A common approach for the removal of large kidney stones has doctors insert a laser-tipped catheter into the organ to break up the stones into smaller pieces that are either plucked out one at a time ...

Researchers at Okayama University report in The Journal of Vascular Access a supporting device for accurately placing hemodialysis catheters on kidney patients. The device was successfully used on a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 85 and in good health despite having had open heart surgery 10 years ago. I have been using a catheter three times a day for two years to drain urine, because my enlarged prostate ...

It was a clarifying question. As I stood by the hospital nurse manager, I was prepared to explore any request that would make nurses’ lives easier. I was the hospital system’s head of enterprise ...

Your kidneys make urine, a fluid made of liquid wastes filtered from your blood. This fluid travels down your ureter tubes to your bladder, and from there, it passes through the urethra and out of ...

Editor’s note: This article, originally published on June 28, 2019, has been reposted to include website enhancements. Dialysis is a treatment for when the kidneys stop working as they should.