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World-class surgeons at SGH Dammam

deliver relief from years of challenging

kidney stone pain

20/06/2024

19 June 2024- Expert surgeons at Saudi German Hospital Dammam skilfully performed a
delicate surgery, ending years of pain caused by a large stone in a difficult location within a

patient's right kidney.

First, the surgeons conducted a ureteropyelography (study of the ureter and kidney using a

radiopaque substance) to meticulously visualise the blockage.

Afterward, through a remarkably tiny incision (less than 1 cm), the surgeons performed a
miniaturised nephoscopy to access the stone. Their expertise allowed them to break down the

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