Kidney stones can recur frequently, with about a 50% chance of recurrence if a person has had them before. Managing diet, hydration, and underlying conditions is important to prevent recurrence.

Kidney stones, hard deposits in the kidneys, can cause sharp pain, bloody or discolored urine, and frequent urination. Nausea and vomiting may also occur due to intense pain.

The patient was a 61-year-old woman with back pain for more than 10 days. She was preoperatively diagnosed with left kidney stones and bilateral renal cysts. The patient underwent percutaneous ...

There is evidence that kidney stones and summer are linked. Warmer months are associated with a higher prevalence of renal colic, according to multiple studies conducted globally. This science is ...

Kidney stones are generally common in adults, and about 11% of men and 6% of women in the United States have them at least once during their lifetime, according to the National Institutes of Health.

When the stone starts to move out of the kidney into the ureter, the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder, this is when people experience significant pain.” These solid crystals develop when ...

It can stem from several causes, such as kidney stones, an enlarged prostate, or tumors. Symptoms range from flank pain, painful urination, and difficulty urinating.

Half a million people go to the emergency room to treat kidney stones. Here's what causes them, what the pain feels like, and how they're treated.

In this interview, Mantu Gupta, MD, discusses an innovative approach to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in which no nephrostomy tube and no stent is left in the patient following the procedure.

Kidney stones are formed when minerals from urine crystalize into a small stone or pebble-like mass. These stones can become lodged in the ureter, the tube connecting the kidney to the bladder.

Kidney stone disease in this population can present a variety of unique challenges related to patient age, comorbidities, and social factors. We present a video review case of a 13-year-old girl with ...

Kidney stones are solid deposits that form in the kidneys when you have high levels of certain minerals in your urine, such as calcium and uric acid. This can happen when an excess amount of waste ...