Among 1,164 older veterans with a history of kidney stones, 18.3% on chlorthalidone had a recurrent stone after randomization ...

It’s possible to dissolve and pass kidney stones with herbs that have diuretic effects, depending on the stone size. Find a ...

Localised renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is usually treated surgically ... and patients often lack a clear understanding of their risk of recurrence and follow-up care. The PREDICT Kidney tool has been ...

what is it like to have to go to the emergency department with a kidney stone? And so thinking about all of those factors prior to implementing a framework is important in order to make sure that you ...

The function of the ureter is to carry the urine produced in the kidney to the bladder, where it is eventually urinated out. Ureteropelvic junction obstruction occurs when the junction (called the ...

“These findings highlight the importance of monitoring kidney stones, even in the absence of symptoms, to mitigate their impact on renal dysfunction,” Omer Celal Elcioglu, MD, of Bezmialem ...

Kidney stones are increasingly common these days. They are hard mineral deposits that form in the kidneys. This is when certain substances like calcium, oxalate, and uric acid become too ...

These studies have also demonstrated that there is interindividual variability in the accumulation of oxalate, especially by the kidney ... of nephrolithiasis -- stone-promoting urine chemistries ...

We used a G18/1.3 × 80 mm intravenous puncture needle to puncture the renal pelvis along the hypovascular area at the back of the kidney. Depending on the measurement method, we decided whether to ...

Total renal length (RL) and renal pelvic anteroposterior diameter (APD) were measured. Hydronephrosis was scored by the ratio of APD to RL. Individual kidneys were classified as no hydronephrosis ...