Explore procedures, expected recovery, indicative costs and the clinics that provide each treatment.
A Permacath is a soft, flexible catheter placed into a large central vein that allows repeated connection to a hemodialysis machine. Unlike…
Transplant ureteral reimplantation is a reconstructive surgery that repairs or reroutes the ureter of a transplanted kidney when the original bladder connection…
A transplant biopsy is a quick, ultrasound-guided procedure that removes a tiny sample of tissue from a transplanted kidney to find out…
A temporary hemodialysis catheter is a soft plastic tube placed into a large vein in the neck, chest or groin so blood…
Retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is a way to remove kidney stones with no cuts in the skin. A urologist passes a thin,…
Renal graft thrombectomy is an emergency procedure that removes a blood clot blocking the artery or vein of a transplanted kidney, restoring…
Re-exploration of the renal graft is an unplanned return to the operating room after a kidney transplant, used to find and fix…
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) uses the lining of your own abdomen as a natural filter to remove waste and extra fluid from your…
Living donor nephrectomy is the surgical removal of one healthy kidney from a living volunteer so it can be transplanted into someone…
Hemodialysis uses a machine and a filter to clean your blood when your kidneys can no longer do it well enough. Most…
Endoureterotomy is a minimally invasive procedure in which a urologist uses a small scope to cut open and widen a narrowed section…
Deceased donor kidney retrieval is the surgery that removes kidneys from a person who has died, so they can be transplanted into…
