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  2. Kidney stone disease - Wikipedia

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    Treatment of kidney stones in children is similar to treatments for adults, including shock wave lithotripsy, medication, and treatment using scope through the bladder, kidney or skin. [131] Of these treatments, research is uncertain if shock waves are more effective than medication or a scope through the bladder, but it is likely less ...

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    The ibex was often hunted for its meat, with other body parts used for medicine. The ibex horns were highly sought after as a remedy for impotence, while its blood was used for treating kidney stones. [citation needed] The relentless hunting of the ibex might have led to its extinction were it not for the foresight of the dukes of Savoy.

  4. List of people with kidney stones - Wikipedia

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    In December 2003, a kidney stone weighing 356 g (12.5 oz) was removed from the right kidney of Peter Baulman of Australia. At its widest point, the stone measured 11.86 cm (4.66 in). [ 9 ] In 2017, a 2 kg (4.4 lb) stone spanning 20 cm was surgically removed from Abdul Abu Al Hajjar in Kensington , England.

  5. Dr. Ghayda discusses kidney stones in men. - AOL

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    There are several things to be done to help prevent and treat kidney stones. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...

  6. Elastration - Wikipedia

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    The country of Lithuania has banned the practice due to their belief that the procedure is inhumane. [6] There is some evidence that elastration is more painful if carried out on older animals, [7] although much of the immediate pain of application can be prevented by injection of local anaesthesia into the scrotal neck and testicles. [8]

  7. John R. Brinkley - Wikipedia

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    Brinkley became known as the "goat-gland doctor" [2] after he achieved national fame, international notoriety, and wealth through the xenotransplantation of goat testicles into humans. Although Brinkley initially promoted this procedure as a means of curing male impotence , he later claimed that the technique was a virtual panacea for a wide ...

  8. Calculus (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    A number of important medical conditions are caused by stones: [citation needed] Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) Can cause hydronephrosis (swollen kidneys) and kidney failure; Can predispose to pyelonephritis (kidney infections) Can progress to urolithiasis; Urolithiasis (urinary bladder stones) Can progress to bladder outlet obstruction

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