Kidney stones are a common problem which can lead to urinary problems, infections, and kidney damage, if left untreated. A 56-year-old woman with bilateral kidney stones successfully underwent ...

Background A 56-year-old male with bilateral flank pain was admitted following diagnosis of bilateral kidney stone disease. He had previously undergone four separate pyelolithotomy sessions (two per ...

Flexible ureteroscopy and lasertripsy (FURSL) for treating renal stones larger than 1 cm in diameter is associated with high success rates, data show. The finding comes from a study of 88 patients ...

Based on our experience, retroperitoneal laparoscopic intrasinusal pyelolithotomy is an effective and less invasive alternative for intra-renal pelvic stones, but not for large staghorn stones. For ...

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is superior to shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and observation for treating asymptomatic lower pole calyceal stones, according to Turkish researchers. Investigators at ...

Since the introduction of shockwave lithotripsy in 1980 for the management of renal stones, minimally invasive therapy for urolithiasis has improved and various new techniques have been introduced. [3 ...