Compared with patients who undergo surgery within 1 month of emergency department presentation, those waiting 6 months or more had significant 20% increased odds of undergoing complex surgery, data ...

The Break Wave system for extracorporeal lithotripsy via ultrasound showed early efficacy with minimal anesthesia in a pilot trial. In a separate trial, ultrasonic propulsion repositioned and ...

Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

Pakistan has successfully performed its first “Non-Touch” Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS) for kidney stones, marking a ...

People who consume too much sodium will develop high calcium levels in their urine which raises their risk of getting calcium ...

Doctors in Sri Lanka set a new Guinness World Record when they removed the world’s largest kidney stone from a retired soldier earlier this month. The 1.76-pound growth was surgically removed from ...

Small kidney stones are easily removed, but if the stone is large, surgery may be necessary. Let us tell you which surgery to perform. Kidney Stone Emergency Symptoms: Kidney stones sometimes remain ...

Kidney stones are often removed via an endoscopic procedure. If a stone is too large, the urologists break it into pieces using a laser. The larger pieces can be removed with a grasping instrument, ...

Unlike his two predecessors in Minnesota, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer doesn’t have to deal with a hemorrhoid named Harvin. But Zimmer nevertheless has been dealing with a medical condition that can ...

BRANSON, Mo. (KY3) - A Branson specialist people turn to for kidney stones has seen his most unusual patient yet. Akida, 16-year-old a serval cat, was diagnosed with kidney stones. Don Wilson made a ...