Kidney stones trigger a distinctive cluster of symptoms, and recognizing all of them can help you tell a stone apart from a ...

Have you heard of ureteral stents? They are devices used in urological surgery. PubMed Central (Central European Journal of Urology) notes that its main objective is to allow passage of urine and ...

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Urological Association (AUA) released the 2025 Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones Guideline. This Guideline is intended ...

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. A sharp, stabbing pain in your lower abdomen. A dull ache spreading from your lower back to your groin. Intense ...

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 ...

Kidney stones – hard mineral deposits that form inside the kidneys – are common. Doctors see them in people of all ages, even occasionally in children as young as eight or nine. The number of people ...

Imagine having a stone sitting inside your kidney and going about your day without feeling a thing. No stabbing pain. No warning. Nothing that tells you something is there. That is possible with ...

Newswise — The RELIEF™ ureteral stent has achieved FDA clearance as the first and only stent to have approval for the prevention of vesicoureteral reflux, a major cause of patient discomfort. RELIEF’s ...

New research suggests that low testosterone could be more than a hormonal issue; it might also raise a man's risk of developing painful kidney stones. Study: Older age and low testosterone levels are ...

When Annabelle Pleskoff was 15, she woke up before school one morning with severe pain radiating from her right side. After hours of persistent throbbing, she went to the emergency room, where doctors ...