International Kidney Stone Institute

1. Do any family members have a history of kidney stone disease (parents, grandparents or siblings)? 

Calcium oxalate stones, which are the most common type of stone, tend to run in families.  While a family history does not guarantee stone formation, it does increase the likelihood of forming stones. 

INDIANAPOLIS – “I’m sweating like a pig!” We have all made that comment at some point in our lives and summer is the season of sweat.  BUT, for folks with kidney stones, “sweat” spells “dehydration”.  Dehydration affects urine output, which is a problem for kidney stone formers. 

After the first highly successful International Urolithiasis Research Symposium in November 2006, IKSI will once again sponsor an international symposium on the biology of stone disease and the treatment and medical management of stone patients on April 17 and 18, 2008.