Abstract: It is supposed that inertial cavitation plays a significant role in tissue damage during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). In this work we attempted to detect cavitation in ...

There are different types of kidney stones, including calcium stones, which are the most common. Next is the struvite stones ...

Abstract: To acquire more accurate CT image segmentation results of gallstone, this paper presents a Lore-Based FCM algorithm to conquer the deficiency of tradition FCM method. A penalty term is ...

Around 80 per cent of gallstones, which are hardened deposits of bile that can form in the gallbladder, remain asymptomatic and may only be spotted during complications such as gallbladder cancer, ...

PURPOSE: Several factors determine the success of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for kidney stones: stone size, stone location within the collecting system, stone type, and the SWL machine ...

If the stone blocks the salivary duct, the gland can become infected, a condition called sialadenitis. A doctor may be able to feel a salivary gland stone while examining a patient, or see one by ...

The following is a summary of “High-frequency in laser lithotripsy: do we truly know what it means?,” published in the May 2025 issue of World Journal of Urology by Bravo-Balado et al. Researchers ...

In a remarkable medical feat, doctors at a private hospital in Gurugram successfully extracted 8,125 gallstones from a 70-year-old patient's abdomen, alleviating years of chronic discomfort. The rare ...

Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 22 (ANI): In a rare reported case, doctors at Private hospital in Haryana's Gurugram have successfully removed as many as 8,125 gallstones from the abdomen of a 70 ...

Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) has become synonymous with billion-dollar deals and calcified lesion vessel treatment. Yet distinguishing its true clinical promise from the financial buzz is no ...