During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging kidney stones to smithereens.

Not all kidney stones require surgery. Dr Aakil Khan, Consultant Urologist at KIMS Hospitals Thane, explains how doctors ...

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 ...

Kidney stones can be painful, but doctors at the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State teamed up with a company to make treatment easier for patients in a way never done before. A two-month trial that ...

Standard techniques for removing kidney stones often require repeated surgery, but a magnetic gel seems to make the process ...

kidney cancer patient Technique could reduce the need for ureteral access sheaths. SAN DIEGO–Data from studies presented at the American Urological Association 2016 annual meeting may help to clarify ...

A randomized trial found a similar stone-free rate after pulse-modulated Holmium:YAG (Ho:YAG) laser vs thulium fiber laser (TFL) treatment of kidney stones. An investigator reported trial data during ...

Nanoparticle solution enhances laser kidney stone treatment efficiency, improving surgical precision and patient outcomes The Silicon Review.

Traverse City, Mich.-based Copper Ridge Surgery Center performed its first procedure using Lumenis’ minimally invasive laser technology, the Moses Pulse 120H, the center announced Sept. 28. The ASC ...

Kidney stones are often removed via an endoscopic procedure. If a stone is too large, the urologists break it into pieces using a laser. The larger pieces can be removed with a grasping instrument, ...

Kidney stones can be painful, but doctors at the Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State teamed up with a company to make treatment easier for patients in a way never done before. A two-month trial that ...