What this specialty covers.

Nephrology is devoted to the diagnosis and management of kidney disease. It covers in particular chronic kidney disease, renal failure and certain kidney complications of other conditions.

Two very different situations reach us: the patient who wants an opinion on declining kidney function, and the patient already on dialysis who needs sessions during their stay. Both need preparation, the second all the more: a dialysis slot is booked in advance, with the serology results and the protocol from your usual unit.

Conditions treated

Your situation is not on this list? It is not exhaustive: send your file and a doctor will read it.

Treatments and care

kidney function work-up
management of renal failure
ultrasound of the kidneys and urinary tract
kidney biopsy where indicated
dialysis
haemodialysis
dialysis sessions during a stay
nephrology second opinion

The technique used depends on your file. It is settled by the doctor at consultation and stated in your proposal before you travel.

Four steps, from your file to your return.

01

Send us your file

First step: understanding your situation

02

Receive your assessment

A proposal suited to your situation

03

We organise your stay

Your stay, shaped around your needs

04

We stay with you until you are home

Support on the ground, and after your stay

What we organise around the medical care.

You take only what you need: nothing is imposed and nothing is sold as a package.

Medical appointments

Consultations, tests and surgery placed in an order that makes sense, with no day lost between two appointments.

Visa support

Letter of medical care and supporting documents, for the nationalities that require them.

Accommodation and transfers

A place to stay near the facility, airport pick-up and travel during your stay.

Travelling companion

We plan for them from the start: accommodation, transfers and presence at consultations.

What patients ask us.

Yes, provided the sessions are booked in advance. Send your dialysis protocol, your latest serology results, your dry weight and the type of vascular access. We confirm the unit and the slots before you travel; without that preparation no place can be guaranteed.

It is a controlled procedure, done under ultrasound guidance and followed by several hours to one night of monitoring because of the risk of bleeding. It is only offered where the result changes treatment — which is often the case in glomerular disease.

Acute injury can recover if the cause is treated. Chronic kidney disease does not repair itself, but its progression slows markedly with blood pressure and diabetes control and by stopping drugs that are toxic to the kidney. The nephrologist tells you where you stand.

Transplantation is governed by legal frameworks and referral pathways specific to each country, and is not something we arrange. We can, however, have your file reviewed and prepare the pre-transplant work-up your own centre requires.

Have your file read before you decide.

A doctor reviews it and tells you what is possible, what is not and what it involves. With no commitment on your part.

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The information on this page is general and does not replace a consultation. No indication, timescale or outcome can be established without a doctor reading your file.

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