Kidney Stones

Pregnancy Found to Increase Risk of First-Time Symptomatic Kidney Stones

Publish Date May 7, 2021

The risk for a first-time symptomatic kidney stone begins to increase in the second trimester and peaks 0 to 3 months after delivery, a study found.

Urologists Are Performing More Initial Renal Access Procedures for PCNL

Publish Date April 28, 2021

Urologist-gained renal access for percutaneous nephrolithotomy is associated with significantly lower 90-day rates of hospital readmission and blood transfusion compared with radiologist-gained access, a study found.

FDA Investigating Infections Tied to Reprocessing Urological Endoscopes

Publish Date April 8, 2021

More than 450 medical device reports of patient infections, potential contamination recorded from Jan. 1, 2017, to Feb. 20, 2021

Sodium Bicarbonate May Mitigate Calcium Phosphate Stone Risk in CKD

Publish Date April 9, 2021

Oral sodium bicarbonate therapy given to patients with chronic kidney disease increases urinary pH but also increases urinary citrate levels, which may mitigate the risk for calcium phosphate stone formation.

Kidney Stones Found to Increase Stroke Risk

Publish Date March 16, 2021

Kidney stones were associated with different degrees of risk for ischemic than hemorrhagic stroke, according to a recent meta-analysis.

Kidney Stones Linked With Osteoporosis, Fractures

Publish Date March 10, 2021

Bone loss in patients with kidney stone disease, particularly in men, has been underappreciated in clinical practice, according to investigators.

Primary Hyperparathyroidism Underdiagnosed Among Kidney Stone Formers

Publish Date August 3, 2020

Patients with kidney stones who visited both a nephrologist and a urologist had a 6.6-fold higher likelihood of receiving testing for primary hyperparathyroidism, according to a study of veterans.

Tolvaptan Lowers Kidney Stone Risk in ADPKD

Publish Date July 15, 2020

Tolvaptan improves the urinary lithogenic risk profile of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, according to researchers.

Stone Re-Treatment More Likely With Shock Wave Lithotripsy

Publish Date July 7, 2020

Compared with ureteroscopy for kidney and ureteral stones, shock wave lithotripsy is significantly associated with 20% increased odds of re-treatment, a study found.

AUA Releases Updated Guidelines on Microhematuria, BPH-Related LUTS

Publish Date June 26, 2020

The new guidance aims to support urologists and other clinicians in providing evidence-based care to their patients.