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...
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...
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...