Do kidney stones cause damage and lead to Chronic Kidney Disease

Do kidney stones cause damage and lead to Chronic Kidney Disease?

Cystine and struvite stones have long been recognized as causing kidney damage and even loss of a kidney.

These stones can form large staghorn calculi and recur frequently, which leads to kidney damage.

Patients with kidney stones do have slightly lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) than a healthy population.

Whether the Chronic Kidney Disease is a result of recurrent surgical procedures, lithotripsy, or intermittent obstruction during stone passage is not known.

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