Kidney stones are hard objects made from chemicals in your pee. They may be as tiny as a grain of salt or as big as a corn kernel. The stones can be brown or yellow, smooth or rough. They're a ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD How long it takes to pass a kidney stone depends largely on its size. Those under ...

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Ultrasounds are just as effective as CT scans at finding kidney stones and should be used as a first step to avoid unnecessary radiation exposure, researchers say. The study in the New England ...

Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause ...

To pinpoint the cause of kidney pain MRIs and CT scans of the pelvis ... resulting in crystallization. Kidney stones often do ...

Kidney stones--often ... coaster to assist in stone passage are still unclear at this time. One might also argue for the creation of more real-world models using CT-derived urograms of patients ...

Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require ...