Kidney stones last days to weeks as they pass from the kidney down the urinary tract. This article explains what affects how ...

When you think of kidney stones, you may think of middle-aged men. But that’s changed dramatically over the last 20 years. More women are now experiencing them. In fact, 11% of Americans will have a ...

BHUBANESWAR: Ipsita Singh was experiencing recurring back pain, and multiple visits to an orthopedician did not show any ...

Chronic back pain is often misdiagnosed as a musculoskeletal issue, when in fact, kidney stones may be the hidden cause .

Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require surgical ...

Your urethra is at least twice as wide as one of your ureters, so a kidney stone shouldn't give much trouble exiting your bladder, unless it's very big. Once your stone makes it to your bladder ...

A larger telescope called a nephroscope is then passed into the kidney to see the stone. The doctor uses other instruments to break up the stones. Open surgery, in which a large incision is made to ...

Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause ...

Have you ever had a kidney stone? I have heard numerous times it is as painful as being in labor. Yet not all stones cause ...