As judged from his history, the patient initially appeared to have acute kidney injury (AKI) that was due to lower urinary tract obstruction, resulting in urinary retention with overflow incontinence.

The most common source/cause of pain from a kidney stone comes from the stone blocking the ureter, which causes a back of urine into the kidney. Occasionally, the stone can cause irritation as it ...

A widow who once lost five stone to donate a kidney to her late husband has won a ‘breathtaking’ £4m mansion in the Scottish Highlands. A widow from Southampton said her late husband will be ...

Kidney stones are hard objects found in the urinary system. The waste in urine has minerals and salts that can come together and make crystals, which can then merge to form stones. Usually, this waste ...

Bladder and kidney stones are more common in people who are AMAB than in cisgender women and others assigned female at birth. They form when certain chemicals in your urine crystallize ...

Ian Metzler, MD, discusses developments in imaging and treating stones. Technology for kidney stone surgery is rapidly evolving. In a recent interview with Urology Times®, Ian Metzler, MD, MTM, ...

Kidney failure symptoms may begin so gradually that you don't really notice swelling, joint pain, or changes in how you urinate (pee). Or, you may think that itchy skin and other signs are due to ...