Kidney stone ‘vacuum’ developed by Toronto researcher aims to reduce need for followup care

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Dr. Monica Farcas, a surgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital, is working to bring the new tool to market.

A new invention created by a Toronto researcher could alter how kidney stones are treated, along with the disorder’s prognosis for patients.

The tool, which Farcas is working to bring to market and is currently in testing, may reduce the need for followup care and lower the likelihood of a subsequent emergency room visit. . “It’s common for people who experience kidney stones to visit the emergency room dozens of times over the course of their lives with a kidney stone attack.”Roughly 12 per cent of men and six per cent of women in Canada will have a kidney stone in their lifetime, according to the. Symptoms include sudden and severe pain on the side, lower back or lower abdomen. People with kidney stones may also experience nausea, vomiting or blood in their urine.

However, fragments that remain and fail to flush out can develop into larger stones, increasing the likelihood of another emergency room visit. The

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