Kidney Removal

Kidney removed through belly button by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 20 Feb 2009 7:12pm What is it with kidney removal? Is there a contest going on I don't know about? First I wrote about the kidney being removed through a patient's vagina and now there's an article about a cancerous kidney removed via one incision in the bellybutton. I'm all for research but what's the deal here? Read on »

Kidney Removed via the Patient’s Belly Button - Spain by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sat 14 Mar 2009 3:53pm trained on the surgical instruments used. BD The team of Dr. Antoni Alcaraz of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona has removed a kidney from a woman diagnosed with kidney cancer... remotely and extract it once it has been entrapped inside the body. Accessing the kidney via this route means no visible marks are left as the minimal incision made by the surgeons Read on »

Human Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Cell Lines Derived from Surgically Removed Tumors by nih.gov Posted Tue 01 Dec 2009 4:00pm Description of Invention: Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed three cell lines obtained from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients. The cell lines, designated 1581 RCC, 1764 RCC, and 2194 RCC, were derived from human tumor samples surgically resected from patients in the inventors' clinic. Each cell line is human Read on »

Surgical Removal of Excess Skin after Massive Weight Loss by Meg W. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 13 Sep 2010 11:24am Dr. Motykie is a plastic surgeon in Los Angeles specializing in rhinoplasty and facial rejuvenation. He's got a YouTube channel where he features testimonials from his patients. We haven't seen any other single surgeon with this many videos (29) published on YouTube. Still, it's debatable if this is a worthwhile marketing strategy as most of th ... Read on »

South African Doctor Creates Anti-Rape Condom with Teeth – Surgical Removal Required by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 21 Jun 2010 11:50pm . The device must be surgically removed." As the doctor explained to CNN: "It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on," she said. "If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even.... They are now being tested at the World cup. One thing I do have to say though is if someone shows up with one at a doctor’s office or hospital to be removed, there’s no doubt on what Read on »

Surgical removal of small colon ... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 03 Nov 2008 7:55pm Surgical removal of small colon polyps is costly and unnecessary 04 nov 2008--Polypectomy (the surgical removal of polyps by colonoscopy) of small polyps found during CT colonography is costly and unnecessary according to a study performed at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, WI. A decision analysis model Read on »

UOK171, A Spontaneous Clear Cell Type Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) Human Cell Line Derived from a Surgically Removed Tumor by nih.gov Posted Sun 06 Jun 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell line designated UOK171 from the resected tumor of a patient diagnosed with stage IV high nuclear grade clear cell type renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). The UOK171 cell line was immortalized spontaneously by mincing Read on »

Wrong Side Kidney Surgery Leads to Court Case – Riverside, California by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 10:22pm It still keeps happening and making the news. According to the story, the chart was clearly marked that it was the left and the right kidney was the one to be removed... hospital claiming the surgeon removed his healthy kidney instead of his diseased one, leaving him to endure dialysis treatments every three days. Francisco Torres, 72, underwent Read on »

Type of Surgery Affects Long-Term Survival in Early-Stage Kidney Cancer by Cancer.gov Posted Fri 11 May 2012 10:09pm Older patients with early-stage kidney cancer lived longer if only the tumor, and not the entire kidney, was removed, according to a new study. Cancer-specific survival, however, was similar regardless of whether patients had a partial nephrectomy or a radical nephrectomy. The findings were published April 18 in JAMA. Read on »

Kidney transplant ultasound - a portrait of my new kidney! by golightly Patient Expert

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Posted Mon 12 Jan 2009 3:19am I had an ultrasound the other day to make sure everything was well in the world of Kasper after the stent removal. And here is the world's first photo of ol' Kasper himself. The bean type thing at the top is the kidney but as my boyfriend pointed out it looks more like Mary holding Baby Jesus if you look at it side on...bizarre. Even more Read on »

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