelvis is a rare deviation which, as a rule, is located in the renal parenchyma and takes an oblong or round shape, communicating with the lumen of the calyx and pelvis. The ...

Balanoposthitis in children is an inflammatory disease in which the glans penis and part of the prepuce are involved. This disease sometimes occurs in the form of balanitis or postita....

Urolithiasis is a disease characterized by the formation of urinary calculi in the ureters, kidneys and bladder. In many cases, the course of the disease passes asymptomatically, in order to reco...

Kidneys are a pair of organs whose main functions are to remove metabolic products, participate in endocrine regulation and maintain the stability of the internal environment of the human body. D...

Urinary tract infection, causing inflammatory processes in the bladder - a disease with a "woman's face." Manifestation of cystitis in men, a rather rare phenomenon, occurs, in general, in women ...

Serious renal pathologies in children are now considered a common problem. The reason for their manifestation remains unknown, despite all attempts by specialists to establish it. In recent years...

Nephroptosis or high mobility of the kidney usually develops in the vertical position of the human body. In the normal state, when breathing or moving the body, both kidneys move within the limit...

Not everyone knows that terminal hydronephrosis of the kidney is already the third stage of the disease( terminal) and is characterized, first of all, by the fact that they almost lose their f...

As the statistics show, hydronephrosis occurs in about 4.7% of patients who have any malformation of the urinary tract. In boys, this pathology occurs, as is well known, 2 times more often, with ...

In modern medical science, doubling the kidney and doubling the renal pelvis is a congenital affection of organ formation, which implies partial or complete duplication. In this case, the kidn...