Ouch: each year, more than 500,000 Americans seek care for kidney stones. Here's the story of one man's second—and how he's ...

Discover the 6 telltale signs of kidney stones that send half a million Americans to emergency rooms yearly, plus prevention ...

Treating calculi, or urinary tract stones, is a subspecialty of urology. After ... shockwave lithotripsy ureteroscopy percutaneous nephrolithotomy Read on to learn more about kidney stone surgery.

A patient-reported outcomes trial used the ICIQ-S to compare patient experiences and satisfaction after ureteroscopy with placement of a silicone or polyurethane stent.

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...

Former Taiwan People’s Party Chair Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) left Taipei Detention Center for surgery at Taipei Hospital at 7 a.m. on ...

Ashburn said there are treatments to break up that stone, including shock wave lithotripsy, and in severe cases, surgery may be required. The American Kidney Fund says kidney disease affects 1 in ...

Former Taiwan People’s Party chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was released from detention this morning to undergo an operation to ...