URS

Ureteroscopy is a procedure to address kidney stones and involves the passage of a small telescope, called a ureteroscope, through the urethra and bladder and up the ureter to the point where the stone is located. If a ureteral stone is large enough, it can block the flow of pee from your kidneys to your bladder. This blockage can cause severe pain. Ureteral stones form when minerals and salts build up in your pee. The minerals form crystals that grow into stones. Ureteral stones form when there’s too much of a stone-forming substance in your pee. The substances that make up ureteral stones usually pass through your urinary system without issue. When they don’t, it’s because there isn’t enough pee in your body to dissolve or flush the substances, usually because you’re not drinking enough water. The substances then start to crystalize.