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 ...

(HealthDay News) — Preoperative stenting and longer operative time are associated with a greater likelihood of serious genitourinary infection after ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy, according to a ...

TORONTO—Ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy can be performed safely in obese patients, a new study has confirmed. The study, which examined data from 266 patients treated with ...

Ureteroscopic lithotripsy has become the first choice for the treatment of middle and lower ureteral stones, but it still has a certain rate of surgical failure. Here we aimed to determine the factors ...