Compared with patients who undergo surgery within 1 month of emergency department presentation, those waiting 6 months or more had significant 20% increased odds of undergoing complex surgery, data ...

After fighting end-stage kidney failure, Chris Matto "could be looking at surgery in roughly six weeks the soonest." ...

What Are the Surgical Options for Kidney Stones? As per the National Kidney Foundation, if a kidney stone is too large to pass through urine or is causing harm by blocking urine, then you might need ...

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 ...

Metabolic and bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery, dramatically improves outcomes for patients with obesity ...

John Zisa and Cynthia DePalma have done everything together for the past 25 years. The Bergenfeld, N.J., couple love to go for walks, eat at new restaurants, hit the beach and travel as much as they ...

The approach is particularly suited to patients who are not fit for major surgery due to having only one functioning kidney.

TRANSPLANTED INTO A HUMAN. SADLY, THAT MAN FROM WEYMOUTH DIED LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, ONLY ON FIVE. I SPOKE WITH ONE DOCTOR WHO PERFORMED THAT PROCEDURE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHERE THIS ...