Fact Sheets

Pediatric Kidney Transplant
Kidney transplant in children is a procedure that provides a donated kidney to a child with end-stage renal disease. Learn about this procedure.
Diagnosing Kidney Disease
Yale Medicine has one of the country’s first renal (kidney) pathology labs and deep expertise in diagnosing the disease. Learn how this condition is diagnosed.
Anesthesia for Organ Transplant
Organ transplants, including heart, liver, kidney and pancreas, require highly specialized anesthesiology skills.
Diagnosing Lupus Nephritis
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes rampant inflammation throughout the body; lupus nephritis is the diagnosis when the kidneys are involved.
Pediatric Liver Transplants
Pediatric liver transplant is a procedure that provides a donated liver to a child with a life-threatening liver disease.
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Acute kidney injury is an episode of sudden kidney damage or failure.
Chronic Kidney Disease
A disease in which damage to the kidneys renders them unable to properly filter waste and toxins from the blood.
Kidney Transplant
A kidney transplant is a procedure that replaces a patient's failed kidney with a healthy one. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Preparing for Dialysis (AV Fistula)
An AV fistula is a procedure that connects an artery to a vein in preparation for dialysis. Learn about this procedure.
Living Donor Organ Transplantation
In living organ donation, a living person donates an organ, which is then transplanted into someone who needs it. Learn more about this procedure.