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Learn about the different types of renal tubular acidosis (RTA), their causes, how RTA is diagnosed, and how it is treated.

Overview of anti-GBM disease, a rare autoimmune disorder that affects the kidneys and lungs and can be fatal if not treated promptly.

Contains publications associated with the Kidney Disease (English) health topic.

Learn about the different types of diabetes insipidus, their causes, and how they are diagnosed and treated.

Explains the causes of acquired cystic kidney disease (ACKD), a common condition in people with kidney failure who are treated with dialysis.

Simple kidney cysts are fluid-filled sacs that can form in one or both of your kidneys. Simple kidney cysts are usually harmless and don’t cause symptoms.

Genetics of Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell) includes the hereditary cancer syndromes von Hippel-Lindau disease, hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer, Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome, and hereditary papillary renal carcinoma. Get comprehensive information on these syndromes in this clinician summary.

Wilms tumor and other childhood kidney tumors treatment usually includes surgery and may be followed by radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Other treatments may include immunotherapy or high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

Treatment options for Wilms tumor and other childhood kidney tumors include surgery (nephrectomy), chemotherapy, radiation, and kidney transplantation. Get detailed information about the treatment for newly diagnosed and recurrent Wilms and other kidney tumors in this summary for clinicians.

A fact sheet that lists some of the cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke and describes the health problems caused by cigarette smoking and the benefits of quitting.