Renal replacement therapy is a term used to encompass treatments for renal disease. It includes hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and renal transplantation. Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed The kidneys are bean-shaped excretory organs in vertebrates. ... This article is about clinical dialysis; for the laboratory technique, see Dialysis (biochemistry) In medicine, dialysis is a method for removing waste such as urea from the blood when the kidneys are incapable of this, i. ... This article is about clinical dialysis; for the laboratory technique, see Dialysis (biochemistry) In medicine, dialysis is a method for removing waste such as urea from the blood when the kidneys are incapable of this, i. ... Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney in a patient with chronic renal failure. ...