Kidney Stones
If your urine has high levels of certain minerals and salts, you can form kidney stones.
If your urine has high levels of certain minerals and salts, you can form kidney stones.
Kidney Stones – Information from Urology Care Foundation
- We offer the latest in minimally-invasive outpatient management of stone diseases including using “shock waves” with superior equipment, lasers, state-of-the-art small telescopes, and video imaging systems. This translates to faster recovery, outpatient procedures (no overnight hospital stay), and you are often able to resume your normal activities the following day!
- Learn more about kidney stones from the National Library of Medicine
- Learn more about ureteroscopy (use of small telescopes to remove / treat stones) from WebMD
- Learn more about shock wave lithotripsy (use of pressure waves to break up stones) from WebMD
- Learn about stone prevention by the use of nutritional supplements
- Tips on how to prevent stones and other stone FAQs