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 ...

Removing small, asymptomatic kidney stones during surgery to take out a culprit ureteral or contralateral kidney stone led to less relapse — emergency department visits, surgeries, and secondary stone ...

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 ...

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 ...