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Stone Composition Affects Nephrolithiasis Recurrence Rate

May 20, 2018 Share this content: Uric acid and struvite stones are more likely to recur than calcium oxalate stones, according to a study. The following article is part of conference coverage from the 2018 American Urological Association meeting in San Francisco. Renal and Urology News’ staff ...
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Stone Composition Linked to Race, Ethnicity

May 19, 2018 Share this content: Compared with whites, blacks, and Hispanics, Middle Easterners are more likely to have predominantly calcium oxalate monohydrate stones, but less likely to have hydroxyapatite stones. The following article is part of conference coverage from the 2018 American Urolo...
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Urinary Stones Linked to Testosterone Therapy

May 18, 2018 Share this content: Investigators found a higher incidence of clinically diagnosed urinary stones among men receiving testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) vs matched controls not on TRT. The following article is part of conference coverage from the 2018 American Urological Associati...
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Non-Narcotic Drug Superior for Emergency Renal Colic Management

May 18, 2018 Share this content: White oral medication. The following article is part of conference coverage from the 2018 American Urological Association meeting in San Francisco. Renal and Urology News’ staff will be reporting live on medical studies conducted by urologists and other special...
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Kidney Stones Linked to Oral Antibiotics

May 15, 2018 Share this content: Both younger age and more recent exposure to some antibiotics were associated with greater risks for kidney stones. Use of certain antibiotics may be contributing to the rise of kidney stones among children and adults, new study findings suggest. Of 12 classes of ora...
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