During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially ...
Not all kidney stones require surgery. Dr Aakil Khan, Consultant Urologist at KIMS Hospitals Thane, explains how doctors ...
Standard techniques for removing kidney stones often require repeated surgery, but a magnetic gel seems to make the process ...
A local surgeon Dr Augustine Melly successfully performed the first holmium laser lithotripsy for bladder stones in the ...
Engineers and urologists from UChicago and Duke developed a saline solution containing dark nanoparticles to dramatically ...
Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require surgical ...
Amid expectations that the popularity of GLP-1 drugs will decrease bariatric surgery rates, a Cleveland Clinic-led study found these surgeries might be more effective than GLP-1s for some patients.
His self-diagnosis turned out to be accurate. “Fast forward twenty-four hours and my suspicions were confirmed via a CT scan at the local hospital. It turned out I had a big stone blocking the exit of ...