Diseases
26 Dec 2003
Varicocoele
Varicocoele (varicose veins of the scrotum) affects 8% of men. It is the most common cause of infertility, although most men with it will remain…
Diseases
26 Dec 2003
Urethral stricture
Urethral stricture refers to narrowing of the urethra. It causes difficulty urinating or slow urine flow and is often associated with infection.
Diseases
16 Dec 2003
Renal artery stenosis (RAS; renovascular disease; ischaemic nephropathy)
Renal artery stenosis is characterised by reduced blood flow to the kidney. It mainly affects older people with atherosclerosis.
Diseases
15 Dec 2003
Infection-associated renal disease (kidney disease; nephropathies)
Some infections may cause kidney disease, usually in the glomeruli which filter waste from blood. Treating nephropathy involves treating the infection.
Diseases
15 Dec 2003
Inherited vitamin D disorders
Inherited vitamin D disorders prevent the kidneys processing vitamin D and cause rickets, a skeletal condition affecting the bones of the skull and legs.
Diseases
15 Dec 2003
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN)
Balkan endemic nephropathy is a kidney disease that occurs in the Danube River region of Europe. It causes kidney failure (renal failure).
Diseases
15 Dec 2003
Radiation nephritis
Radiation nephritis is a kidney condition caused by exposure to radiation, such as during x-ray. It causes the kidneys to shrink or die.
Diseases
13 Dec 2003
Kidney cancer: Renal manifestations of malignant disease
Renal manifestations of malignant disease occur when cancers outside the kidneys, including leukemia and lymphoma, spread and cause kidney cancer.
Diseases
13 Dec 2003
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA)
Renal tubular acidosis occurs when the kidneys are unable to excrete acids into the urine properly, causing higher acid levels in the blood.
