For decades, kidney stones have been treated as inert pebbles that simply precipitate out of urine, a plumbing problem inside the body. New imaging and microbiology work now suggest that view is badly ...

Malabsorptive bariatric surgery increases kidney stones risk versus restrictive procedures. Learn how urine chemistry differs ...

Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone ...

Although they may silently form inside the kidneys for years, kidney stones represent one of the most painful causes of ...

Khaberni - A research team led by the University of California has discovered a potential role for bacteria in the formation ...