Native kidneys aren’t typically removed after a transplant; however, yours were enormous. (A normal kidney weighs somewhere near 250 grams, about half a pound.) In people with ADPKD, the cysts may ...
This video is part of “Innovations In: Kidney Disease,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Vertex. Imagine it’s the first day of summer, and you ...
Scientists have been searching for years for an alternative to human transplants because the donor supply cannot keep up with demand, particularly where kidneys are concerned. More than 90,000 people ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your recent column on transplants and dialysis. Fifteen years ago, I found I had polycystic kidney disease and was recommended a transplant. My wife and I discovered that our ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I read your recent column on transplants and dialysis. Fifteen years ago, I found I had polycystic kidney disease and was recommended a transplant. My wife and I discovered that our ...