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 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Our objectives were to compare measurements of ureteral wall area, ureteral wall volume and ureteral wall thickness for their use in prediction of shock wave lithotripsy outcomes. We retrospectively identified 218 patients that underwent shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral calculi with pretreatment non-contrast comput...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Yamashita S,Kohjimoto Y,Iguchi T,Nishizawa S,Kikkawa K,Hara I

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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. On page 84, the dose for oral potassium citrate is incorrectly written as "0.1 mg/kg/day divided BID-QID for children, 30-60 mg per day divided BID-QID for adults". ...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Sas DJ,Harris PC,Milliner DS

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:Kidney stone formation is governed by thermodynamic (supersaturation) and kinetic (crystal nucleation, growth, aggregation) mechanisms. We adopted a dual theoretical and experimental approach to investigate the potential role of urinary phytate in this regard. Thermodynamic constants for eight protonated phytate speci...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Fakier S,Rodgers A,Jackson G

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of urolithiasis has undergone many rapid changes in the last 3 decades. In this article, three eminent experts in various fields of urolithiasis research describe their respective visions for the future in stone research, stone treatment and surgical training. Many stone researchers have seen and regretted t...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Rodgers A,Trinchieri A,Ather MH,Buchholz N,U-Merge Scientific Office.

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of preoperative procalcitonin (PCT) levels in predicting postoperative fever after mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) in patients with a negative baseline urine culture. Between January 2014 and October 2017, 329 patients with a negative baseline urine culture and who underwent mini-PCN...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Li D,Sha M,Chen L,Xiao Y,Lu J,Shao Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently an evidence-based approach to nephrolithiasis is hampered by a lack of randomized controlled trials. Thus, there is a need for common platforms for data sharing and recruitment of patients to interventional studies. A first step in achieving this objective would be to share practice methods and protocols for...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Ferraro PM,Arrabal-Polo MÁ,Capasso G,Croppi E,Cupisti A,Ernandez T,Fuster DG,Galan JA,Grases F,Hoorn EJ,Knauf F,Letavernier E,Mohebbi N,Moochhala S,Petkova K,Pozdzik A,Sayer J,Seitz C,Strazzullo P,Trinchieri A,Vez

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：: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：: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 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：: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：:Numerous studies have reported an association between stress and urolithiasis. Although urinary risk factors have been measured in several of these, compelling evidence of a causal relationship has not been established. A shortcoming is that alterations in single urinary parameters rather than ratios and quotients, wh...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Arzoz-Fabregas M,Roca-Antonio J,Ibarz-Servio L,Jappie-Mahomed D,Rodgers A

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:The aim of this study is to evaluate if surgical experience could influence the outcomes of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in terms of stone clearance and complication rate. Patients from five institutions were included in this study. Patients were divided into two groups. Group 1: patients treated by three surg...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Berardinelli F,Cindolo L,De Francesco P,Proietti S,Hennessey D,Dalpiaz O,Cracco CM,Pellegrini F,Scoffone CM,Schips L,Giusti G

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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 objective of the study was to systematically review the efficacy and safety of flexible ureterorenoscopy (F-URS) with holmium laser versus extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for the treatment of renal stone <2 cm. A systematic literature review was performed in April 2015 using the PubMed, Embase, Web of...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Mi Y,Ren K,Pan H,Zhu L,Wu S,You X,Shao H,Dai F,Peng T,Qin F,Wang J,Huang Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：: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：: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：:In this review, aspects on the importance of information on urine composition and selection of the most appropriate regimen for prevention of recurrence are discussed. For patients with urolithiasis the treatment is facilitated by urine analysis with estimates of supersaturation levels. Despite lack of strong scientif...

journal_title：Urolithiasis

authors： Tiselius HG

更新日期：2016-02-01 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