DEAR DR. ROACH: Thank you for your recent column on kidney stones. Regarding kidney stones, do you have any opinion about the evidence that magnesium oxide can prevent or slow down kidney stone ...
Q: What are kidney stones, and how do I prevent them? Kidney stones are common, impacting approximately one in five men and ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I just found out that I have a kidney stone. I’m 77 years old, and I don’t want to deal with it. I’ve heard of potassium citrate and pulverizing it with sound waves. Are these options?
In older children and adolescents, URS provides similar stone clearance to PCNL, but postoperative relief is not better. Ureteroscopy (URS) is as effective as percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for ...