Extraperitoneal placement of the renal graft into iliac fossa. A, The incision is depicted for the right side of the abdomen; B the graft is implanted with the iliac vessels exposed. Common ...

In the current patient, abdominal and pelvic ultrasonography revealed an empty left renal fossa, but ultrasonography did not show the renal remnant.

Like people, words have birthdays. My definition of the birthday of a word is the year in which it first appeared in a ...

Most cancers are named after the part of the body where the cancer first begins, and kidney cancer is no exception. Kidney cancer begins in the kidneys—two large, bean-shaped organs—one located to the ...

Risk factors include sexual activity, pregnancy, menopause, retaining urine for long periods of time, chronic antibiotic use, having diabetes (which can increase urine glucose that bacteria feed on), ...

A healthy person can have some minor variations in the diaphragm's anatomy. For example, the left or right side may be slightly higher or lower without affecting physical functions. During pregnancy, ...