July 25, 2018 Share this content: Solifenacin plus tamsulosin improved all symptoms on the ureteral stent symptom questionnaire. A combination of the antimuscarinic solifenacin and the alpha blocker tamsulosin may be the most effective treatment for ureteral stent-related symptoms, according to rese...

June 19, 2018 Share this content: The passage rate for ureteral stones less than 9 mm in diameter did not differ significantly between tamsulosin and placebo recipients, study finds. Medical expulsive therapy using the alpha blocker tamsulosin does not aid passage of ureteral stones less than 9 mm i...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

April 17, 2018 Share this content: According to the EDGE Research consortium, both techniques should be in the armamentarium of the urologist. In the May 2018 issue of the Journal of Urology, the EDGE Research Consortium formally published their trial results on the efficacy of dusting vs basketing ...

April 02, 2018 Share this content: kidney stone, small stone, kidney, stones, AUA 2017, urology, nephrology Medical expulsive therapy (MET) does not improve spontaneous stone passage (SSP) in patients with acute ureteric colic, according to findings presented at the 33rd European Association of Urol...

March 12, 2018 Share this content: Pregnant women with vs without a history of nephrolithiasis are more likely to experience gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Women with a history of kidney stone formation are at elevated risk of gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, new findings suggest. In a...