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Computed tomography ( CT ) is highly accurate in detecting adrenal masses and should be used as the first diagnostic modality to define and localize them, investigators concluded.

A relatively new, minimally invasive treatment was 100 per cent successful in eradicating small malignant kidney tumors in a study of more than 100 patients, report researchers.

Surgeons specializing in laparoscopic procedures at UT Southwestern Medical Center have successfully removed a patient's kidney by performing a unique nephrectomy entirely through the belly button.

Unlike regular polyps, extensive or difficult-to-reach polyps require open surgery with a lengthy recovery time. Now, an experimental procedure allows most patients to return home in less than a day.