A materials science collaboration between UChicago PME engineers and Duke doctors could lead to shorter, safer procedures ...

Miniaturized percutaneous techniques, flexible ureteroscopy, and outpatient protocols have shortened hospital stays and improved recovery, reshaping quality-of-life outcomes for patients.

An overview of Pei Zhong’s work over the past several decades reveals how fundamental engineering research — often done far from the clinic — plays a critical role in shaping safer, more effective ...

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 ...

Laser lithotripsy is typically an outpatient procedure lasting about 30 minutes. The researchers believe that improved laser ...

During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging kidney stones to smithereens. It's better for the patient if urologists ...

Despite the severe pain kidney stones can cause, doctors say there are few medicines designed specifically to prevent them - something Stanford researchers hope to change.

For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another minimally ...

Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

Atim siad laser surgery in Nigeria is scarce in public hospitals and expensive in private health centres. The hospital’s Associate Professor of Urology, Dr Terka Atim, told the News Agency of Nigeria ...

Dr. Aaron Potretske performs ureteroscopy to remove kidney stones. "Over the last several years, we have worked increasingly to make surgery even less invasive," Dr. Potretzke says. He performs ...