Kidney Diseases

Advanced Care in Nephrology, Urology and Transplantation

Our Kidneys help maintain normal salt and water balance in our body by removing the liquid waste from the blood. In an adult of normal weight (60-65kg), about 1200ml of blood flows through both the kidneys every minute (this is about 20-25% of heart output). Therefore, normal functioning of kidneys is critical for maintaining the body’s balance.

Symptoms of Kidney Disease

  • Burning sensation while urinating
  • Frequent and excessive urination (especially in the night time)
  • Blood in the urine (Brown or coffee color)
  • Puffiness or oedema on face and body
  • Hypertension (High blood pressure)
  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Loss of Appetite
  • Headache
  • Anaemia
  • Skin itching
  • Lower back pain
  • Physical weakness

The above symptoms/signs are given to you as a warning and should be used as general guideline only. Contact your doctor if you notice any of the above for further advice on investigation and treatment.

Kidney disease is detected only when you go for urine / blood checkup. A large number of patients with kidney disease are asymptomatic. Doctor’s advice is a must for any treatment.

Common Causes

  • Long standing diabetes
  • Uncontrolled high blood pressure
  • Chronic glomerulonephritis
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Nephritic Syndrome
  • Collagen Vascular Disease / Autoimmune Disorders
  • Chronic infection of kidney pyelonephritis
  • Polycystic kidney disease
  • Frequent stone formation in urinary tract
  • Enlarged prostate gland
  • Excessive use of medicines over the years (mainly pain killers)
  • Cancer of Kidney, Prostate & Bladder

 

Conditions/diseases that can be treated at the

Medica Institute of Kidney Diseases

  • Nephritis
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Kidney diseases arising from diabetes, hypertension, dysproteinemia, polycystic kidney disease
  • Renal failure (acute/chronic)
  • Renal failure arising in ITU/ICCU
  • Obstructive Uropathy
  • Stone disease
  • Patients requiring kidney transplantation
  • BPH
  • Stricture Urethra

 

Facilities Available

Dialysis

  • Online HDF
  • High flux dialysis with bibag
  • Low flux dialysis
  • Single-use low and high flux dialysis
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Hemoperfusion
  • 4008 SC Dialysis machines
  • SLED in ITU / ICU
  • Online HDF
  • High flux dialysis with bibag
  • Low flux dialysis
  • Single-use low and high flux dialysis
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Haemodialysis
  • 4008 SC Dialysis machines
  • SLED in ITU / ICU
  • Hemodialysis
  • Ultra-pure water
  • Non-invasive monitors with each bed Individual TV

 

Peritoneal Dialysis

  • CAPD Catheter insertion
  • CAPD Training

 

Kidney Biopsy With IF Staining, C4d Staining

Urological Operations

BPH Management – State-of-the-art facility to manage this common disease affecting elderly population. Ultramodern laser treatment for prostate along with conventional microsurgery like TURP, Saline TURP (Plasma Kinetic Resection)

Stone Management – Modern facility to manage Urinary Stone Disease

ESWL: Non-invasive extra corporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy to manage suitable kidney stone. This technique powders the stone into sand-like particles, which are washed away

PCNL: Per-cutaneous Nephrolithotomy is a minimally-invasive method whereby kidney stones are removed by establishing a keyhole tract to the stone from the kidney.

Uretero-renoscopy: Endoscopic technique to break and remove ureteric stones by applying energy sources like pneumatic lithotripsy and laser lithotripsy.

Uro-oncology Services

Facility for treatment of urological cancers with facility for following surgeries:

Reconstructive Urology

Facility for advanced reconstructive urology involving urological diseases like Stricture Urethra, Hypospadius, Epispadius, Genito-Urinary Fistula.

5008 Ultra Modern Haemodialysis / Haemodiafiltration machine

What is Haemodialysis

Hemodialysis is a process by which blood is purified by taking it out of the body with the help of a machine and passing it through a ‘Dialyser’ (Artificial Kidney). Blood is taken out of the body via a needle (A.V.F.). In the dialyser, blood and dialyzing fluid flow on either side of a semi permeable membrane. This removes the toxic waste and excess water from the blood. The pure blood is returned to the body. This process of taking out and putting in the blood continues for 3-4 hours. The dialysis has to be repeated at least 3 times a week.
AAMI Standard Double RO purified ultrapure water treatment plant

Medica Prostate Centre

Prostate Clinic

  • Biopsy report expected within 24 hours
  • Immunological panel (ANA, ANCA, anti-GBM, C3, etc)
  • TURBT
  • Radical Cystectomy
  • Continent Orthotopic Diversion
  • Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy
  • Radical Prostatectomy
  • Radical Nephrectomy
  • Nephro Ureterectomy
  • Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy
  • Uro-dynamic and Neuro-urology
  • Female Urology
  • Renal Transplant and Vascular Access Surgery
  • Paediatric Urology
  • Andrology and Male Infertility
  • Specialised consultation by Senior Urologists
  • Latest equipment for diagnosis & treatment
  • Uroflowmetry, Urodynamics
  • Medical Management
  • Latest in Surgical Management
  • HoLEP (Holmium Laser Enucleation of Prostate)
  • URS (Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy)
  • RIRS (Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery)
  • PCNL(Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy)
  • Treatment of bladder tumours and strictures
  • Condylomas & lesions of the external genitalia
  • Surgical treatment of Prostate Enlargement
  • Endoscopic Management of Ureteric Stone & Kidney Stone
  • Endoscopic Lithotripsy for urinary stone
  • Treatment of all kinds of stones including large bladder stones, large renal stones and ureteric stones

 

Stone Clinic

  • URS (Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy)
  • RIRS (Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery)
  • PCNL(Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy)

 

High power Holmium Laser for

  • Treatment of bladder tumours and strictures
  • Condylomas & lesions of the external genitalia
  • Surgical treatment of Prostate Enlargement
  • Endoscopic Management of Ureteric Stone & Kidney Stone
  • Endoscopic Lithotripsy for urinary stone
  • Treatment of all kinds of stones including large bladder stones, large renal stones and ureteric stones