The detection of kidney stones using medical pictures presents significant problems due to intricate anatomical differences and the potential for misdiagnosis. Conventional approaches are inadequate ...

I filmed this from my mom’s hospital room to share a quick update with you all. Her kidney stone is too big and infected for the usual procedure, so doctors are taking her in today to place a stent ...

The widespread use of standard laparoscopic procedures has been constrained by the technical difficulties presented by patients with PKD who have massively enlarged and cystic kidneys. A minimally ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered evidence of bacteria hiding in 'noninfectious' kidney stones. These hardened clumps of small crystals are made from chemicals in urine and are thought to ...

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On Jan. 15, 2026, Michael Hanaway, M.D., surgical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Muhammad Rabbani, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of ...

Bacteria are traditionally believed to contribute only to struvite kidney stone formation. In contrast, most types of kidney stones are believed to be abiotic and considered to be “noninfectious.” ...

Flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) has become a standard minimally invasive treatment for kidney stones. However, flexible ureteroscopy has advanced significantly; surgeons still rely on subjective visual ...

Subtle abnormalities in kidney function – even within the range considered normal – may help identify people at risk of developing chronic kidney disease. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska ...

“It was like something from a horror movie,” said Louise Marshallsay Jam Press Louise Marshallsay was trying to naturally pass a kidney stone when she developed an infection that led to septic shock ...

Maybe it was a co-worker curled over in pain, or a family member rushing to the emergency room; we all know someone with kidney stones. Kidney stones are common, and nearly 50% will recur. The good ...