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 ...

SWL and ureteroscopy acceptable as first-line treatments for patients requiring ureteral stone removal. Ureteroscopy (URS) is appropriate for the surgical treatment of ureteral stones regardless of ...

The management of urolithiasis in children is becoming similar to the management in adults due to improvement and miniaturization of equipment. In adults, ureteroscopy plus intracorporeal lithotripsy ...

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 ...

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 ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A new guideline for the surgical management of patients with kidney and/or ureteral stones has been released by the American Urologic Association. Chair of the panel, Dean Assimos, ...

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.

May 22, 2007 (Anaheim) — New guidelines for the management of ureteral stones add laparoscopy and medical expulsive therapy to the list of treatment options, speakers reported here yesterday at the ...

Not sure what a ureter stone is? You’ve probably heard of kidney stones, or you may know someone who’s had a kidney stone. You may even have experienced one yourself. A ureter stone, also known as a ...

Ureteral stones are masses or crystals that can get stuck in your ureters, the ducts that connect and pass urine from the kidneys to the bladder A plain X-ray of the abdomen can help in identifying ...