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 ...

In a trial, more patients taking tamsulosin were able to tolerate placement of a large ureteral access sheath for kidney stone removal procedures. Preoperative administration of tamsulosin improves ...

Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause ...

Smaller incisions during surgery result in less scarring and a quicker healing process. Patients often experience a quicker ...

In older children and adolescents, URS provides similar stone clearance to PCNL, but postoperative relief is not better. Ureteroscopy (URS) is as effective as percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for ...

CLEARWATER _ School Superintendent Scott Rose will be out of the office for several weeks, following surgery Thursday to remove some large kidney stones. He is expected to be released from Humana ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I just found out that I have a kidney stone. I’m 77 years old, and I don’t want to deal with it. I’ve heard of potassium citrate and pulverizing it with sound waves. Are these options?