Chronic kidney disease diagnosis with biopsy in University Hospital Essen
University Hospital Essen
Essen, Germany
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291954
Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Kribben
Department of Nephrology
Specialized in: nephrology The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- daily urine analysis
- biochemical blood test
- inflammation markers (CRP, ESR)
- blood coagulation analysis (aPTT, PT, INR)
- immune tests
- ultrasound examination
- CT/MRI scan
- kidney vessels MR angiography
- kidney biopsy under CT control with histological study
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- treatment by head doctor and all leading experts
- full hospital accommodation
- explanation of individual treatment plan
Required documents
- Medical records
- Creatinine and urea blood levels, eGFR assessment (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Nephrology at the University Hospital Essen offers the full range of diagnostics and treatment of kidney diseases, hypertension, immunological diseases and kidney failure. The scope of tasks of the department’s specialists includes kidney transplantation from a living donor, including сross kidney transplantation and kidney transplantation in ABO incompatibility, the preparation and subsequent care after transplantation. The department performs all dialysis and other extracorporeal procedures, including hepatic dialysis. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Kribben.
The department was founded in 1963 and today it is one of the best in its field of activities. It treats more than 1,000 inpatients and 8,500 outpatients every year. A highly qualified medical team takes care of the health of patients. It consists of 18 doctors, including 9 medical specialists in internal medicine, nephrology, hypertensiology, infectology and laboratory diagnostics. The competent care is provided by the specially trained nurses. The department's doctors strictly follow the national and international treatment protocols. The department’s activities are not limited to clinical practice, therefore, it is involved in research in order to optimize the treatment of nephrological diseases, as well as in the specialized training of medical students.
The service range of the department includes:
- Diagnostics and treatment of autoimmune diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of all types of renal parenchymal diseases, in particular progressive glomerulonephritis and diabetic nephropathy, acute kidney failure
- Analysis of autoantibodies (ANA/ANCA, etc.)
- Urinalysis (within the specialized Nephrology Laboratory): urine microalbumin test, creatinine clearance
- Duplex ultrasound imaging (also for ultrasound-guided kidney biopsy)
- Kidney biopsy
- Diagnostics and treatment of all types of arterial hypertension (special focus on malignant and secondary hypertension, renovascular and endocrine hypertension)
- 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
- Hormone test in order to identify the endocrine causes of hypertension
- Diagnostics of kidney disease and pathological changes in blood vessels, for example, renal artery stenosis
- Nutrition counseling
- Screening for obstructive sleep apnea
- Assessment of hemodynamics in order to study the function of the sympathetic nervous system, renin-angiotensin system and endothelium function, including the conduction of clinical and experimental trials
- Preparation and follow-up monitoring of patients after kidney transplantation (participation in the Eurotransplant)
- Physiotherapy
- Various types of respiratory therapy
- Special techniques in order to improve endurance, flexibility, coordination and motor skills
- Manual lymphatic drainage
- Massage
- Electrotherapy
- Healing baths
- Exercise therapy
- Other classic physiotherapy techniques
- Dialysis procedures
- Hemodialysis
- Continuous venovenous hemodialysis
- Ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
- Replacement therapy for hepatic failure syndrome
- Plasmapheresis
- Hemofiltration
- Hemodiafiltration
- Nocturnal hemodialysis
- Other medical services
Photo of the doctor: (c) Universitätsklinikum Essen
About hospital
According to the authoritative Focus magazine the University Hospital Essen ranks among the top German hospitals!
With 27 specialized departments and 24 institutes, the hospital in Germany is a maximum care medical facility. The hospital has 1,300 beds for inpatient treatment. A highly qualified medical team of more than 6,000 employees takes care of the health of patients. All the specialists give preference to an interdisciplinary medical care, which guarantees a comprehensive treatment taking into account the smallest aspects of a particular pathology. The hospital annually diagnoses and treats more than 50,000 inpatients and about 195,000 outpatients, which testifies to the prestige of the medical institution and the highest quality of treatment in Germany.
The hospital presents all the modern medical fields. Nevertheless, special attention should be given to the following major fields of specialization as oncology, transplantology and cardiology, as well as research activities in the field of immunology, infectology and translational examinations of pathologies of the nervous system and behavioral disorders.
Established on the basis of the standard American model of Comprehensive Cancer Centers, the West German Cancer Center (WTZ) in Essen was recognized as the best medical facility of this kind in Germany in 2009. Nowadays, the center holds leading positions both on the national and international medical markets. The basis of its successful clinical practice is the use of very latest treatment methods and an interdisciplinary approach to each clinical case. The West German Organ Transplant Centre (WZO) is also recognized as one of the best in the country and one of the few in Germany, which specializes in the transplantation of all vital organs, such as kidney, liver, pancreas, heart and lungs. Special attention is paid to kidney and liver transplantation.
The hospital in Germany is proud of its high-tech medical equipment, experienced and competent staff, productive research activities, which allow to guarantee the accurate diagnostics and effective treatment, including rare and very complex clinical cases for every patient. Consequently, the hospital is considered a perfect embodiment of high-quality treatment in Germany.
Photo: (c) depositphotos
Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Essen live in comfortable rooms designed in bright colors. The standard room furnishing includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table, a personal wardrobe, a personal call button with a built-in light panel, a telephone, a TV and a radio. The Internet access is available at an additional cost.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered a daily choice of three menus. The patients are also offered alternative types of menus, if their religion requires the exclusion of certain foods. If you follow a certain diet or suffer from food intolerance, you will be provided with a menu of your choice by discussing it with your attending physician in advance. The hospital also houses a bistro and a cafe, where one can have a tasty snack, enjoy hot and cold drinks.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Toilet
Shower
TV
Accompanying person
There are a few types of hotels for the accompanying persons, who want to stay near the hospital. The hotel of the Essen University Hospital offers apartments on the first floor of the nursing high-rise building. The DRK nursing also offers single and double rooms.
The hotel in Grugapark is available for the parents, whose children stay in the hospital. The parents of children with cancer can also stay here. Moreover, The Department of Pediatrics offers its rooms for parents.
