Comprehensive Kidney Stone CenterRutgers Robert Wood Johson Medical School & Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Interdisciplinary Care for Adults and Children

It can happen at any age—even among children. Anygender. Any ethnicity.Kidney stones are one of the most commondisorders of the urinary tract, affecting one inevery 10 people nationwide, and they areon the rise, particularly among women andchildren.

Although not life-threatening, kidney stones areamong the most painful conditions health careproviders encounter, and the chance of having arecurrence is great. In fact, half of the peoplewho have a kidney stone will have anotherwithin 10 years.

Kidney stones are small “pebbles” of salt andminerals that build up in the urine and canrange in size from a small grain to a golf ball.They can occur in the kidney itself, the ureter(the tube connecting the kidney to the blad-der), or in the bladder. Some can pass throughthe urinary tract without a problem, but othersmay get stuck and require medical treatment.

ComprehensiveKidney StoneCenter

Phone: 732-235-7775(Select Prompt 1 for appointments.)

Two convenient locations!Main Office:Clinical Academic Building125 Paterson StreetSuite 4100New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Satellite Office:Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey195 Little Albany StreetNew Brunswick, NJ 08903

A joint program of Rutgers RobertWood Johnson Medical School andRobert Wood Johnson UniversityHospital, our comprehensive kidney stone center offers a multi-disciplinary approach forthe management of kidney stones,including surgical, medical, and dietary evaluation and counseling.

Our goal is to treat kidney stones and

prevent their recurrence.

Our services are designed for your convenience:

Two New Brunswick locations•Weekday appointments for new•patients at the Clinical AcademicBuilding and at both of our officeson ThursdaysDirect access from Robert Wood Johnson•University Hospital’s EmergencyDepartment to our specialists

The center’s integrated team approach is led byboard-certified urologists and a nephrologist,providing the latest surgical and non-surgicaltreatments for kidney stones. Because diet is animportant factor in the development of kidneystones, our specialists work to determine thecause of the stones and, if needed, dietitians willwork with patients to develop dietary changesdesigned to prevent future stones from forming.

Our services and capabilities include:The most advanced technology, including extracorporeal•shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), an outpatient procedurethat involves the use of shock waves to break the stoneinto small pieces that can pass out of the body in theurine Robotic surgery in select cases•Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, a surgical procedure in•which a hollow tube is inserted into the kidney througha small cut in the back, which allows the surgeon tobreak up and remove large kidney stonesUse of the latest flexible scopes and energy devices for•removal of stones located in the ureters

A Range of Treatment

Want more information? Talk to any of our staff, or call 732-235-7775.