The penile implant: A possible solution to erectile dysfunction
The Hospital Clínic Barcelona performed 58 penile implants in 2022.
News from Institute of Nephrology and Urology
The Hospital Clínic is the first hospital in Catalonia to perform 200 kidney transplants in one year
This record was achieved thanks to the multidisciplinary work carried out by the Nephrology and Urology services. Moreover, the Kidney Transplant S...
Why does your body itch if you have kidney failure?
It is normal for people with kidney failure to have an itchy body due to drier skin and excess phosphorus.
The Hospital Clínic, the top hospital in Spain for kidney and pancreas transplantation
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona has consolidated its kidney and pancreas transplantation programme, and is the Spanish centre that performs the hi...
Agustí Rovira: "We don’t know whether this transplant has lengthened my life, but what I can say is that it has given me quality of life"
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona has successfully performed the first kidney transplant in Spain on a 90-year-old patient. This milestone achieveme...
The Hospital Clínic has carried out its second uterus transplant
Eighteen months after the first one, the Hospital Clínic carried out its second uterus transplant on 4 April. On this occasion, it was possible tha...
The Hospital Clínic, the first hospital in Spain to use a new technique for kidney stone surgery successfully
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona is the first hospital in Spain (and Southern Europe) to use a new technique for kidney stone surgery. This new tec...
Laboratory-generated mini-kidneys help understand the link between diabetes and COVID-19 disease
Researchers from Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS have participated in an international collaboration led by IBEC in which they have generated human mini-ki...
9 transplants in 48 hours, a real record in times of pandemic
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona recently performed 9 transplants in under 48 hours. This milestone had never been recorded before at the Hospital...
New non-hormonal contraceptive pill for men?
Recently, a male contraceptive pill was tested on mice that is nearly 100% effective and which allows fertility to be restored approximately one mo...