A transplant surgeon at the University of Iowa Health Care performed the first robotic surgery for a living kidney donation.

January 10, 2008 — Most patients found to have a small kidney tumor, between 2 and 4 cm in size, have the whole kidney removed. However, new findings suggest that for younger patients a partial ...

Nephron-sparing surgery may not reduce the risk for later kidney failure in patients with kidney cancer and stage 4 CKD. Despite the promise of nephron-sparing, new study findings suggest that the ...

Experts recently developed 23 consensus practice points/statements regarding the use of nephrectomy in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Regardless of when it was performed in ...

Despite the evolution of systemic therapy from the immunotherapy to targeted therapy eras, surgical management remains a mainstay of treatment of patients with locally advanced, lymph node–positive, ...

Nephrectomy after HIF-2α antagonist therapy is feasible and safe. Renal surgery following or during exposure to a HIF-2α antagonist appears safe and feasible, with perioperative transfusion rates and ...

The University of Iowa's headway in robotic kidney removal surgery is expected to increase donor eligibility.

Finerenone demonstrated safety and reduced albuminuria for patients with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes and a ...

In the partial nephrectomy group, patients with a history of CT had numerically higher rates of overall complications; critical care therapies; acute kidney injury; pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and ...