Urologic Diseases Research Updates
Spring/Summer 2007

Resources

Ectopic Kidney

The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) has a new fact sheet on ectopic kidney, a birth defect in which a kidney is not located in its normal position. The five-page fact sheet provides an explanation of the condition, available tests, complications, and treatments. Researchers estimate that ectopic kidney occurs once in every 1,000 births. With proper testing and any necessary treatment, an ectopic kidney should not cause serious long-term health problems.

Renal Artery Stenosis

A new NKUDIC fact sheet explains a condition known as renal artery stenosis (RAS), a narrowing of one or both arteries that carry blood to the kidneys. The four-page publication explains preventing RAS through lifestyle changes, treating high blood pressure that results from RAS, and the types of surgery available to relieve the blockage of renal arteries. The fact sheet also discusses RAS symptoms and diagnosis.

NIH Publication No. 07–5743
June 2007

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