A bladder stone the size of a baseball—and with ... They develop when urine becomes concentrated, causing minerals like ...

While the associations between obesity and kidney stone risk have been defined, the mechanisms behind this relationship warrant further investigation. Calcium oxalate is the most common stone ...

Accumulation of uric acid, calcium or oxalate in the urine in the ... a camera through the urethra and urinary bladder to the ureter. Once the stone is located, special tools can snare the stone ...

Various forms of crystals can result in different bladder stones, including magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), calcium ...

Accumulation of uric acid, calcium or oxalate in the urine in the ... a camera through the urethra and urinary bladder to the ureter. Once the stone is located, special tools can snare the stone ...

Founded in 2018, The Center for Research on Obesity and Oxalate Kidney Stones (COOKS) brings together a broad network of investigators with diverse skill sets to define the relationship between ...