Patient 1 was a 73-year-old woman with a 30-year history of nephrolithiasis, as well as a history of rheumatoid arthritis and arterial hypertension. She had been treated with methotrexate, furosemide ...

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, or renal calculi, are solid masses made of crystals. They can develop anywhere along your urinary tract, which consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Kidney stones can ...

The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers a one-year fellowship experience in Genitourinary (GU) and Renal pathology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham ...

An X-ray may be able to help doctors detect larger kidney stones and monitor the size of kidney stones in response to treatment. Other imaging tests may help doctors diagnose smaller stones. Share on ...

Kidney stones form when large amounts of substances like salt accumulate in the kidneys, eventually turning into a stone or crystals. Other diseases cause certain stones, but many of them are formed ...

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 common — if you haven’t had a kidney stone, you likely know someone who has. Kidney stones affect 1 in 5 men and 1 in 10 women in the United States by the time they are 70 years old.

Background The objective of this study is to determine in a case series (four patients) how calcified deposits in renal papillae are associated with the development of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM ...

Kidney stones rank right up at the top of the most painful health conditions, according to patients asked to rate their discomfort on a scale of 1 to 10. Kidney stones are hard pellets composed of ...