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Diseases of the Kidneys
Anatomy of the Kidneys
- Anatomy of the kidney (1/7): Gross anatomy
- Anatomy of the kidney (2/7): Histology of the glomerulus and nephron
- Anatomy of the kidney (3/7): Histology of renal tubules
- Anatomy of the kidney (4/7): Physiology of the glomerular filtration rate
- Anatomy of the kidney (5/7): Physiology of the tubular reabsorption
- Anatomy of the kidney (6/7): Physiology of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
- Anatomy of the kidney (7/7): Physiology of erythropoetin, endothelins and vitamin D
Congenital Diseases of the Kidneys
- Numeric anomalies
- Abnormal position of the kidneys
- Anomalies of the renal vessels
- Anomalies of the pyelocalyceal system
- Dysgenesis of the kidney
- Genetic cystic diseases of the kidneys:
- Nongenetic cystic diseases of the kidneys:
Renal Trauma
Diseases of the Renal Vessels
- Renal artery stenosis
- Aneurysm of the renal artery
- Kidney infarction
- Renal arteriovenous fistula
- Renal vein thrombosis
- Nutcracker syndrome
Renal Infections
- General principles of urinary tract infection
- Acute Pyelonephritis:
- Urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis in pregnancy
- Chronic pyelonephritis
- Renal abscess
- Perinephric abscess
- Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
- Urosepsis
- Urogenital tuberculosis
- Malakoplakia
Renal Insufficiency
- Acute kidney injury or acute renal failure:
- Chronic kidney disease
- Dialysis
- Kidney transplantation
Nephrolithiasis
- Nephrolithiasis: Etiology and Epidemiology
- Diagnosis of Nephrolithiasis and Renal Colic
- Treatment of Kidney and Ureteral Stones
Benign Tumors of the Kidneys
- Oncocytoma
- Angiomyolipoma
- Other benign tumors of the kidneys
Malign Tumors of the Kidneys
- Renal cell cancer:
- Wilms-Tumor (Nephroblastoma)
- Renal sarcoma
- Renal lymphoma
- Renal metastases
Surgical Procedures for Renal Diseases
- Simple nephrectomy
- Open radical nephrectomy
- Open partial nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic nephrectomy
- Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
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