Nephrology & Urology

Treatment for simple to complex Nephrological Conditions is available with our expert team of Nephrologists and state-of-the-art diagnostic and medical equipment.

What is Nephrology?

The subspecialty of internal medicine known as nephrology deals with diseases affecting the kidney. In a human body, there are two kidneys, which are bean-shaped organs located on either side of the retroperitoneal space. Kidneys remove waste products and excess fluid from our bodies. Additionally, they are essential for maintaining fluid intake and electrolyte concentrations, which may change due to numerous conditions or medications.

It is important to note that many kidney complications are systemic disorders, which means that they are not limited to the organ itself. These conditions require specialized treatment and medical care as well.

Patients with chronic and acute kidney diseases can receive comprehensive care from Ludhiana Mediways’ Nephrology Division. With our advanced facilities and treatment options, we are renowned as one of the best kidney hospitals in India. Through a range of non-invasive procedures, the Nephrology experts at Ludhiana Mediways consistently invest time, effort, and expertise into helping people maintain kidney health.

Our team of experienced Nephrologists is acclaimed for its rare clinical skills and for providing top-notch treatment to all classes of people ranging from children to adults. There are many skilled professionals at Ludhiana Mediways, including kidney transplant specialists, nephrologists, urologists, and nurses.

Diseases Treated Under the Branch of Nephrology

A nephrologist specializes in treating conditions that hinder kidney function, which include:

A typical excretion of proteins, sugars, blood, casts, and crystals in the urine.
Complications of the glomerulus, the tiny filtering system in the kidneys
Kidney, bladder, and urethral cancers
Renal failure can be acute, sudden, long-term, or chronic
Infections of the kidney
Diabetes and hypertension affect the kidneys
Fluctuations in acid-base.
Kidney damage caused by toxins and drugs
The nephrotic syndrome and nephritis
Blood vessel disorders that affect the kidneys’ blood vessel networks.
Diseases of the kidney tubules known as tubulointerstitial diseases
Lupus and autoimmune vasculitis are autoimmune diseases
Dialysis and its long-term complications – hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
Transplantation of the renal system
A polycystic kidney disease is characterized by the presence of large cysts or fluid-filled sacs within the kidney, which damage its normal functioning. It can be congenital, inherited, or a genetic condition.
Kidney disease-related anemia.
Kidney-related bone disease
Conditions additional to the above

Additional Conditions

The Nephrology team at Ludhiana Mediways specializes in offering evaluation and treatment for a wide range of kidney-related complications including:

Amyloidosis: Amyloidosis is characterized by abnormal growth of proteins known as amyloids throughout the body.
Diabetic Kidney Disorder: One-third of people who have diabetes are at risk of developing diabetic nephropathy because of the long-standing complications of diabetes.
Electrolyte Disorders: An electrolyte disorder results in an abnormal balance of minerals in the body, potentially damaging organs such as the brain and muscles.
Glomerulonephritis: Inflammation of small kidney organs called glomeruli causes glomerulonephritis. The glomeruli remove excess fluid and waste from the bloodstream.
Hypertension (chronic hypertension): As a result of high blood pressure (chronic hypertension), the arteries are exposed to an increase in blood pressure over time. Various body organs are affected by this condition, resulting in kidney failure, heart failure, aneurysms, and strokes.
Kidney Disease: Diseases of the kidneys include a broad spectrum of injury to the organ that leads to systemic failure. The kidneys’ ability to eliminate waste and extra fluid from the body is compromised by these issues.
Kidney Failure: Renal failure, another name for kidney failure, is a medical disorder when the kidneys lose their ability to remove waste from the blood.
Lupus Nephritis: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune illness, is the cause of lupus nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys.
Nephrotic Syndrome: Nephrotic syndrome is a type of kidney disease brought on by damage to the kidney’s tiny blood cells. Urine discharge of excess protein is a symptom of this condition.
Pyelonephritis: Pyelonephritis is a type of bacterial infection that causes inflammation in the kidney’s internal components.
Polycystic Kidney Disorder: A cluster of cysts forms inside the kidneys as a result of a hereditary illness called polycystic kidney disease, which raises blood pressure and causes renal failure.
Renal Insufficiency: Renal insufficiency is a medical disorder when renal artery problems cause the blood supply to the kidneys to dramatically decrease, which results in impaired kidney functioning.

Signs and symptoms of Nephrology Diseases

Typical warning signs and symptoms of a serious kidney problem include the following:

Recurring edoema in the foot, ankles, or legs
Regular headaches
Scratching and dryness of the skin
Emesis
Diminished appetite and perception of taste
Reduced vigour and difficulty focusing
Unknown perplexity, issues with memory, or difficulty concentrating
Stiffness, pain, or fluid in the joints
Unknown blood pressure issues
spasms in the muscles, numbness, or weakness
fatigue during the day yet difficulty falling asleep at night
Urine containing blood (hematuria)
Dehydration has no bearing on decreased urine production
unusually low body weight

Treatments Available for Nephrology Diseases

The state-of-the-art dialysis units with modern equipment and facilities for nephrology treatment operates 24/7 at Ludhiana Mediways offered by the nephrology department include:

Continuous Replacement of the Renal System (CRRT)
Dialysis by peritoneum (CPD)
Plasmapheresis, or plasma dialysis

What is Urology?

Men and women of all ages can receive complete urology care from Ludhiana Mediways.World-class expertise in all urological care is provided by Ludhiana Mediways’ Urology department, which offers facilities for a wide range of basic and specialised urological tests and treatments. One of the few national institutes that provides highly sophisticated testing like template prostate biopsy and video urodynamics is our department.

Among the typical urological conditions we handle are:

The inability to urinate
UTIs, or urinary tract infections
Cancer of the prostate
Bladder cancer
Prolapse of the bladder
Urine containing blood, or hematuria
ED, or erectile dysfunction
Another name for interstitial cystitis is painful bladder syndrome.
Bladder hyperactivity
Prostatitis, or prostate gland enlargement

Services and Facilities

1. The Study of Andrology

Clinical interventions and psychosexual therapy
Penile Prosthetic Surgery
Procedures for Penile Straightening and Microscopic Infertility Surgery

2. Women’s Urology

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Treatment
Minimally Invasive Stress Incontinence Surgery (Synthetic Slings)

3. Urinary Neurology

Video Urodynamics Evaluation (One of the Few Centres in South India)
Intravesical Injections of Botulinum Toxin with Local Anaesthesia
Insertion of an Artificial Urinary Sphincter

4. Reconstructive Urology

Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
Buccal Mucosa For Urethral Strictures, Urethroplasty
Bladder Augmentation and Neobladder Reconstruction

5. Renal Transplantation

Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy Programme

6. Stone Treatments

Renal stone treatment with laser keyhole surgery and endoscopic ureteric and renal stone surgery

7. Prostate Diseases

Endoscopic Prostate Surgery (Conventional and Holmium Laser)

8. Uro-Oncology

Kidney Cancer – Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Bladder Cancer – Transurethral Bladder Tumour Removal and Radical Cystectomy
(Open and Laparoscopic)
Prostate Cancer – Radical Prostatectomy (Open and Laparoscopic)
Testis Cancer – Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection (RPLND)
Penile Cancer – Penile Conserving Surgeries with Reconstruction and dynamic Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (Only Centre in India)