Ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy (ULL) is a medical procedure that breaks up kidney stones lodged in a ureter. Ureters are the tubes that connect your kidneys and bladder. Kidney stones affect ...

A doctor may recommend kidney stone surgery if the stones are stuck in the ureters or if they are particularly large. The ureters are the tubes that connect the kidney to the bladder. There are ...

Lithotripsy is a medical procedure that uses shock waves or a laser to break down stones in the kidney, gallbladder, or ureters. The stones can then pass more easily via the stool or urine. The two ...

Boston Scientific launched a new kidney stone retrieval device that allows a single urologist to operate both a ureteroscope and a basket simultaneously during the procedure, performed via flexible ...