Dr. Sorensen discusses the potential of ultrasound stone treatment
“Ideally…we have a technology that's noninvasive that we can use in the clinic, where they don't require any anesthesia to…break the stones and make them smaller,” says Mathew D. Sorensen, MD, MS, FACS.
In this video, Mathew D. Sorensen, MD, MS, FACS, discusses the findings and further research of the study, “Randomized control trial of ultrasonic propulsion to facilitate clearance of chronic residual fragments,” presented recently at the 2021 American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Sorensen is an associate professor and residency program director of the department of urology at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Alkaline water unlikely to prevent kidney stones, study finds
January 11th 2024"While alkaline water products have a higher pH than regular water, they have a negligible alkali content–which suggests that they can't raise urine pH enough to affect the development of kidney and other urinary stones," says Roshan M. Patel, MD.
Microbiome alterations linked to kidney stone formation
December 21st 2023"If the diversity and robust functional potential of the healthy human microbiome is repeatedly assaulted by the average Westernized lifestyle via antibiotic exposure, diet, and other environmental factors, kidney stone prevalence will continue to increase," the authors write.
