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Maryland Health Today

Kidney Stones/Kidney Cancer

Overview:
A discussion of kidney problems with a focus on advanced, minimally invasive techniques to treat kidney stones, tumors and kidney removal.

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Part One:

Kidney stones – what are they?
Symptoms of kidney stones
Treatment:
- Lithotripsy
- Ureter scope and baskets
Preventing kidney stones

Part Two:

Kidney cancer
Laparoscopic tumor removal
Cryosurgery

Guest:
Dr. Michael Phelan, a urologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center and assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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