An overview of Pei Zhong’s work over the past several decades reveals how fundamental engineering research — often done far from the clinic — plays a critical role in shaping safer, more effective ...

A materials science collaboration between UChicago PME engineers and Duke doctors could lead to shorter, safer procedures ...

Recently, the 4th China Medical Team, in collaboration with the Urology Department of the National Referral Hospital (NRH), successfully performed holmium laser ureteroscopic lithotripsy for a patient ...

A vial containing some of the bladder stones flushed from the dog in the cystoscopy photo. (This patient did not require the use of thulium fiber laser lithotripsy.) LEFT: Dr. Joe Bruner examining a ...

Continuous advances in laser technology have emerged with the intention of improving intraoperative and postoperative results. Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) has recently been introduced as an interesting ...

Purpose: The treatment of urinary tract stones in obese patients may differ from the treatment of non-obese patients and their success rate varies. Our objective was to compare ureteroscopic treatment ...

A local surgeon Dr Augustine Melly successfully performed the first holmium laser lithotripsy for bladder stones in the country with the support of Dr. Chen Xulong of the 4th China Medical Team. This ...

Nanoparticle solution enhances laser lithotripsy efficiency for kidney stone treatment, reducing procedure time and improving patient outcomes. A breakthrough in urological treatment has emerged as ...

During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging kidney stones to smithereens. It's better for the patient if urologists ...

TCT 1619: Lasipsy: Novel Sequential Lesion Modification Using Laser Atherectomy and Intravascular Lithotripsy in a Complex Right Coronary Artery Intervention Receive the the latest news, research, and ...