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 ...

Credit: Getty Images A multi-institutional study demonstrated significantly improved overall and cancer-specific survival. Patients undergoing preoperative ureteroscopy had significantly prolonged ...

A noninvasive ultrasound technology called Break Wave lithotripsy (BWL) offers a safe and effective new option for treatment of urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in the October issue of the ...

Japanese participants in the study being trained in the ureteroscopy procedure, using a dry-box trainer on a surgical unit (Photo: Takashige Abe).