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Bookmark or Share- Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in minimally invasive kidney stone surgeryHowever, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require surgical treatment. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Aaron Potretzke, a Mayo Clinic urologist, explains some of the different surgical options for removing kidney stones. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute
- Diets higher in calcium and potassium may help prevent recurrent ...ROCHESTER, Minn. — Kidney stones can cause not only excruciating pain but also are associated with chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. If you've experienced a kidney stone once, you have a 30% chance of having another kidney stone within five years. Changes in diet are often prescribed to prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones. […]
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: What causes kidney stones?Heredity plays a role in kidney stones. People who have a family member with kidney stones are twice as likely to develop stones as those who don’t have that family history. And once you develop a kidney stone, your risk for future stones goes up. Most people get their first kidney stone between the ages of 40 and 60.
- Mayo study finds that pregnancy increases risk for women to develop ...A symptomatic kidney stone event occurs in 1 of every 250–1,500 pregnancies, research shows, most often occurring during the second and third trimesters. Kidney stones, though uncommon, can cause significant complications, ranging from preeclampsia and urinary tract infection to preterm labor and delivery, and pregnancy loss.
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Misconceptions about how diet affects kidney stonesKidney stones often have no definite, single cause, although several factors may increase someone's risk. While diet can be one of those factors, there are several misconceptions about what foods and drinks to avoid or consume more of in order to prevent kidney stones. However, in this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Aaron Potretzke, a Mayo Clinic urologist, explains why there's no single diet plan ...
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