Kidney stones afflict approximately one in nine individuals, causing intense pain and serious infections. With over 1.3 million emergency room visits and healthcare expenditures exceeding $5 billion ...
Anyone who has suffered through a large, painful kidney stone wants to avoid a repeat episode. Now a new trial confirms one preventive strategy: removing small "silent" stones before they cause ...
Regular diet should ensure less secretion of calcium and oxalates in urine to prevent formation of stones, shares Dr Sehrawat ...
Current guidelines do not adequately address removal of small, asymptomatic kidney stones, leaving the decision to surgeons. Removing small, asymptomatic kidney stones during endoscopic surgery may ...
Kidney stones can usually cause severe pain. But without treatment, they might lead to kidney infections or impair kidney function. Medicare covers several types of kidney stone removals when ...
Depending on the size and quantity of the kidney stones, it could be extremely painful and may even require surgery for removal ...
Kidney stones can be very painful for anyone. The hard deposits can develop due to diet, excess body weight, and some medications. Some people are at risk for re-occurring kidney stones, due to ...
Although some kidney stones can be treated with medication, larger ones are often broken up with an endoscopic laser. A new hydrogel is now claimed to be capable of removing even the smallest of the ...
Carson Tahoe Health is among the first in the Northern Nevada region to utilize the Olympus Soltive™ SuperPulsed Laser System in urology procedures. Soltive is an elegant new laser technology that ...
EndoTheia’s device is designed for kidney stone removal. Credit: NMK-Studio / Shutterstock. EndoTheia has completed the clinical trial of its FlexStone Basket, an independently steerable device, ...
Removing small, asymptomatic kidney stones during surgery to take out a culprit ureteral or contralateral kidney stone led to less relapse — emergency department visits, surgeries, and secondary stone ...