Most small kidney stones may be able to pass through on their own with time. Ample fluid intake helps facilitate the passage of kidney stones. However, some type of treatment and pain control medications are often required to facilitate...
Urologists may use a laser or an ultrasonic device that vibrates at a high frequency to fragment stones, says Sourial. Suction on these devices allows doctors to remove pieces of stone. Doctors may also insert a stent in the ureter to help with swelling and so that patients can urinate. F...
too, but combines it with a type of X-ray called fluoroscopy instead of ultrasound. Contrast dye is injected into your digestive system, allowing the doctor to see your pancreas in more detail. Your doctor might remove something blocking a bile duct or place a stent during the procedure. You...
Kidney stones are composed of crystals that usually form in your kidneys or ureters (the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder); most kidney stones are very small, but some can be as big as a golf ball. Most small stones cause intense flank and pelvic pain as they irri...
WASHINGTON -- Most patients presenting with flank pain turn out to have kidney stones, but there is a very small but real potential that the cause may be a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, according to Flavia Nobay, M.D., who spoke at the annual meeting of the American College of Emer...