Patients aged 80 years or older with stone disease who undergo ureteroscopy have a low risk for major complications and ...

May 10, 2023 – For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another ...

Jackson Hospital's Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal and his team recently performed the first Vacuum Aspirated Ureteroscopy procedure (V-URS) for kidney stones in the central Alabama region. MONTGOMERY, Ala., ...

Use of flexible ureteroscopy (URS) for treating patients with kidney stones has increased compared with shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy Wide variations in use, and timing of ...

Compared with ureteroscopy for kidney and ureteral stones, shock wave lithotripsy is significantly associated with 20% increased odds of re-treatment, a study found. Re-treatment for kidney and ...

Surgeons are recommending two different techniques for removing single kidney stones that have become lodged in the ureter, based on results from 273 patients. Noninvasive shockwaves worked best for ...

In a double-blinded study, rates of hyponatremia, hypo-osmolality, and hypothermia did not differ significantly between groups receiving water vs saline irrigation for uncomplicated ureteroscopy.

Shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for pediatric patients leads to less pain and fewer abnormal urinary symptoms after recovery than the widely used ureteroscopy (URS) procedure, according to research ...

Different techniques should be used to remove single stones that have become lodged in the distal ureter after being expelled by the kidney, depending on whether they are under or above one centimetre ...