Comparing non contrast computerized tomography criteria versus dual X-ray absorptiometry as predictors of radio-opaque upper urinary tract stone fragmentation after electromagnetic shockwave lithotripsy.

abstract：:To evaluate the possible role of ureteral wall thickness (UWT) assessment in the prediction of the success for stent placement in cases with obstructing ureteric stones. 227 adult patients with a single unilateral obstructing ureteral stone requiring internal ureteral stent placement were included. In addition to ston...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Sarica K,Eryildirim B,Akdere H,Karagoz MA,Karaca Y,Sahan A

更新日期：2021-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) to treat renal stones in preschool age (<7 years) children. From September 2005 to May 2013, a total of 65 children (31 boys and 34 girls) with 72 renal stones were treated using RIRS. Patients were considered stone-fre...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Erkurt B,Caskurlu T,Atis G,Gurbuz C,Arikan O,Pelit ES,Altay B,Erdogan F,Yildirim A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using combinations of the key words urolithiasis, kidney stones, race, ethnicity, population group in Google Scholar and Pubmed, a literature search identified 40 articles. Of these, 33 satisfied the principal inclusion criterion of studies involving comparison of at least two groups in which there is a perceived diff...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Rodgers AL

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to describe the rate and characteristics of transient renal impairment in unilateral ureteric stone patients without chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to identify factors that may have influenced renal function of these patients. Unilateral ureteric stone patients who visited our hospital's emergency de...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Kim HY,Choe HS,Lee DS,Yoo JM,Lee SJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to investigate metabolic risk factors in pediatric stone formers in an emerging economy. A prospective, data collection enrolled 250 children age <1-15 years at our center. Risk factors were evaluated by gender and in age groups <1-5, 6-10 and 11-15 years. Patients were evaluated for demogra...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Imran K,Zafar MN,Ozair U,Khan S,Rizvi SAH

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) under regional anesthesia (RA) vs. general anesthesia (GA). A systematic literature search in the electronic databases (Cochrane CENTRAL, Medline and EMBASE) was performed up to April 2014. Twelve trials, includ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Pu C,Wang J,Tang Y,Yuan H,Li J,Bai Y,Wang X,Wei Q,Han P

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between mean stone density (MSD) and ureteroscopic lithotripsy outcome remains controversial. MSD automatically measured by 3D images of stones (3D-MSD) was recently reported to be more useful than manual measuring methods for predicting outcomes of shock-wave lithotripsy. This study aims to investigat...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Yamashita S,Iwahashi Y,Deguchi R,Kikkawa K,Kohjimoto Y,Hara I

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever smaller miniaturised techniques are being developed for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), with access sheaths now as small as 4.8Fr being used in adults. With the ever expanding use of the terms "micro" "mini" or "ultra" techniques, the terminology can be somewhat confusing. We propose a simple classification ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Wright AE,Somani BK,Rukin NJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of predictive factors of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) failure in patients with ureteral stones have not yielded results sufficient to prevent ESWL failure. The present study investigated patients with ureteral stone and analyzed the predictive factors of ESWL failure. Ninety patients with ureter...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Hwang I,Jung SI,Kim KH,Hwang EC,Yu HS,Kim SO,Kang TW,Kwon DD,Park K

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective is to establish whether a pattern of intestinal dysbiosis exists in calcium oxalate (CaOx) lithiasis and, if so, to identify its characteristics and explore whether there are differences in the pattern between CaOx dihydrate (COD) and monohydrate (COM) lithiasis. With this aim 24 patients diagnosed with ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Millán Rodríguez F,Sabiote Rubio L,Girón Nanne I,Sánchez Martín F,Emiliani E,Angerri Feu O

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to present the outcomes of flexible ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy (URS) for upper urinary tract stone disease in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients performed by a single surgeon. A retrospective analysis was performed for SCI patients treated with flexible URS for proximal ureter and ki...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Tepeler A,Sninsky BC,Nakada SY

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes the various dietary regimens that have been used to advise patients on how to prevent the recurrence of their calcium-containing kidney stones. The conclusion is that although there is some general advice that may be useful to many patients, it is more efficacious to screen each patient individua...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Robertson WG

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine quantifiable indicators for post-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) renal arterial embolization. A total of 2043 patients who underwent PCNL from September 2012 to March 2018 were reviewed retrospectively. Post-operative hemorrhage patients were extracted and divided into two groups according to treatmen...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Ran R,Zhang R,Xie Y,Yin Z

更新日期：2020-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis is a highly recurrent disease that is increasing in prevalence. Decades of research have not identified effective methods to consistently prevent the formation of nephroliths or induce medical dissolution. Idiopathic calcium oxalate nephroliths form in association with renal ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： O'Kell AL,Grant DC,Khan SR

