Kidney stone disease, also called urinary stone disease, occurs when an excess of certain minerals in the urine, combined with insufficient fluid intake, causes tiny crystals to aggregate into hard masses known as stones. These stones typically form in the kidney and, if small enough, can pass out of the body through the urinary tract on their own; larger stones can cause significant pain or blockage as they attempt to pass. The condition reflects an imbalance between the minerals present in urine and the amount of liquid available to keep them dissolved.
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Body SystemSourced to the subject's own account ICD-10 ChapterXIV: Diseases of the Genitourinary System 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category)Sourced to the subject's own accountComplication of Another Disease 1 Kidney Stones
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy removes large kidney stones through a small back incision.
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1. Kidney stone disease (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia- Kidney stone disease or urinary stone disease is a crystallopathy that occurs when there is an excess of minerals in the urine and not enough liquid or hydration.
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Urology, nephrology
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Diseases of the genitourinary system
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (Wikipedia)
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a treatment using powerful acoustic pulses, It is commonly used to treat kidney stones, in physical therapy, and in orthopedics.
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Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a treatment using powerful acoustic pulses, It is commonly used to treat kidney stones, in physical therapy, and in orthopedics.
View the SourceElectrohydraulic lithotripsy (Wikipedia)
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The procedure is non-invasive and has a 90% success rate, which makes it a first-line treatment for smaller kidney stones.
Lithotomy (Wikipedia)
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Lithotomy from Greek for "lithos" (stone) and "tomos" (cut), is a surgical method for removal of calculi, stones formed inside certain organs, such as the urinary tract (kidney stones), bladder (bladder stones), and gallbladder (gallstones), that cannot exit naturally through the urinary system or biliary tract.
Watchful waiting (Wikipedia)
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Other examples include: the diagnosis and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia depression otitis media inguinal hernia odd behaviors in infants non-symptomatic kidney stones gender dysphoria in children prior to the onset of puberty
Alkaline diet (Wikipedia)
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Historically, the medical application of alkaline diets largely focused on preventing recurrence of kidney stones as well as the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections, by relying on the recognized ability of such diets to affect urinary pH.
Nephrostomy (Wikipedia)
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Nephrostomies may also be required to treat pyonephrosis, hydronephrosis and kidney stones.
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