Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy (ULL) is a medical procedure that breaks up kidney stones lodged in a ureter. Ureters are the tubes that connect your kidneys and bladder. Kidney stones affect ...

Kidney stones can cause agonising pain. Your first thought is likely how to get it out. Lithotripsy for kidney stones is a medical procedure. It breaks stones into sand-like fragments. These fragments ...

Use of virtual reality (VR) to explain shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) can help improve calmness and satisfaction among patients, according to a study presented at the European Association of Urology ...

A novel technology called intravascular lithotripsy-facilitated percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty (IVL-PBMV) shows promise for treating patients with severe calcific mitral stenosis (MS) and ...

The Break Wave device non-invasively fragments stones in the kidney or ureter on fully awake patients, without anesthesia, and at any site of care – with the potential to become a first-line treatment ...

Calcified femoropopliteal arterial disease remains a major challenge in endovascular therapy. Vessel preparation technologies have emerged to improve ...