BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Horseshoe kidneys are a complex anatomic variant of fused kidneys, with a 20% reported incidence of associated calculi. Anatomic causes such as high insertion of the ureter ...

A poorly positioned menstrual cup to capture monthly blood flow may lead to more serious complications than leakage alone, ...

While the parents were dealing with the trauma, the doctors had given an explanation to the effect that little Hamdi was born with a horseshoe kidney and that it is a rare instance. This had ...

Preserving Asian horseshoe crab populations through targeted conservation strategies Date: January 27, 2025 Source: National University of Singapore Summary: Biologists conduct the first ...

Horseshoe crabs are often referred to as the "living fossils" of our planet—the four known species, including three in Asia and one in North America, remain nearly identical to their ancient ...

A poorly positioned menstrual cup to capture monthly blood flow may lead to more serious complications than leakage alone, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a young woman ...

February is Heart Health Awareness Month, and it’s a good reminder for parents-to-be to schedule that important 20-week ultrasound visit ... brain and kidneys and it’s a good idea to ask ...

A Phase 3 clinical trial found that injections of the semaglutide medication once weekly reduced the risk of kidney disease worsening by 24% in people who also had diabetes. It also reduced the ...

In patients with horseshoe kidney and advanced stage non-seminomatous GCT (NSGCT) and post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal residual disease amenable to resection, the aims of surgical treatment are ...

Kidney infections (pyelonephritis) can occur when bacteria from the urinary tract travel up the urethra and affect one or both kidneys. Sometimes, the bacteria that cause kidney, or renal ...