Erik Menendez needed surgery due to complications from kidney stones that required his hospitalization weeks before a high-stakes parole hearing with his brother that could lead to freedom after ...

Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

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 surgical ...

Louise Marshallsay was trying to naturally pass a kidney stone when she developed an infection that led to septic shock. In ...

Surgical intervention for kidney stones in patients with a history of UTIs has no significant effect on UTI relapse. Kidney stone removal surgery in patients with a history of urinary tract infections ...

Depending on the size and quantity of the kidney stones, it could be extremely painful and may even require surgery for removal ...