Life expectancy is 40 years shorter for adult survivors of childhood dialysis and 17 years shorter for adult survivors of a childhood kidney transplant compared with the general population. Kidney ...

Oniscu and colleagues carried out a long-term survival assessment of 1732 adults listed for kidney transplantation in Scotland between January 1 and December 31, 1989. Of these, 1095 (63%) received a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Previously designed clinical prediction models for hemodialysis have not been effective. Clinical prediction ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Older patients who chose dialysis vs. continuing medical management had a longer survival. Patients who choose ...

Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter your blood when your kidneys are failing. In peritoneal dialysis, dialysis solution ...

Patients not waitlisted for kidney transplant received breast or prostate cancer screening at lower-than-expected rates, including those with good life expectancy. Breast and prostate cancer ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 62-year-old female who has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) that was diagnosed in 2001. After several years of treatment with prednisone and cyclosporine, along with an ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 62-year-old female who has focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) that was diagnosed in 2001. After several years of treatment with prednisone and cyclosporine, along with an ...