Kidney Stones

New Stone Risk Found in VUR Patients

February 01, 2012

Children with vesicoureteral reflux have a higher incidence of hypercalciuria, hyperuricosuria.
 

Diabetes May Hike Urinary Stone Risk

January 05, 2012

Diabetes mellitus independently predicts an increased risk of urinary tract calculi (UTC), according to a population-based cohort study conducted in Taiwan.
 

Antibiotics Could Increase Kidney Stone Risk

November 17, 2011

Antibiotics can decrease colonization of a common intestinal bacterium that metabolizes oxalate, perhaps rendering patients more susceptible to the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones, according to researchers.
 

Stone Type Linked To Obesity

November 03, 2011

In patients who form renal and ureteral stones, obesity is associated with a higher risk of stones composed of uric acid (UA) compared with other substances, according to report in the Korean Journal of Urology (2011;52:622-625).
 

Chronic Kidney Disease More Common in Lithotripsy Patients

October 05, 2011

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is significantly more prevalent among patients who have undergone successful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) than among healthy individuals, a Japanese study found.
 

Antioxidants Affect Kidney Stone Risk

September 19, 2011

Lower serum levels of certain antioxidants may be involved in the development kidney stones, according to a large population-based study.
 

PCNL Takes Longer with Bigger Kidney Stones

August 22, 2011

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) takes longer to perform in patients with larger kidney stones, as well as those with coraliform stones and hydronephrosis, according to researchers.
 

Metabolic Syndrome Found To Raise Kidney Stone Risk

August 17, 2011

Metabolic syndrome is associated with a significantly increased risk of kidney stones, according to a study.
 

Universal SWL Prophylaxis Challenged

June 21, 2011

MONTREAL—New findings challenge the need for universal antibiotic prophylaxis prior to shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), investigators reported at the Canadian Urological Association annual meeting.
 

Statins May Reduce Stone Risk

May 18, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Statin use by hyperlipidemic patients may decrease the risk of urinary stone formation, according to study findings presented at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
 

Adjuvant Drugs May Aid Clearance of Some Stones

May 18, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Adjuvant use of tamsulosin or nifedipine after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) improves stone free rates in patients treated for non-lower pole renal stones 10-20 mm in diameter, Brazilian researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
 

Stone Incidence Rising Among Adolescents

May 14, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The incidence of renal stones has doubled among adolescents over a 25-year period, but has remained stable in younger individuals, investigators reported at the American Urological Association 2011 annual meeting.
 

Flexible Ureteroscopy Safe, Effective for Pediatric Ureteral Stones

May 05, 2011

Pediatric ureteroscopy is safe and effective for treating all upper ureter calculi, but complete stone clearance after a single ureteroscopy is more effective if the calculi is single, under 10 mm in diameter, and below the level of pelviureteral junction (PUJ), according to a study.
 

Kidney Stones Raise Atherosclerosis Risk

March 14, 2011

An analysis of data from the CARDIA study reinforces the idea that nephrolithiasis and atherosclerosis have common systemic risk factors and/or pathophysiology.
 

Stone Make Up, Morphology May Indicate Hyperparathyroidism

February 03, 2011

Renal stones of certain compositions and morphological type may identify patients who should be screened for primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT), according to a new study.
 

Commentary


Kidney Stone

According to current estimates, kidney stones will develop in 1 in 10 people during their lifetime. This translates to nearly 30 million people in the United States. Clearly, prevention is paramount.

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