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 ...
Complete intraoperative removal of stone fragments after holmium laser lithotripsy reduces the incidence of subsequent unplanned medical visits, say Oscar Schatloff and colleagues from Tel Aviv ...
When two HIV-positive patients were admitted for recurrent back pain that turned out to be caused by upper urinary tract stones, Lin Xiong, MD, of the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital in ...
In older children and adolescents, URS provides similar stone clearance to PCNL, but postoperative relief is not better. Ureteroscopy (URS) is as effective as percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for ...
Kidney stones afflict approximately one in nine individuals, causing intense pain and serious infections. With over 1.3 million emergency room visits and healthcare expenditures exceeding $5 billion ...
The majority of patients with symptomatic nephrolithiasis can be managed conservatively with adequate analgesia and aggressive oral or IV hydration until the stone passes. Two factors influence ...
Medicare Part B typically covers kidney stone removal as an outpatient procedure, while Part A covers it if it’s performed as an inpatient procedure. The out-of-pocket cost for kidney stone removal ...
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