Pakistan has successfully performed its first “Non-Touch” Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS) for kidney stones, marking a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Atim siad laser surgery in Nigeria is scarce in public hospitals and expensive in private health centres. The hospital’s Associate Professor of Urology, Dr Terka Atim, told the News Agency of Nigeria ...

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What causes kidney stones, how can you prevent them, and when is surgery necessary? Kidney stones are among the most common ...

Compared with the general population and obese individuals, patients who undergo bariatric surgery have lower risks for CKD and kidney failure, but higher risks for kidney stones and AKI. Patients who ...

Obesity can increase your chance of kidney stones. Experts don’t know exactly why this is, but losing weight may help lower your chance of developing them. Obesity is a chronic health condition ...

The hospital’s Associate Professor of Urology, Dr Terka Atim, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Gwagwalada, FCT, that the surgery was a giant stride in the treatment of urinary ...