Have you heard of ureteral stents? They are devices used in urological surgery. PubMed Central (Central European Journal of Urology) notes that its main objective is to allow passage of urine and ...

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 ...

Stanford University has unveiled a ureteroscopy-compatible device that magnetizes and retrieves kidney stone fragments with a wire, with performance in a pig model beating traditional removal ...

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calyxo, Inc., a medical device company revolutionizing kidney stone treatment, today announced the peer-reviewed publication of results from the CLEARANCE study ...

New Mirigama treatment centre opens to clear massive kidney stone surgery backlog. Most visited website in Sri Lanka.

Engineers and clinicians have found that adding light-absorbing nanoparticles to surgical saline can make laser kidney stone removal up to seven times more efficient, without raising heat risks or ...

According to Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa more than 5,000 patients are currently on the waiting list for kidney ...

More than 5,000 patients are currently awaiting kidney stone removal surgeries in Sri Lanka due to the high demand for ...

When Chrissi Anderson went to the hospital for a burst appendix, a CT scan uncovered a shocking extra finding: She had a 1-pound kidney stone lurking in her body. “I couldn't believe it. It was huge ...