Resources

  • 24-Hour Urine Testing

    A 24-hour urine collection is a lab test that measures what’s in…

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  • Dietary Approaches To Preventing Kidney Stones: Personalized Prevention vs. One Size Fits All

    When dietary habits are thought to contribute to an individual’s risk for…

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  • The Urinary System

    Most people have two kidneys, whose main role in the body is…

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  • How is a Ureteral Stent Removed?

    Ureteral stents are removed using two basic methods: 1) By pulling on…

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  • How is a Ureteral Stent Placed?

    If you ever wondered how ureteral stents are placed, we’ll explain the…

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  • All About Ureteral Stents

    What is a stent? Ureteral stents are soft, hollow, plastic tubes placed…

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  • How Do Kidney Stones Form?

    Kidney stones are formed from substances known as soluble salts. Calcium oxalate-the most…

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  • Stone Gallery

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  • Ureteral Stents

    Dr. Justin Ziemba

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  • The Mission of the Kidney Stone Collaborative

    Dr. Joshua Stern

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  • Passing a Kidney Stone

    Dr. Naveen Kachroo

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  • Children and Kidney Stones

    Dr. David Sas

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  • The State of Kidney Stone Research

    Dr. Benjamin Canales

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  • Medications & Supplements for Kidney Stone Prevention

    Dr. David S. Goldfarb

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  • Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL)

    Dr. David Tzou

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  • Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)

    Dr. Karen Stern

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  • Ureteroscopy for the Treatment of Stones

    Dr. Ryan Hsi

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  • Vitamin D and Kidney Stones

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  • Thiazide Use for the Prevention of Recurrent Calcium Kidney Stones

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  • Alkalinizing Agents: A Review of Prescription, Over-the-Counter, and Medical Food Supplements

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  • Soda and Other Beverages and the Risk of Kidney Stones

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  • Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

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  • Residual Fragments Following Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy

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  • Removal of Small, Asymptomatic Kidney Stones and Incidence of Relapse

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  • Pain After Post Stent Removal

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  • Outpatient Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

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  • Oral Antibiotic Exposure and Kidney Stone Disease

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  • Mediterranean Diet and Kidney Stones

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  • Long-term Follow-up On Dusting Versus Basketing During Ureteroscopy

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  • Impact of Long-Term Potassium Citrate Therapy on Urinary Profiles and Recurrent Stone Formation

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  • Fecal Transplant Modifies Urine Chemistry Risk Factors for Urinary Stone Disease

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  • Dietary Calcium from Dairy and Nondairy Sources, and Risk of Symptomatic Kidney Stones

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  • Alkaline Water: Help or Hype for Uric Acid and Cystine Urolithiasis?

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  • Outpatient Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: The UC San Diego Health Experience

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  • Antibiotics and Kidney Stones: Perturbation of the Gut-Kidney Axis

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  • Randalls Plaque: Pathogenesis and Role in Calcium Oxalate Nephrolithiasis

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  • Efficacy of Intramuscular Ketorolac for Preventing Renal Colic Post Stent Removal: Randomized Controlled Trial

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