1. Which doctors perform percutaneous nephrolithotomy? Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is performed by an urologist. 2. What are the other procedures used to treat kidney stones? Smaller kidney stones ...

Ultramini-PCNL plus flexible ureteroscopy in patients with complex renal stones led to a better stone-free rate and accelerated recovery. Complex renal calculi may be better treated with ...

Kidney stones are hard deposits made from minerals such as calcium or waste products such as uric acid. They start small in your kidneys but can grow bigger as more minerals stick to them. Kidney ...

Renal stones are hard masses that form from crystals in urine. They range in size from small gravel-like stones to large stones that extend into more than one calyx (staghorn calculi). Although kidney ...

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), along with several academic partners, have reported the primary results of the Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) trial, the largest comparative ...

From a grain of sand to a golf ball, kidney stones come in different sizes. Every size comes with certain complications.

New technology designed to provide a single irrigation management system for ureteroscopy, cystoscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and benign prostatic hyperplasia ...