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The '''kidney''' is an important organ in the abdomen that does the following: | The '''kidney''' is an important organ in the abdomen that does the following: | ||
* | *Water balance & blood pressure regulation, | ||
* | *Acid-base balance, | ||
* | *Removes toxins/cleans the blood, and | ||
* | *Produces hormones (e.g. erythropoietin). | ||
==Tumours== | ==Tumours== | ||
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*Renal cell carcinoma. | *Renal cell carcinoma. | ||
*Oncocytoma. | *Oncocytoma. | ||
*Most other tumours... except ''urothelial tumours'' are dealt with in the ''[[urothelium]]'' article. | |||
==Medical kidney diseases== | ==Medical kidney diseases== | ||
{{main|Medical kidney diseases}} | {{main|Medical kidney diseases}} | ||
This is almost a specialty for itself. Lots of interaction | This is almost a specialty for itself. Lots of interaction with nephrologists. | ||
[[Category:Genitourinary pathology]] | [[Category:Genitourinary pathology]] | ||
Revision as of 02:36, 22 October 2010
The kidney is an important organ in the abdomen that does the following:
- Water balance & blood pressure regulation,
- Acid-base balance,
- Removes toxins/cleans the blood, and
- Produces hormones (e.g. erythropoietin).
Tumours
Main article: Kidney tumours
This is mostly the domain of urology.
This article cover the common renal tumours:
- Renal cell carcinoma.
- Oncocytoma.
- Most other tumours... except urothelial tumours are dealt with in the urothelium article.
Medical kidney diseases
Main article: Medical kidney diseases
This is almost a specialty for itself. Lots of interaction with nephrologists.