Why Your Doctor Recommends Water for Kidney Stones: The Vasopressin Hormone Explained
Continuing with our theme of why your doctor recommends more water for kidney stones. This article will discuss the impact of proper hydration on a…
Why Your Doctor Recommends Water for Kidney Stones: Urine Osmolality Explained
If you’ve had kidney stones, your doctor probably tells you to drink more water. And, if you’re like most people, you blow this information off.…
Live Q/A | Diet’s Impact on Kidney Stones
If you’ve ever experienced the unbearable pain of a kidney stone, you know just how crucial it is to find ways to prevent them. It…
Hydration’s Impact on Kidney Stone Passage
Hydration is a tricky thing for many people. And lack of it is a significant contributor to kidney stone formation. But, aside from the impact…
Hydronephrosis Impact on the Kidney
On the surface, the kidney appears to be highly complicated. However, there are two main parts when you break it down that can be impacted…
The Four Grades of Hydronephrosis [Will I Damage My Kidney?]
Hydronephrosis occurs when an obstruction leads to dilation (expansion) of the pelvicalyceal system (also known as the collecting system of the kidney) as a result…
American Urological Association (AUA) Guidelines for the Treatment of Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are a common and costly disease affecting roughly 15% of the global population and rising. Direct and indirect treatment costs have been estimated…
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for Kidney Stones
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) was first described in 1976 as an operative technique for removing kidney stones through a percutaneous nephrostomy tract that involves an incision…