February 27, 2019 Share this content: In a new study of patients with chronic kidney disease, the presence of kidney stones, compared with their absence, was significantly associated with a 2.3-fold increased risk of osteoporotic fracture Kidney stones predict an increased risk of osteoporotic fract...

February 14, 2019 This article originally appeared on Rheumatology Advisor. Share this content: Approximately one‐third of patients with gout had kidney stones, more than half of whom had bilateral and multiple stones. Photo Credit: Scott Camazine Laterality, assessed using unenhanced computed tom...

December 31, 2018 Share this content: Kidney stones are associated with an increased risk of papillary renal cell carcinoma and upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Kidney stones are associated with an increased risk of papillary renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), a...

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October 05, 2018 Share this content: Myocardial infarction following the kidney stone procedure is twice as likely among patients with 3 to 4 components of metabolic syndrome vs no components, a study found. Patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) are at higher risk of myocardial infarction after un...

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...

August 23, 2018 Share this content: Urinary stone formation in adults increases the odds of asthma by 26%, according to a study. Urinary stone disease (USD) in adults is associated with an increased likelihood of asthma, according to a new study. The association is more pronounced among recurrent st...