usually with a laser, and then pick out the individual pieces," he says. Another minimally invasive option is percutaneous surgery, which may be recommended to remove very large kidney stones.

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), belonging to the Research Institute for Molecular Imaging Technologies (I3M), has developed, ...

The scope allows doctors to see the kidney stones and use a laser to blast them into pieces. After the procedure, called ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy, the patient passes these tiny bits of ...

Laser lithotripsy devices, which fragment kidney stones into smaller pieces, make them easier to pass or remove through minimally invasive procedures, thus increasing in demand. Get Your Free ...

While usually not life threatening, kidney stones are painful and warrant medical attention. Medical treatments include drugs to help manage pain and facilitate stone passage. Procedures also ...