Kidney Stone

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read AKI-related nephrology news stories in 2024.

Mendelian disease is uncommon in adults with kidney stones, but variants leading to nephrolithiasis may be higher for these patients, according to study results.

Adults with high calcium and oxalate urinary levels may have a greater risk for developing kidney stones, according to data from a published study.

Calyxo Inc. has received FDA approval for a device that sweeps up kidney stone fragments after laser lithotripsy, according to a company press release.

The incidence of kidney stone recurrence did not significantly differ among patients who received hydrochlorothiazide compared with those who received placebo, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

It did not take long for nephrologist and kidney stone specialist David S. Goldfarb, MD, FASN, to realize that the buildup of pain radiating from the right side of his abdomen was from a kidney stone that had begun its downward migration.

Nephrologist Edward R. Gould, MD, and urologist Ryan Hsi, MD, FACS, have a collaborative role at Vanderbilt’s Complex Stone Clinic, where they treat and manage patients with kidney stones.

Calyxo Inc. has closed $32 million in Series C financing, the company announced in a press release. The financing was led by CRG and Questa Capital; Calyxo will use the funds to evolve its kidney stone treatment solutions.

Among patients with nephrolithiasis, using smart water bottles to remind them to hydrate and record water intake can increase urine volume, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.

A new technology may allow physicians to use ultrasound waves to push kidney stones out of a patient’s body after treatment, including patients who may be in space.