Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is an effective treatment for stones occurring in transplanted kidneys, investigators have concluded.

Researchers have found that the absence or presence of microhematuria does not accurately predict whether a distal ureteral stone is still present or has passed, according to a report in the Journal of Endourology (2008;22:1233-1236).

Adding a diuretic to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) improves ureteral stone fragmentation and clearance, researchers reported in the Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (2008;19:397-400).

Increasing temperatures could raise the prevalence of kidney stones, researchers reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2008; 105:9841-9846).

WASHINGTON, D.C.—An imaging modality called cone beam CT may improve intraprocedural management decisions during percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL), researchers say.

RISING TEMPERATURES could raise the prevalence of kidney stones, especially in the so-called "kidney stone belt" of the Deep South, University of Texas researchers predict.

Metabolic syndrome may increase the risk of kidney stones, data suggest. The finding comes from a study of 18,825 men and women aged 20 years and older who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III).

ORLANDO, Fla.—Patients with metabolic disorders are more likely to develop uric acid stones than other types, and arteriosclerotic diseases and hyperuricemia strongly predict the presence of these stones, researchers reported here at the American Urological Association annual meeting.

Metabolic syndrome may increase the risk of kidney stones, data suggest.

COLONIZATION with Oxalobacter formigenes may reduce the risk of calcium oxalate kidney stones, a study suggests.