Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, an organ that helps digest food and regulate blood sugar. It can occur suddenly as acute pancreatitis or develo...
Liver cirrhosis is a condition in which healthy liver tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue. This scarring can interfere with the liver's ability to pr...
Kidney transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor is placed into a person whose kidneys no longer func...
Dialysis is a treatment that performs some of the functions of healthy kidneys when they can no longer adequately remove waste products and excess fluid from...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) occurs when the kidneys gradually lose their ability to filter waste and excess fluid from the blood. The condition often develo...