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#121 - Das unterschätzte Organ: Warum Deine Nieren so wichtig sind | Prof. Dr. Dr. Johannes Huber bei Männergesundheit

Männergesundheit Podcast

Männergesundheit Podcast

Expertenwissen zu Testosteron und Männergesundheit

Prof. Dr. Dr. Johannes Huber ist Direktor der Urologischen Universitätsklinik Heidelberg und beschäftigt sich täglich mit Erkrankungen der Niere, Nierensteinen und modernen Operationsverfahren. In dieser Episode erklärt er, warum die Nieren für unsere Gesamtgesundheit so entscheidend sind, welche Lebensstilfaktoren Nierensteine begünstigen und weshalb eine eingeschränkte Nierenfunktion weitreichende Folgen für Herz und Gefäße haben kann. Außerdem sprechen wir darüber, wie Nierentumore heute möglichst organschonend und robotergestützt operiert werden können. 

Themen dieser Episode:

  • Warum eine gesunde Niere entscheidend für Herz, Gefäße und Lebenserwartung ist
  • Nierensteine: Risikofaktoren, Symptome und Prävention
  • Welche Vorsorgeuntersuchungen für die Nieren sinnvoll sein können
  • Nierenkrebs: Warum Früherkennung so wichtig ist
  • Wie heute bis zu 90 % der Niere erhalten werden können
  • Da-Vinci-Roboter & minimalinvasive Nierenoperationen
  • Welche Rolle KI zukünftig im Operationssaal spielen könnte

Wenn du wissen möchtest, wie du deine Nieren langfristig schützt und welche modernen Möglichkeiten die Urologie heute bietet, solltest du diese Folge nicht verpassen!

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