Gallstones and kidney stones are two common conditions that cause intense pain, but they affect completely different organs.

Rachel works as a CRNA where she provides anesthesia care across the lifespan, including pediatric anesthesia, with a primary focus on orthopedic anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor at the ...

Kidney stones are hard, pebble-like masses or crystals that can form inside your kidneys. They can result from the minerals and salts that are dissolved in your pee, especially if you haven't been ...

Kidney stones are solid deposits of minerals that can form in the kidneys, also known as renal calculi. They can be made up of various types of crystals, with the most abundant crystal determining the ...

Prior to the development of ESWL or instruments suitable for ureteroscopy, management of ureteral calculi was limited to open ureterolithotomy, blind basketry, or "wait-and-see" observation in hopes ...

Kidney stones are hard objects made from chemicals in your pee. They may be as tiny as a grain of salt or as big as a corn kernel. The stones can be brown or yellow, smooth or rough. They're a sign ...

Kidney stones are caused when there is an excess of salts and minerals in the urine. They turn into little hard stones and ...

Significantly higher frequencies of renal calculi were found among the 625 parents and sibs of 106 subjects prone to calcium oxalate stone formation as compared with 576 corresponding relatives of ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

When evaluating stone factors, location is the first consideration in developing treatment strategies for urinary calculi. Calyceal calculi. The renal calyces are the most common location for ...