Discover the 6 telltale signs of kidney stones that send half a million Americans to emergency rooms yearly, plus prevention tips for this agonizing condition.

Ouch: each year, more than 500,000 Americans seek care for kidney stones. Here's the story of one man's second—and how he's ...

The smallest kidney stones are about the size of a grain of sand and cause few to no symptoms. As they become bigger, however ...

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...

The first symptom of a kidney stone usually is extreme pain. The discomfort often begins suddenly when ... nephrolithotomy is used to remove a stone that is very large or in a location not accessible ...

Even though one of your kidneys has been moved to a different location in your body ... breaks—your kidney's connection with nerves. This causes the pain to stop. If you have kidney stones, renal ...