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Cystinuria is a relatively rare disease in which people inherit an inability to process an amino acid called cystine. Excess cystine winds up in the urine, where it can lead to the formation of stones in the bladder, kidneys, and ureters. Cystine stones …
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The ureter is the tube that drains urine from the kidney down to the bladder. In some conditions, a portion of the ureter can be narrowed, which is called a stricture. This can be congenital, or the result of scarring from previous surgery, urinary …
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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’ …