Laparoscopic pyelolithotomy was successfully performed in 6 patients with associated calculi, with greater opening of the renal pelvis and using the laparoscopic equipment. This series follow-up ...

The formation of kidney stones is a complex and multifactorial process. They may form due to intrinsic causes (age, sex, and heredity) or extrinsic factors (such as geography, climate, dietary ...

Medicare covers several types of kidney stone removals when medically necessary. They include lithotripsy, shock wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, and others.

Organ shortage remains a critical challenge in India’s transplant landscape, despite established deceased donor organ transplantation (DDOT) programmes. Many potentially viable organs from brain-dead ...

While pyelolithotomy will continue to have a role in extremely limited situations, these aberrant cases are beyond the scope of standard practice and are perhaps best managed at a specialty center.