Fact Sheets

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Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are hard deposits of mineral and acid salts in the kidneys. These stones are painful when they are passed through the body.
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Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary tract infections are bacterial infections that occur in the urinary tract.
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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Acute kidney injury is an episode of sudden kidney damage or failure.
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Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children
A condition that causes the urinary tract (bladder, urethra, ureters, and/or kidneys) to become irritated and inflamed.
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Chronic Kidney Disease
A disease in which damage to the kidneys renders them unable to properly filter waste and toxins from the blood.
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Enlarged Prostate (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is an enlargement of the prostate that often affects men as they age.
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Blood Cancers
Most blood cancers—leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma—are typically the result of abnormality and excessive reproduction of white blood cells.
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Glomerulonephritis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
A rare disease that causes infection in the filters inside the kidneys that can lead to kidney failure.
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Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer occurs when malignant cells grow in one or both kidneys. Then, the body is unable to filter waste. Surgery is the most common treatment.
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Urologic Cancers
Cancers of the urinary tract (or urologic cancers) may be linked to environmental, lifestyle, genetic and other factors.