During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially ...
Few medical problems are as instantly unforgettable as the pain of a kidney stone. But while the fear of surgery often follows the diagnosis, most stones don’t actually require it. According to Dr ...
A local surgeon Dr Augustine Melly successfully performed the first holmium laser lithotripsy for bladder stones in the ...
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja has again led public health institutions, as it successfully performed its first LASER Lithotripsy on October 28. LASUTH now has a full ...
Standard techniques for removing kidney stones often require repeated surgery, but a magnetic gel seems to make the process ...
Stanford University has unveiled a ureteroscopy-compatible device that magnetizes and retrieves kidney stone fragments with a ...
One in 10 Americans will be affected by kidney stones at some point in their life and about a million patients will experience a kidney stone attack this year. While most stones will pass on their own ...
Engineers and urologists from UChicago and Duke developed a saline solution containing dark nanoparticles to dramatically ...