Kidney stones are also known as nephrolithiasis, renal calculi, or urolithiasis. They are hard deposits, made up of salts and minerals, inside the kidneys. According to statistics, every one in ten individuals would have kidney stones pain sometime in their lives. There are four types of kidney stones: struvite, uric acid, calcium oxalate, and cystine. […]

Urologists are the surgeons who treat problems involving the male genitourinary tract and the female urinary system. Although urology is a surgical specialty, a significant part of urologists’ appointments involves the medical management of conditions without surgery. Urology patients vary from babies to the elderly. A urologist known as a genitourinary surgeon concentrates on analyzing […]