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 ...

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 ...

JOPLIN, Mo. — Kidney stones can be extremely painful. In certain cases, they can be life-threatening. “Kidney stone is basically more commonly calcium oxalate, the most common kidney stone known as ...

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja has again led public health institutions, as it successfully performed its first LASER Lithotripsy on October 28. LASUTH now has a full ...

Kidney stones are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside the kidneys when urine becomes concentrated. Depending on their size and location, kidney stones can pass unnoticed or cause ...

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 ...

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 ...