September 25, 2018 Share this content: Development of kidney stones is 6.2 times more likely among patients with persistent hyponatremia than those without a history of hyponatremia. Recent and persistent hyponatremia are associated with an increased risk of kidney stones, according to investigators...

September 24, 2018 Share this content: Percutaneous nephrostomy is associated with a higher spontaneous stone passage rate than retrograde ureteral stents in patients with hydronephrosis due to ureteric stones Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) is associated with a higher spontaneous stone passage rate ...

September 24, 2018 Share this content: Low ureteral wall thickness is associated with a greater likelihood of spontaneous passage of ureteral stones 10 mm or less in diameter, according to a new study. Ureteral wall thickness (UWT) may be useful for predicting spontaneous passage (SP) of small urete...

September 05, 2018 Share this content: Recurrent kidney stone formers are at higher risk of end-stage renal disease than patients who form incident symptomatic stones, study finds. Patients who have recurrent symptomatic kidney stones are at higher risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) than those w...