Kidney stone pain can radiate from the back or side to the lower abdomen or groin, whereas menstrual cramps cause discomfort in the lower abdomen or pelvis. According to Dr Khiste, kidney stone ...

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 ...

Pioneering a new category of robotics in healthcare, Mendaera’s Focalist™ System, cleared for precise instrument placement during ultrasound-guided procedures, is poised to transform one of medicine’s ...

1 Department of Urology, Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Malaysia. 2 Department of Urology, Sarawak Heart Centre, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia. The body mass index (BMI), a simple metric, is utilised ...

The stone-free rate was higher after ECIRS vs PCNL for complex renal stones. Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS) demonstrates greater efficacy for treating complex kidney stones compared ...

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of local anesthesia applied to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) under Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for treating upper urinary ...

The following is a summary of “Percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery on mid-sized lower calyx stones– a systematic review of last decade,” published in the April 2025 issue ...

Longtime Greene County Auditor David Graham has been appointed the new finance director for the city of Beavercreek. Graham will step into the role when the current finance director, Bill Kucera, ...

Malaysian energy behemoth Petronas has pulled out of South Sudan, scuppering plans by London-listed Savannah Energy's proposed $1.25 billion acquisition of its entire oil and gas business in the ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has announced it is withdrawing from its operations in South Sudan. According to its website, the national oil company has been operating in South Sudan ...