Kidney Health

These are mineral deposits. They form in your kidneys (the organs that filter your blood to produce urine). They can cause excruciating pain, but typically they don't cause physical harm to your body.

Kidney stones are a common problem, affecting about 12% of men and 5% of women. Stones are typically caused by an imbalance in the urinary system: too little water, too much oxalate, or too much calcium. In this video, you'll find out how the stones develop and what you can do to prevent them.

This is a procedure to put a thin, soft tube called a stent into one of your ureters. Ureters carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder. The stent will help hold your ureter open. That helps your urine flow properly.

With this disease, you develop clusters of fluid-filled cysts. They mainly grow in your kidneys, but they can grow in your liver and in other places, too. These cysts aren't cancerous. But they can harm your kidneys and make it hard for them to work properly.

This treatment breaks apart kidney stones that are stuck in your kidneys or your ureters (the tubes that connect your kidneys to your bladder). Breaking a stone into smaller pieces can allow it to pass more easily.

The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs at the back of your abdomen. They're found below your ribs on each side of your spine. Let's take a moment to learn more about these organs and what they do for the body.

A nephrologist is a doctor who specializes in caring for the kidneys. These bean-shaped organs remove waste and extra fluid from your blood. They also perform other important jobs. When the kidneys don't work properly, you can develop serious and even life-threatening issues.

This pair of glands is found in your abdomen. We also call them the "suprarenal" glands, because they sit on top of the kidneys. But what do they do, exactly? Let's take a look at your adrenal glands.

Kidneys help cleanse your body of waste. Keeping them healthy is important. Let's look at some ways you can do that.