Dar es Salaam. The growing burden of kidney disease in Tanzania is driving demand for modern treatment options that are less invasive and more affordable than conventional surgery.Government data show ...

PCNL is reserved for larger and more complex kidney stone burdens and has almost completely replaced open stone surgery in this indication. Access to the collecting system is obtained either by ...

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 ...

You must have heard that kidney stones pass on their own within a few weeks. But this is just half-truth. While small stones may pass through urine easily, larger ones require more attention. If more ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EndoTheia, Inc., a leader in innovative surgical technology, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the first-in-human clinical trial for the FlexStone™ ...

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. A sharp, stabbing pain in your lower abdomen. A dull ache spreading from your lower back to your groin. Intense ...

The SURE Procedure with the CVAC System delivers 97% stone clearance independent of baseline stone volume; first and only prospective kidney stone clinical study to use continuous volumetric ...

Medicare covers various types of kidney stone removal when medically necessary, including percutaneous nephrolithotomy, nephrolithotripsy, ureteroscopy, lithotripsy, and shock wave lithotripsy.

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 ...

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 ...