New Delhi: Woke up with back pain that feels like being jabbed with a hot knife? That sharp, intense agony could be a kidney stone. This article highlights minimally invasive surgery options to tackle ...
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Kidney stone sizes and their health risks: What you need to know, and what size of kidney stone requires surgery?
Kidney stones are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside the kidneys when urine becomes concentrated. Depending on their size and location, kidney stones can pass unnoticed or cause ...
During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging kidney stones to smithereens. It’s better for the patient if urologists ...
If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. A sharp, stabbing pain in your lower abdomen. A dull ache spreading from your lower back to your groin. Intense ...
In patients treated for large renal stones, vacuum-assisted flexible ureteroscopy was associated with higher stone-free rates and shorter hospital stays. “[The] findings suggest that FV-UAS-assisted ...
Credit: Getty Images More than 370,000 insured patients in the United States underwent surgery for ureteral and kidney stones in 2019, highlighting the importance of the 2026 AUA guideline. The ...
Investigators created a model for predicting the risk of urinary sepsis after endoscopic surgery for urinary stones using several key variables. A model incorporating values of stone composition and ...
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