One of the most painful urologic disorders, kidney stones are also among the most common problems of the urinary tract. Each year, kidney stones are responsible for almost 3 million visits to doctors and clinics, and more than a half-million people go to emergency rooms for kidney stones annually.
Fortunately, most kidney stones pass out of the body without any doctor's intervention. Stones that cause lasting symptoms or other complications may be treated by various techniques, most of which do not involve major surgery. Also, research advances have led to a better understanding of the many factors that promote stone formation and thus better treatments for preventing stones.
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