Urinary Stone Disease

The kidneys preserve a very delicate balance in the body. They compensate for your food and fluid intake to maintain this balance. For instance, if you drink a great deal of water, there is a greater volume of urine. If […]

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Your blood transports nutrients and oxygen to the cells of the body and carries away waste material that the body does not need. These waste materials are then brought back to the kidney to be excreted. Under normal resting conditions, […]

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The urinary system cleans the body of wastes. It gets rid of everything that the body does not need, to maintain balance in the rest of the systems. For instance, your body does not need 16 ounces of meat at […]

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The torment of a kidney stone attack is not easily forgotten. It is often impossible to believe that something so little can cause so much pain. Most people who have suffered through such an episode are highly motivated to do […]

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Urethral calculi usually originate from the bladder and rarely from the upper tracts. Most ureteral stones that pass spontaneously into the bladder can pass through the urethra unimpeded.  Urethral stones may develop secondary to urinary stasis, secondary to a urethral […]

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Prostatic calculi are found within the prostate gland per se and are found uncommonly within the prostatic urethra. They are thought to represent calcified corpora amylacea and are rarely found in boys. Usually small and numerous, they are noted to […]

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Bladder calculi usually are a manifestation of an underlying pathologic condition, including voiding dysfunction or a foreign body. Voiding dysfunction may be due to a urethral stricture,  benign prostatic hyperplasia,  bladder neck contracture,  or flaccid or spastic neurogenic bladder,  all […]

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In general,  50%  of patients experience recurrent urinary stones within 5 years without prophylactic intervention. Appropriate education and preventive measures are best instituted with a motivated patient after spontaneous stone passage or surgical stone removal. Risk factors as described previously […]

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A. CONSERVATIVE OBSERVATION Most ureteral calculi pass and do not require intervention. Spontaneous passage depends on stone size,  shape,  location,  and associated ureteral edema (which is likely to depend on the length of time that a stone has not progressed). […]

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