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of studies looking at the longitudinal follow-up of patients with cystine stones. We wanted to assess the journey of cystinuric patients through our specialist metabolic stone clinic to improve the understanding of episodes, interventions and current outcomes in this patient cohort. After ethical appro...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Moore SL,Somani BK,Cook P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney stone disease is a common disorder in Western countries that is associated with significant suffering, morbidity, and cost for the healthcare system. Numerous studies have demonstrated familial aggregation of nephrolithiasis and a twin study estimated the heritability to be 56%. Over the past decade, genome-wid...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Palsson R,Indridason OS,Edvardsson VO,Oddsson A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of seasonal variation and climate parameters on urinary tract stone attack and investigate whether stone attack is increased sharply at a specific point. Nationwide data of total urinary tract stone attack numbers per month between January 2006 and December 2010 were ob...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Park HK,Bae SR,Kim SE,Choi WS,Paick SH,Ho K,Kim HG,Lho YS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of the menstrual cycle and menopause on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)-related pain outcome. Since March 2017, we evaluated a total of 145 women who underwent the first session of ESWL for renal or ureteral stones. Patients were divided into two gr...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Islamoglu E,Tas S,Karamik K,Yalcinkaya S,Tokgoz H,Savas M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to investigate recent changes in stone composition and patient demographics to identify factors influencing stone formation for the purpose of reducing the incidence of urolithiasis and preventing stone recurrence. This retrospective analysis includes patients who underwent percutaneous neph...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Talati VM,Soares RMO,Khambati A,Nadler RB,Perry KT Jr

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of adipose tissue as an organ unto itself represents a new medical construct; already differences in the volume of perirenal fat around a tumor-bearing kidney have been described. We hypothesized that renal calculi may have similar impact on perirenal fat or alternatively abnormalities in urinary metabolit...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Lama DJ,Safiullah S,Yang A,Okhunov Z,Landman J,Clayman RV

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy and outcome of multiple tracts percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) assisted by LithoClast master (the third-generation Electro Medical System) in one session for the treatment of staghorn calculi. From October 2011 to March 2013, 117 patients with staghorn...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Chen J,Zhou X,Chen Z,Liu L,Jiang L,Chen C,Qi L,Zu X,Chen H

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors would like to add the following paragraph in the acknowledgement section of the original version of the paper. ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Rodgers AL,Jappie-Mahomed D,van Jaarsveld PJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of oxalate in the blood is essential for monitoring primary hyperoxaluria patients with progressive renal impairment and on dialysis prior to transplantation. As no external quality assurance scheme is available for this analyte, we conducted a sample exchange scheme between six laboratories specifically i...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Stokes F,Acquaviva-Bourdain C,Hoppe B,Lieske JC,Lindner E,Toulson G,Vaz FM,Rumsby G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary stone disease (USD) is affecting a greater number of children and low bone mineral density (BMD) and increased skeletal fractures have been demonstrated in stone patients; however, the mechanism(s) driving bone disease remain unclear. This pilot study was undertaken to assess an adolescent kidney stone cohort'...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Kusumi K,Schwaderer AL,Clark C,Budge K,Hussein N,Raina R,Denburg M,Safadi F

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to present the outcomes of comparative clinical study of microperc versus mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PNL) in the treatment of lower calyx stones of 10-20 mm. Patients with lower calyx stones treated with microperc (Group-1) or mini-PNL (Group-2) between 2011 and 2014 were r...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Tok A,Akbulut F,Buldu I,Karatag T,Kucuktopcu O,Gurbuz G,Istanbulluoglu O,Armagan A,Tepeler A,Tasci AI

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric population has increasing incidence of renal calculus and it is estimated to be around 50/10,000 population. The treatment of choice for large and complex stone in anomalous kidney is percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). The fate of insignificant residual fragment after PCNL in pediatric patients is not well...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Purkait B,Sinha RJ,Bansal A,Sokhal AK,Singh K,Singh V

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Chinese minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (MPCNL) was a modified version of standard PCNL which utilizes smaller tract and sheaths. The aim of this study was to present our experience on its efficacy and safety, and to grade its complications according to the modified Clavien classification. Between ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Zeng G,Mai Z,Zhao Z,Li X,Zhong W,Yuan J,Wu K,Wu W

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to present the outcomes of PNL surgery performed in infantile patients with small renal stones who were younger than 1 year of age. A single-center prospective trial was initiated and during the period between Jan 2013 and Jan 2015, PNL was applied to 20 renal units of 16 infants (6 girls and 10 boys), includ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Dağgülli M,Sancaktutar AA,Dede O,Utanğaç MM,Bodakçi MN,Penbegül N,Hatipoğlu NK,Çakmakçı S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptomatic prostatic calculi are a rare clinical entity with wide range of management options, however, there is no agreement about the preferred method for treating these symptomatic calculi. In this study we describe our experience of transurethral management of symptomatic prostatic calculi using holmium-YAG laser...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Goyal NK,Goel A,Sankhwar S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate the relationship among urinary stone disease, androgenetic alopecia (AGA), and serum testosterone (T) levels. Between January 2008 and November 2015, we retrospectively investigated the biochemical parameters and anthropometric characteristics (height and weight) of 200 patients who had urinary...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Polat EC,Ozcan L,Otunctemur A,Ozbek E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00