Nephrology

Kidney Speciality Hospital in Bangalore

Nephrology deals with kidney diseases. At the Centre of Excellence in Nephrology at Manipal Hospitals, our specialised team of nephrologists, kidney transplant surgeons, Interventional Nephrology Radiologist and urologists work together to diagnose and treat the entire gamut of kidney-related conditions in the best possible way. In the treatment of unique kidney conditions which may require a kidney transplant, our quaternary care experts are experienced in handling the most complex cases delicately.

Kidney Specialist in Millers Road Bangalore

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Why Manipal?

Manipal Hospitals has been a pioneer in kidney transplants for over twenty years with a high success rate. Patients and patience are central to our treatment philosophy. This is why our multidisciplinary specialists comprising top nephrologists and surgeons, brainstorm together to arrive at the best treatment options. They have global experience and expertise in treating a range of kidney diseases by leveraging the contemporary medical technology at our Centre of Excellence in Nephrology. Manipal is the kidney speciality hospital in Bangalore specialising in nephrology.

Treatment & Procedures

Hemodialysis

This is a synthetic process that allows a dialysis machine to filter your blood, removing waste and water. The process assists the body's impaired kidney function and is usually adopted while the patient undergoes treatment for the underlying disease, or till a suitable donor kidney becomes available. In the dialysis machine, the blood passes through…

Kidney Biopsy

A kidney biopsy involves taking one or more tiny samples of your kidney to look at with special microscopes.

Transplant medicine

This speciality of nephrology deals with kidney transplants which is gaining popularity among patients suffering from end-stage renal disease.

ABO incompatible and paired exchange…

Sometimes it is impossible to find a compatible kidney donor. With urgency mounting, emergency cases may require an ABO incompatible kidney transplant.

Renal Biopsy

This is a procedure by which a small piece of the kidney is surgically removed for lab testing. Biopsies are primarily used to test for cancer, but is also effective in detecting or confirming other forms of kidney disease. The biopsy can be done through minimally invasive methods, although sometimes a surgical biopsy may be needed to identify the…

Swap Kidney transplantations

A paired kidney exchange, also known as a ‘kidney swap occurs when a living kidney donor is incompatible with the recipient, and exchanges kidneys with another donor/recipient pair.

Kidney Transplantation

This procedure takes a healthy kidney from a deceased or living donor and transplants it into a patient whose kidneys have failed. Without functional kidneys, the body accumulates harmful amounts of waste and fluid, which is a life-threatening situation. Everyone has two kidneys, and it is possible to function normally with just one, this makes it…

Combined Liver and kidney transplant

CLKT is performed routinely in patients with cirrhosis and associated kidney diseases. Most of these patients have chronic renal failure due to parenchymal kidney diseases, in most cases glomerulopathy associated with alcoholic cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis B or C infection, or chronic renal failure due to kidney rejection after kidney transplantation.

Neonatal and Paediatric CRRT procedure

Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is becoming the treatment of choice for critically ill paediatric patients as well as neonatal patients with acute kidney injury and congenital errors of metabolism.

Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

Transvaginal route for kidney extraction (TVE) has emerged as a contemporary surgical option during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy to minimize scars and to offer donors cosmetic advantages in tandem with low post-operative pain.

Critical Care Nephrology

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious medical condition which affects lakhs of people. Most cases of AKI are caused by reduced blood flow to the kidneys, usually in a patient who’s unwell with a health condition. The reduced blood flow could be caused by severe dehydration from excessive vomiting or diarrhoea or low blood volume after bleeding. Patients…

Quaternary care, which is a highly specialised field in the medical profession, is at the core of our treatment protocol. This is because we have the finesse and state-of-the-art medical technology to equip our transplant surgeons to perform the most complex of kidney transplants. Along with this, we offer a range of services including dialysis, kidney biopsy, laparoscopic or robotic surgeries, and transplants, creating vascular access.

Statistics reveal that one out of three kidney patients waiting for a kidney transplant are unable to get one despite having a blood group-compatible donor kidney. This is precisely because the patient may have a tissue mismatch due to sensitisation which results in a high chance of rejection. At Manipal Hospitals, these recipients undergo successful desensitisation therapy to achieve successful transplants. If you are a Bangalorean, you can avail of the treatment from the best nephrologist in Bangalore just by moving your fingers and typing Nephrologist Near me.

Desensitisation services available are:

Plasmapheresis
Immunoadsorption
Immunosuppressive drugs.

Facilities & Services

The range of Outpatient and In-patient services includes in-centre daycare procedures such as dialysis. This encompasses the entire spectrum of dialysis services that include:

Hemodialysis IP & OP (Adult/Pediatric/Neonatal)

Peritoneal Dialysis – CAPD/CCPD (Adult/Pediatric)

SLED – Sustained Low Efficiency Dialysis

CRRT- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

Nocturnal dialysis - Plasmapheresis

Mobile Dialysis

Online Hemodiafiltration HDF.

FAQ's

What happens during the first visit?

After gathering general information about your health from you, your nephrologist will review your medical history, and do a complete physical examination. Then he might order blood and urine tests to determine the functioning of your kidneys.

What conditions does the Department of Nephrology treat?

It is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of the disorders of the renal system such as

1.Protein in the Urine

2.Blood in the urine

3.Renal failure:

A) Acute

B) Chronic

4.Kidney disease

5.Kidney stones

6.Kidney infections

7.Polycystic kidney disease

8.Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS)

9.Hepato renal problems (Liver and Kidney)

10.The systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

11.Nephrotic syndrome

12.End-stage kidney disease

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What is dialysis, and when is it required?

Kidneys are responsible for the removal of waste for the body by filtering the body's blood and producing urine. But in a circumstance of Kidney failure, the kidney loses 85 to 90% of its functionality, leading to the need for dialysis, which will filter the blood for waste, salt, and extra water.

What is Kidney Failure?

Also called ESRD, end-stage renal disease is the last stage of chronic kidney disease. When kidneys fail, it means it has stopped working, and the patient needs dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive. If it is acute meaning temporary can be corrected in most instances. Visit our kidney transplant hospital in Millers Road Bangalore to know more.

Who is eligible for a kidney transplant?

Patients with chronic irreversible kidney disease who do not respond to any medical treatments, and are either on dialysis or would need dialysis will be eligible for a kidney transplant.

Nephrology

Kidney Speciality Hospital in Bangalore