Obesity and Kidney Stones
Written by Jennifer N. Wu, MD and Roger K. Low, MD University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA. Obesity is a leading public health epidemic with the prevalence in the United States… Read more »
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Cystine Kidney Stones
Classic “stop sign” crystals seen in the urine of patients with cystine urinary stone disease are illustrated. Most cystinurics do not have these crystals in their urine but when they… Read more »
Kidney stones and urinary infections
Urinary infections and kidney stones can be related in two important ways. Infections can be the direct cause of stones or can develop in a patient with a non-infection related… Read more »