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Links to
Other Kidney Stone Web Sites
The Midwest Stone
Institute in St.Louis has treated over 12,000 kidney stone
patients. Their web site has lots of
good information about kidney stones, treatments, and
prevention.
The Herring Lab (a
major analyzer of kidney stones) web site has close up
photographs
of various types of kidney
stones, a page
with interesting
facts about kidney
stones, and a
page with (frequently asked questions) FAQ
about kidney
stones. About 5
percent of the kidney stones they analyze are from animals
other than humans! Their website has a listing
of medical journal articles to read
about kidney stones as well as a listing of websites
to visit to learn
more about kidney stones. They, also, detail the kidney
stone analysis techniques used to identify the chemical
make up of stones.
This site from the
Division of Urology at the Toa Payon Hospital in
Singapore offers dietary
advice for kidney stone
patients
including both what to eat as well as what not
to eat.
Kidney
Stones on the Net
offers numerous links to kidney stone information available
on the Internet. These links include several web pages
produced by kidney stone sufferers which detail their
personal experiences with kidney stones.
This Japanese web
site offers a small diagram
of a lithotriptor
machine
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