During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging kidney stones to smithereens. It’s better for the patient if urologists ...

The approach is particularly suited to patients who are not fit for major surgery due to having only one functioning kidney.

UAB Division of Transplantation Professor and Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation, Michael Hanaway, M.D., has recently been featured on UAB MedCast. During the episode, Hanaway discusses ...

Kidney removal, medically known as a nephrectomy, is a major surgical procedure performed to treat kidney disease, cancer, or to enable a healthy individual to donate a kidney. While the operation can ...

Two-year-old Stone Richman's mother Karla Salerno gets close to tears when she thinks about her son having kidney surgery, with a large scar and multiple days of recovery at Dell Children's Medical ...

After fighting end-stage kidney failure, Chris Matto "could be looking at surgery in roughly six weeks the soonest." ...

Tim Fitzpatrick, a father of a chronically ill child, saw the story of a boy in need of a new kidney and felt compelled to help.