It is essential to determine the type of stone and to order specific blood and urine tests to determine optimal treatment for each patient. The European Association of Urology (EAU) has updated its ...

A urosepsis prediction model based on 6 factors demonstrated strong performance among a Chinese cohort. A large-scale study of 33,579 urinary stones from Southern China, published in the International ...

BARCELONA, Spain — The treatment of children with urinary tract stones can be a challenge because young people are smaller to work on than adults, there is an absence of suitable instruments, and ...

The majority of human urinary stones are primarily composed of crystalline calcium salts but many other metals and nonmetals are detectable with concentrations ranging over 10 orders of magnitude The ...

A new trial adds to evidence that alpha-blockers do not expedite the passage of ureteral stones in patients who present with renal colic compared with placebo, although stone size may matter. "Use of ...

Struvite stones, also known as infection stones, are kidney stones made of magnesium ammonium phosphate. Struvite stones are often associated with urinary tract infections and other conditions. Read ...

During Ramadan fasting, prolonged periods without water can strain the kidneys and urinary tract. Dehydration increases the ...

When two HIV-positive patients were admitted for recurrent back pain that turned out to be caused by upper urinary tract stones, Lin Xiong, MD, of the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital in ...