Can trauma cause kidney stones?

Usually trauma is not a direct cause of kidney stones, in as much as that a fall or a an accident will not increase your predisposition to stones. But, if there is a history of kidney injury in the past, then hematomas, blood clots and necrosed or injured papilla are known to get seeded with stones. read more

Kidney (renal) trauma is when a kidney is injured by an outside force. Your kidneys are guarded by your back muscles and rib cage. But injuries can happen as a result of blunt trauma or penetrating trauma. Blunt trauma – damage caused by impact from an object that doesn’t break the skin. read more

MOST kidney stones pass on their own, although they do cause quite a bit of pain, the damage is minimal. But you can also do many things to prevent the formation of new stones, especially if you’re armed with the information about which kind of stone you’ve had in the past. read more