by Cara Murez Kidney stones are something most folks want to avoid at all costs, but few may know that the chances of developing this excruciating condition rise during the hot months of summer. Luckily, it is possible to take steps to prevent stones from forming, primarily by increasing water intake and making small changes to your...
by Wolters Kluwer Health Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Urology (2023). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003397 For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another minimally invasive procedure called ureteroscopy (URS), concludes a randomized trial in the Journal of Urology. “In our clinical trial, mini-PCNL was more likely to...
Marlene Busko March 03, 2023 Hydrochlorothiazide, which for decades has been a standard treatment to prevent the recurrence of calcium-containing kidney stones, did not lower the rate of stone recurrence in the NOSTONE randomized controlled trial. The rate of stone recurrence within 3 years was similar among 416 patients randomly assigned to receive hydrochlorothiazide 12.5 mg, 25 mg, or 50...
by University of Washington Procedure diagrams of use in the ED or clinic as performed in this study (left) and as envisioned by our National Aeronautics and Space Administration sponsors for use in space travel (right). Credit: Carol Marinelli and Kim Reading. A new technique which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies may offer...
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY The diabetes drug empagliflozin may decrease the risk of kidney stones in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study presented Sunday, June 12 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Diabetes is a well-known risk factor for kidney stones. Empagliflozin (Jardiance) is an SGLT2 inhibitor....
By Ben Coxworth April 04, 2022 Purenum founders Prof. Ingo Grunwald (left) and Manfred PeschkaPurenum GmbH Although some kidney stones can be treated with medication, larger ones are often broken up with an endoscopic laser. A new hydrogel is now claimed to be capable of removing even the smallest of the resulting fragments, instead of...
By Rich Haridy March 22, 2022 The ultimate goal of the research is to develop a small device that can be used in doctor’s offices and emergency rooms to easily treat kidney stones without surgery Depositphotos An article published in the Journal of Urology is reporting on the first 19 humans treated with a new non-invasive method...
by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Rising temperatures due to climate change will lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones over the next seven decades, even if measures are put in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)....
WILEY In an analysis of nationwide data from the Veterans Health Administration, approximately one-quarter of individuals with kidney stones had a diagnosis of osteoporosis or bone fracture around the time of their kidney stone diagnosis. The findings are published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Investigators identified 531,431 patients with kidney stone disease between...
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, may have found a combination of drugs that can relieve the pain of passing a kidney stone. They performed their study in pigs. New research may help alleviate kidney stone pain. Anyone who has ever passed a kidney stone knows that it can be a...
