Doctors in California have removed a stone the size of a grapefruit from a man’s bladder after he turned up in the emergency room complaining of pain in his left side. The 64-year-old arrived at St.

The panel on the left shows a scan of the man's abdomen. The large white circle is the neobladder stone, and above it, a black arrow points to another stone in the man's left ureter. The middle panel ...

A 64-year-old man recently went to the doctor for painful urination for three days. His CT scan shocked doctors, as it showed a massive, ostrich egg-sized stone in his bladder. The man was quickly ...

It may look innocuous now, but this little stone may have killed someone 700 years ago. The rough, kidney-shaped object was found in a medieval cemetery in Poland, and a new analysis has revealed it ...

A new minimally invasive treatment option called cystoscopic laser lithotripsy is changing the game for pets with bladder and ...

Bladder stones are a common problem with dogs. Bladder stones are solid mineral deposits that form in the bladder. Tiny crystals form in the urine and over time they bond together to form bladder ...

Q My wife and I noticed that our female cat was straining to urinate and dribbling urine as she walked. When we took her to the vet, she had a full bladder, which the staff drained, and then took ...

The primary cause of bladder stones is not completely emptying the bladder of urine. Benjamin Voros/Unsplash All of us have heard of kidney stones, but what about bladder stones? Yes, stones can form ...

Tortoises are prone to developing bladder stones. In the desert, it is hard for tortoises to find water; dehydration is a contributing factor. Their diet also can be part of the problem; as ...

Dogs and cats can suffer from a condition known as urolithiasis. Urolithiasis means ‘urine stones’. Urinary stones can form in the kidneys. This is the first thing we think of because it is the most ...

Bladder stones are a common problem with dogs. Bladder stones are solid mineral deposits that form in the bladder. Tiny crystals form in the urine and over time they bond together to form bladder ...