by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require surgical treatment. Dr. Aaron Potretzke, a Mayo Clinic urologist in Rochester, Minnesota, explains some...
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COVID-19 Diet’ a Boon to Kidney Stone Patients
Howard WolinskyApril 28, 2023 Your kidneys may be hailing the “COVID-19 diet.” Some patients prone to kidney stones lowered their intake of sodium and calcium in 2020 as they switched to home cooking, and the reductions have persisted even as restaurants have reopened. Researchers from the Department of Urology at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, New York, reported the findings today...
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Can kidney cancer be mistaken for kidney stones?
Kidney cancer shares some similar symptoms with kidney stones, including blood in the urine, lower back pain, and fatigue. Due to these similarities, some medical professionals may incorrectly diagnose kidney cancer as kidney stones. Kidney cancer is one of the 10 most common cancers in people. Kidney cancer shares some symptoms with kidney stones, which...
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‘Playing Pool’ Is New Approach to Dislodge Kidney Stone Fragments
Maureen Salamon December 16, 2021 Ultrasound technology that moves small, lingering kidney stones toward the ureter to avert episodes of pain or additional surgery may be ready for US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval next year, researchers report. A 60-patient randomized clinical trial in progress at the University of Washington has produced encouraging findings from using focused...
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Keeping kidney stones at bay during space flights
A kidney stone ultrasonic propulsion procedure for NASA space missions and for patients on Earth is being tested in UW Medicine emergency departments UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON HEALTH SCIENCES/UW MEDICINE A new, painless, non-invasive procedure that harnesses ultrasound technology to reposition kidney stones, in an effort to offer the sufferer quick relief, will undergo testing in...
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Researchers discover experimental obesity drug prevents development of kidney stones
Copenhagen: Scientists have found that a drug connected with fat regulation prevents the formation of kidney stones in mice. This early work opens the possibility of developing drugs which may help prevent kidney stones in at-risk individuals. The work is presented at the European Association of Urology Conference in Copenhagen. Passing a kidney stone in...
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Research connects first-time kidney stone formers and chronic kidney disease
Kidneys (stock image). Getting your first kidney stone may put you a risk for chronic kidney disease, say researchers. Mayo Clinic nephrologists have uncovered a connection between first-time kidney stone formers and chronic kidney disease. In a paper published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers announce a persistent decline in kidney functioning following an individual’s first case...