Stones found within the slender muscular tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder are referred to as ureteric calculi. These stones may be caused by factors such as a faulty diet, ...

Cystotomy is a surgical incision into the urinary bladder, which may be required for removal of calculi, diagnosis of tumors or refractory urinary tract infections, or repair of ectopic ureters and ...

AN interesting observation promises to open other avenues of approach in the methods for investigating the formation of urinary-tract calculi. A patient who proved to have a vesical calculus as well ...

Bladder stones, also known as “urocystoliths,” are stony collections of minerals, crystals, and organic material that collect in the bladder. People can get them, but so can your cat. The two most ...

In patients who don't resume normal urination after surgery, a simple ultrasound test can accurately diagnose the common problem of postoperative urinary retention (POUR), reports a new study. In ...

Rigby, D., Housami, F.A. (2009) Using bladder ultrasound to detect urinary retention in patients. Nursing Times; 105: 21 Bladder ultrasound is now considered a safer alternative to catheterisation in ...

Q: Our family has had Schnauzers for the past 30 years and our present female Schnauzer is the second one to have bladder stones. Is this pretty common in this breed? She had an operation to remove ...

Cystine stones are a type of kidney stone. They are also called renal calculi, nephrolithiasis, or urolithiasis, and they are caused by a genetic condition. Here’s what to know about cystine crystals ...

Portable ultrasound bladder scanners have transformed the landscape of non-invasive diagnostic practices, offering a faster, more accurate means of assessing bladder volume and diagnosing urinary ...

A new ultrasound treatment for kidney stones might provide pain-free relief while the patient is awake, researchers say. Kidney stones are often excruciatingly painful. In most cases, patients are ...