Kidney stones can cause gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, along with "classic" urinary tract symptoms like pain with urination, reduced urination ...

This condition is the most common pediatric kidney and abdominal cancer and is the fourth most common type of any pediatric ...

Strong muscles around the kidney area are vital for overall back health and can prevent lower back pain. This article details ...

A kidney transplant gives you a healthy kidney from another person. You may need a transplant if your kidneys work poorly because of diabetes, high blood pressure, or another illness. You need only ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery associated with a horseshoe kidney (HSK) is a serious technical challenge for the surgeon. We reviewed our experience with 127 patients electively operated on ...

Diagnostic workup for 32 of 120 non-HSK patients included only abdominal ultrasonography and aortography; the remaining were diagnosed with contrast-enhanced CT scan. Five patients with HSK were ...

Laura Lynn, 46, had been experiencing a sharp pain in her back, abdomen and side in February that doctors informed her were ...

Abdominal discomfort is commonly a side effect of medications as well – or may be a symptom of an illness like the flu or a health condition such as GERD, kidney stones or pancreatitis.