In a single institution series, no intraoperative complications occurred when a ureteral access sheath (UAS) was using during flexible ureteroscopy for stone removal and the stone-free rate was ...

Removing small, asymptomatic kidney stones during surgery to take out a culprit ureteral or contralateral kidney stone led to less relapse — emergency department visits, surgeries, and secondary stone ...

More than 370,000 insured patients in the United States underwent surgery for ureteral and kidney stones in 2019, highlighting the importance of the 2026 AUA guideline.

Ureterolithiasis, also known as ureteric calculi, is the presence or formation of stones within the ureters, which are the tubes responsible for the passage of urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Ureteral stones are hard mineral masses that develop in the kidneys and then move into the ureter. They are known for causing ...

Treatment with transcutaneous, focused ultrasound safely led to the repositioning and rupture of a majority of stones in the ureter when tested in 29 people at two US centers in the first human ...

Some people who have kidney stones never know it because the stones remain in the kidneys. The pain begins when the stones pass out of the kidney and through the ureter, the duct by which urine passes ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Calcula Technologies, a company focused on improving kidney and ureteral stone treatment, announced the successful completion of their initial clinical cases following ...