For clinicians, bladder stones (vesical calculi) are less a disease and more a symptom of a deeper problem, usually stasis or obstruction.

AN interesting observation promises to open other avenues of approach in the methods for investigating the formation of urinary-tract calculi. A patient who proved to have a vesical calculus as well ...

The majority of human urinary stones are primarily composed of crystalline calcium salts but many other metals and nonmetals are detectable with concentrations ranging over 10 orders of magnitude The ...

Calculi in the urinary system are increased in the spinal cord injury population and occur more frequently in patients with frequent UTIs, indwelling catheters and immobilization hyperclciuria. Lack ...

A Taiwanese study has established an association between bladder pain syndrome (BPS) and prior diagnosis of urinary stones. The study authors suggest that stones initiate a process that results in BPS ...

For many patients with urinary stone disease, treatment with a calcium-channel blocker or an alpha blocker can greatly improve their likelihood of passing their urinary stones, which may help these ...

A new trial adds to evidence that alpha-blockers do not expedite the passage of ureteral stones in patients who present with renal colic compared with placebo, although stone size may matter. "Use of ...

BARCELONA, Spain — The treatment of children with urinary tract stones can be a challenge because young people are smaller to work on than adults, there is an absence of suitable instruments, and ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways Kidney stones can block urine flow and increase the risk of urinary tract infection (UTI).Recurrent UTIs can lead to the formation of ...