General Nephrology

We offer treatment and management of Nephrotic Syndrome, Acute Nephritic Syndrome, Acute Kidney Failure, and Chronic kidney failure.

As a tertiary kidney care hospital, NU Hospitals, Bangalore encounter all types of Acute Kidney Failure cases. Diabetic Nephropathy is the most commonly encountered chronic kidney disease.

Common Symptoms:

Paediatric Nephrology

Children’s kidney specialist doctors at NU Hospitals, Bangalore evaluate and offer treatment for children with complicated Nephrotic Syndrome, Hypertension, Hematuria, Proteinuria, Renal Tubular Acidosis, Nephrolithiasis, Glomerulonephritis, Acute and Chronic Kidney Failure.

We also provide comprehensive care for Paediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease, including care to patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, pre-transplant workup and follow-up care of children after kidney transplantation.

Kidney conditions unique to children include:

Kidney Biopsy

Renal (Kidney) biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which a small piece of renal tissue (tissue from the kidneys) is obtained to know the cause of renal failure, the cause of Proteinuria, and the severity of some renal diseases like Lupus Nephritis.

An ultrasound-guided renal biopsy can be that of the native kidneys or that of the kidney transplant is routinely performed under local anaesthesia in adults but children need general anaesthesia. Bedside renal biopsies are performed for sick patients in the ICU and ward.

The patient can resume his normal activities a couple of days after the procedure. Rarely, a repeat renal biopsy may be required if the original biopsy is unsuccessful.

Haemodialysis

The facilities at the NU Hospitals’ Dialysis unit include:

Kidney Transplant

NU Hospitals has been performing both live-related kidney transplants (renal transplants) as well as cadaveric transplants with results of international standards.Our team of kidney transplant specialists has over two decades of experience.

There are two main types of kidney transplants: deceased donor (cadaveric transplants) and living-donor.

Living donor transplantsuse kidneys from living donors. This type of kidney transplant is performed at our centre when the following relatives of the patient, i.e. the father, mother, siblings, children, or spouse of the patient, agree to voluntarily donate a kidney.

Living-donor transplantsoffer several advantages over deceased-donor transplants, including a shorter waiting time and a better chance of long-term kidney survival.

Deceased-donor transplantsuse kidneys from people who have died. These kidneys are typically retrieved from organ donors who have agreed to donate their organs after death. Patients at our hospital are also enrolled in the cadaver transplant program under the support of The Zonal Coordination Committee of Karnataka (ZCCK) for Organ Transplantation.

Peritoneal Dialysis

When end-stage renal failure occurs (that is, when the kidney function is irreversibly reduced to below 15% of normal), there are two treatment options: dialysis or a kidney transplant.

There are two types of dialysis: Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis. In Peritoneal dialysis, the patient’s Peritoneum (membrane present inside the abdomen) is used for dialysis. Peritoneal dialysis occurs within the patient’s body itself. In this, a tube called a catheter is surgically placed through the wall of the patient’s abdomen as permanent access for Peritoneal dialysis. The catheter is usually placed about an inch below and to the side of the navel. About 2-4 inches of the catheter extends out of the body.

Type of Peritoneal Dialysis

• Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis (IPD)
• Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
• Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD)
• Continuous Cyclic Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD)
• Daytime Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (DAPD)
• Night-time Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis (NIPD)