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What are Kidney Tumors? Kidney tumors are not common in children. When they do occur they are often very treatable. The most common types of kidney tumors in children are Wilms’ Tumor, renal cell carcinoma, and congenital mesoblastic nephroma. Wilms’ …
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Urinary incontinence can be a debilitating disease process that is defined as the inadvertent leakage of urine from bladder. The most common types of incontinence are stress incontinence, where leakage occurs with activity, coughing, sneezing, or heavy …
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Kidney stones form when substances that are normally dissolved in the urine concentrate together and aggregate into stones. Kidney stones affect over 40 million Americans every year. They can cause severe pain and often require visits to the emergency …
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What does the kidney do? Kidneys are organs with many functions. One responsibility the kidneys have is controlling the levels of water and minerals in the blood. To do this, the kidneys produce urine that then travels to the bladder through tubes known …