Ask us: Do I need to treat my 3mm stone?
In our “Ask a kidney stone doctor” section, we field questions from stone formers or their family members. Today’s question is about small non-symptomatic kidney stones. See other questions and… Read more »
Ask us: How to treat cystine kidney stones in a five year old boy.
In our “Ask a kidney stone doctor” section, we field questions from stone formers or their family members. Today’s question is about cystine stones in a 5 year old boy…. Read more »
Obesity and Kidney Stones
Written by Jennifer N. Wu, MD and Roger K. Low, MD University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA. Obesity is a leading public health epidemic with the prevalence in the United States… Read more »
Kidney Stones: Why me? – From a Patient’s Perspective
A healthy lifestyle: In some ways I’m a typical kidney stone former, but in other respects, I suppose I’m not. I’m a female in my early sixties who lives in… Read more »
How is a ureteral stent removed?
We previously went over how to place a ureteral stent. In today’s post, we go over the steps of removing a stent. Ureteral stents are removed using two basic methods:… Read more »
Can bacteria be causing my kidney stones?
You may already be aware that some kidney stones can result from urinary tract infections. These are the so-called “struvite” stones, which can form large staghorn type stones. What you… Read more »
How do I know if I am drinking enough?
Graph showing urine output volume by hydration level. At 100% hydration, average urine output is 50 cc/hr or 1200 cc/day. Kidney stone patients should aim for 100 cc/hr or 2400… Read more »
New insights into stone formation at the American Urological Association meeting 2011
Why do stones form? Oxidative stress was the main topic of conversation at the American Urological Association meeting in Washington DC last week. Investigators from Valhalla NY reported that… Read more »
Cystine Kidney Stones
Classic “stop sign” crystals seen in the urine of patients with cystine urinary stone disease are illustrated. Most cystinurics do not have these crystals in their urine but when they… Read more »
How much radiation am I getting from x-rays for my stones?
Computerized tomography scanning (CT scans or “cat scans”) have revolutionized the ability of physicians to diagnose kidney stones and has resulted in the vast majority of kidney stones nowadays being… Read more »