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

Surgical technology innovator EndoTheia announces successful clinical trial of groundbreaking steerable device advancing urological care.

Kidney stones--often the size of a sand grain ... predisposing to sepsis and ultimately require instrumentation for stone removal as well as placement of stents to keep the ureter patent so ...

Kidney stones may pass through urine or may require surgical removal. According to Dr. Deep Goel, Principal Director and HOD ...

Riding on some types of roller-coaster is an effective way of removing kidney stones. This is the conclusion of research that has won this year's Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine. The US researchers ...

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

Gallstones are generally larger than kidney stones and the size if these stones is up to 5 cm. These stones may require surgical removal, and the procedure is called cholecystectomy.” ...

Stone disease, one of the most painful of urologic disorders, is not a product of modern life. In fact, scientists have found evidence of kidney stones in a 7,000-year-old Egyptian mummy. A kidney ...

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 ...

The confusion between gallstones and kidney stones is common, yet understanding their distinctions is crucial for proper treatment. It begins with a sudden, sharp pain in your upper right abdomen ...