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Kidney Disease

Genetic Testing Reshapes Care for Children With Kidney Disease
 Genetic Testing Reshapes Care for Children With Kidney Disease 1024 683 Lauren Dembeck
By: Lauren Dembeck

As more genetic causes of pediatric kidney disease are identified, clinicians are increasingly using genetic testing not only to diagnose disease, but also to guide treatment and improve long-term outcomes. For many children with kidney disease, the path to diagnosis can be long and uncertain. Families may spend years navigating referrals, repeated testing, and evolving…

Treating Severe Pediatric Kidney Disease with Simultaneous Bilateral Native Nephrectomy
 Treating Severe Pediatric Kidney Disease with Simultaneous Bilateral Native Nephrectomy 480 320 Pam Georgiana
By: Pam Georgiana

A 15-year review of indications, approaches and outcomes. A recent study published in Pediatric Transplantation and led by Christina B. Ching, MD, pediatric urologist in the Department of Pediatric Urology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, offers valuable insights into a very rare clinical procedure: simultaneous bilateral native nephrectomies, or the removal of both kidneys at the…