In a trial, more patients taking tamsulosin were able to tolerate placement of a large ureteral access sheath for kidney stone removal procedures. Preoperative administration of tamsulosin improves ...

A single dose of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) before ureteric stent removal can prevent severe pain afterwards, a study found. In a prospective double-blind study, a team led by ...

Kidney removal surgery, a nephrectomy, can cause pain. While most discomfort fades in weeks, some patients experience chronic pain. Understanding different pain types like flank, back, and nerve pain ...

Kidney removal, medically known as a nephrectomy, is a major surgical procedure performed to treat kidney disease, cancer, or to enable a healthy individual to donate a kidney. While the operation can ...

A new study indicates that patients aged 75 years or older who have confined kidney tumors do not live longer if they have their entire kidney removed. A new study indicates that patients aged 75 ...

The risk of death from having a kidney removed for transplanting has been halved measured against what it was a decade ago, doctors say. Soeren Stache/dpa 35,176 people played the daily Crossword ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with small kidney tumors are more likely to have "radical nephrectomy" (i.e., complete surgical removal of the affected kidney) than partial nephrectomy, despite ...