Proposition for new terminologies in PCNL: what does 'ultra-mini-micro' actually mean?

abstract：:The objective of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of mechanical percussion combined with changed patient position (MPPP) on elimination of residual stones/fragments in the upper urinary tract. The study was a systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic literature review using Pubmed, Embase, Medl...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Zeng T,Tiselius HG,Huang J,Deng T,Zeng G,Wu W

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A ureteral access sheath (UAS) can facilitate ureteroscopy (URS) and the retrieval of stone fragments while reducing the intrarenal pressure, thereby improving irrigate flow and decreasing the length of an operation. Ureteral stenting after URS is unnecessary for uncomplicated cases. This study examined the early remo...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Kawahara T,Ito H,Terao H,Kakizoe M,Kato Y,Uemura H,Kubota Y,Matsuzaki J

更新日期：2013-02-01 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 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：: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：:Nothing is known about how well stone formers understand physician's explanations of stone formation, and a few data are available on adherence to provided recommendations. In this study, two groups of recurrent calcium stone formers (RCSFs) were compared. Group 1: 153 consecutive RCSF (118 men, 35 women) referred 1/2...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Hess B

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystal deposition within the tubules is often a perplexing finding on renal biopsy of both native and transplanted kidneys. Understanding the underlying causes may help diagnosis and future management. The most frequent cause of CaOx crystal deposition within the kidney is hyperoxaluria. When t...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Geraghty R,Wood K,Sayer JA

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between serum gonadal steroids and urolithiasis in males received only limited attention. Calcium oxalate urolithiasis is induced by administration of ethylene glycol in drinking water. It appears that the administration of natural antioxidants has been used to protect against nephrolithiasis in human ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Naghii MR,Mofid M,Hedayati M,Khalagi K

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the difficulty of collecting 24-h urines in the stone-forming patient, some authors have suggested other types of urine collection, but their usefulness is not yet well studied. The objective of this study is to evaluate the variation of urinary supersaturation (SS) throughout the day and to analyze whether tim...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Rodriguez A,Baccaro R,Gambaro G,Ferraro PM

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary stones and urine composition are the first steps in the process of recurrence prevention, but data concerning the association between the two compositions are scarce in Chinese children with urolithiasis. We retrospectively analyzed the records of children (age range 0-18 years) with urolithiasis in our center...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Yang D,Tiselius HG,Lan C,Chen D,Chen K,Ou L,Liu Y,Xu S,Zeng G,Lei M,Wu W

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：: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 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：:Kidney stone is a chronic metabolic disease that caused by many factors, especially by the metabolic disturbances of urine compositions, but the metabolic profiling of the urine from kidney stone patients remains poorly explored. In the present study, 1H NMR spectroscopy and multivariate pattern recognition analytical...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Duan X,Zhang T,Ou L,Kong Z,Wu W,Zeng G

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:We performed a randomized, prospective study to assess the possible role of combined a1D-receptor antagonist naftopidil and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory hormones celecoxib for the spontaneous expulsion of distal ureteral stones. Patients were randomized to one of the three treatment groups. Treatment group 1 patient...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Lv JL,Tang QL

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and reliability of micro-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (micro-PNL) for the management of kidney stones in pediatric patients. This retrospective study included 24 infants that underwent micro-PNL for renal stones between March 2012 and April 2015. The inclusion criteria...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Dede O,Sancaktutar AA,Baş O,Dağgüllu M,Utangaç M,Penbegul N,Soylemez H,Hatipoglu NK,Bodakci MN,Bozkurt Y,Atar M,Dede G

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Kidney stone disease occurs throughout the world. Conservative treatments involving herbal preparations have been used in traditional Chinese medicine. In vitro studies have suggested that Folium pyrrosiae (FP) has therapeutic potential in this context. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of in...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Rodgers AL,Webber D,Ramsout R,Gohel MD

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various analgesic applications can be used during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) for pain relief and maximal success rate. Intracutaneous sterile water injection (ISWI) has been shown to be effective in several types of pain, but a gap exists about its use during SWL. In this paper, we aimed to evaluate t...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Gul A,Gul M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at comparing the success rates of silodosin to the most commonly used for medical expulsive therapy (MET) tamsulosin for the management of ureteral stones. A systematic review using the search string: "silodosin AND (ston* OR calcu* OR expul*)" was conducted on Pubmed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Cochrane...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Özsoy M,Liatsikos E,Scheffbuch N,Kallidonis P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy and safety of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (t-PCNL) in comparison with standard PCNL (s-PCNL). We retrospectively evaluated 317 consecutive PCNL and compared perioperative results, time of hospitalization and analgesic requirement of t-PCNL (114; 36.0 %) t...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Garofalo M,Pultrone CV,Schiavina R,Brunocilla E,Sanguedolce F,Borghesi M,Rocca C,Del Prete C,Morselli-Labate AM,Paccapelo A,Martorana G

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:The objective of this study was to assess the value of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in comparison to non contrast computed tomography (NCCT) density as possible predictors of upper urinary tract stone disintegration by shock wave lithotripsy (SWL). This study included 100 consecutive patients, with solitary renal s...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Hameed DA,Elgammal MA,ElGanainy EO,Hageb A,Mohammed K,El-Taher AM,Mostafa MM,Ahmed AI

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary stone disease is a common, often recurrent disease, that can have a negative impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL), often effecting working, productive members of society. The literature lacks data from structured, qualitative research which could give unique insight into patients' HRQoL. ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Raja A,Wood F,Joshi HB

更新日期：2020-06-01 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

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：: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