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

EndoTheia announced today that it completed the first-in-human clinical trial for its FlexStone basket, a steerable kidney ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD How long it takes to pass a kidney stone depends largely on its size. Those under ...

“The Southeast is the Stone Belt of America,” says Assimos, an internationally renowned expert who specializes in the removal of large stones and preventive ... “However, the prevalence of kidney ...

Sometimes a procedure called percutaneous nephrolithotomy is used to remove a stone that is very large or in a location not accessible to ESWL. In this procedure, a tiny incision in the back creates a ...

Coonge's kidney stone measured 13.37cm (5.26 inches) long, compared to an average kidney which is about 10cm to 12cm long. "The removal of the world's largest and heaviest kidney stone through a ...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had been diagnosed with a kidney stone and would undergo surgery in September to remove it. The far-right leader, 65, has had a series of ...

Doctor Tasian said the stones were so large he had to surgically remove them and although Alex’s stones are rare, Tasian said he is seeing more and more kids with kidney stones. The cause? A ...

Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require surgical ...