Kidney Stones

WHAT ARE KIDNEY STONES

Dr. Herman and Dr. Kester, top South Florida urologists, serving the Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Palm Beach areas, specialize in the Diagnosis and Treatment of KIDNEY STONES.
Our In-Office Diagnostic Tools include: • ULTRASOUND with a variety of TREATMENT options.

Call us immediately to schedule an appointment if you suspect you have KIDNEY STONES.

Kidney stones are made of salts and minerals in the urine that stick together to form small “pebbles.” They can be as small as grains of sand or as large as golf balls. They may stay in your kidneys or travel down the ureters, the tubes that conduct the urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

When a stone travels through a ureter, it may cause no pain. Or it may cause great pain and other symptoms.

WHAT CAUSES KIDNEY STONES

Kidney stones form when a change occurs in the normal balance of water, salts, minerals or other things found in urine. The most common cause of kidney stones is not drinking enough water. Try to drink enough water to keep your urine clear. Some people are more likely to get kidney stones because of a medical condition or family history.

Kidney stones may also be an inherited disease. If other people in your family have had them, you may have them too.
What are the symptoms?

Kidney stones often cause no pain while they are in the kidneys, but they can cause sudden, severe pain as they travel from the kidneys to the bladder.

SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY STONES

• extreme pain in your back or side that will not go away
• blood in your urine
• fever and chills
• vomiting
• urine that smells bad or looks cloudy
• a burning feeling when you urinate

These may be signs of a kidney stone that needs a doctor’s care.

Call us immediately to schedule an appointment with Dr. Herman or Dr. Kester for the relief you deserve.