Ureteral stones are essentially kidney stones that have migrated from the kidney and become trapped in the ureter. Kidney stones form when certain substances in the urine, such as calcium, oxalate, ...

G_kidney_stone_on_finger Low ureteral wall thickness is associated with a greater likelihood of spontaneous passage of ureteral stones 10 mm or smaller in diameter, according to a new study. Ureteral ...

The passage rate for ureteral stones less than 9 mm in diameter did not differ significantly between tamsulosin and placebo recipients, study finds. Medical expulsive therapy using the alpha blocker ...

BALTIMORE, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the American Urological Association (AUA) released the 2025 Surgical Management of Kidney and Ureteral Stones Guideline.

To compare the safety and efficacy of ureteroscopic lithotripsy and ESWL for the treatment of distal ureteral calculi in children. Children with distal ureteral calculi (between the inferior aspect of ...

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Urolithiasis is usually treated with the expensive procedures shock-wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy. Recent trials have suggested that α-blockers can cause selective relaxation of ureteral smooth ...

Ureteric calculi (i.e. stones in the ureters) is a medical condition that usually causes an abrupt onset of pain in the flank and loin, which may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and blood in the ...

(HealthDay News) — For ureteral stones, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy delivered at a shock wave delivery rate of 90 pulses per minute is associated with excellent outcomes, according to a ...

Kidney stones may sound like one of those “it won’t happen to me” problems… until it does. And trust us, anyone who’s had one ...

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has launched the latest global system for kidney and ureter stone fragmentation, using extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy technology at the Urology Department of the ...

Kidney stones form when large amounts of substances like salt accumulate in the kidneys, eventually turning into a stone or crystals. Other diseases cause certain stones, but many of them are formed ...