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Stones

Stones: Introduction

A term used to refer to rock-like mineralized deposits in the urinary tract. The urinary tract consists of organs which filter blood to remove liquid waste (urine) which is then removed from the body. These organs include kidneys, ureter, bladder and urethra. The stones usually form in the kidneys first and then travel to other parts of the urinary tract where they may become stuck in smaller tubes e.g. bladder stones, ureteric stones and kidney stones. The condition can be extremely painful. ...more »

Symptoms of Stones

• No early symptoms - early stages have no symptoms
• Severe abdominal pain
• Kidney pain - sharp pain usually on the back and at the side
• Severe back pain
• Side pain
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 20 symptoms of Stones

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Stones:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Stones?

• Misdiagnosis of Stones

Stones: Related Patient Stories

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• calcification in tympanum

Stones: Deaths

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Types of Stones

• Kidney stones
• Gallstones
• Urinary stones
• Bladder stones (type of Urinary stones)
• Salivary stones
• more types...»

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Causes of Stones

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Disease Topics Related To Stones

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Stones:

• Gall bladder stone
• Sialoadenitis
• Submandibular abscess
• Urethral obstruction
• Urethral stricture
• more related diseases...»

Stones: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Urinary & Bladder Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Incontinence -- Undiagnosed
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Interstitial Cystitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Prostate Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Stones

Interstitial cystitis an under-diagnosed bladder condition: The medical condition of interstitial cystitic is a bladder condition that can be...read more »

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Stones: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- Local Directory
• more specialists...»

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Research about Stones

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Clinical Trials for Stones

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Stones include:

• Database and Registry for Renal Diverticulum - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Proteomic Study of Urinary Stone Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Alfuzosin Hydrochloride to Promote Passage of Distal Ureteral Calculi - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Alfuzosin Hydrochloride
• Celecoxib in the Management of Acute Renal Colic - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Celecoxib,Placebo
• Attached Stone Project: Do Calcium Oxalate Renal Calculi Originate From Randall's Plaque? - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 33 Clinical Trials for Stones

Stones: Broader Related Topics

• Urinary system conditions
• more types...»

Types of Stones

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