Stock Photo - RUSSIA, IVANOVO - NOVEMBER 30, 2023: A patient is prepared for a thulium fibre laser lithotripsy at the urology department of City Clinical Hospital No 7. According to the Ivanovo Region Government, over the past 5 years, the region's healthcare facilities have received more than 900 units of cutting-edge medical equipment that allows doctors to implement advanced procedures and provide help that used to be available in federal medical centres only. Vladimir Smirnov/TASS.

Stock Photo: RUSSIA, IVANOVO - NOVEMBER 30, 2023: A patient is prepared for a thulium fibre laser lithotripsy at the urology department of City Clinical Hospital No 7.