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Consuming less sugar-sweetened beverages may reduce kidney stone risk
Monday, 20 May 2013- Twenty percent of American males and 10% of American females will experience a kidney stone at some point in their lifetime. Often, these patients will be advised to drink more fluids as a way to prevent...
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Women engaging in light exercise have lower kidney stone risk
Wednesday, 8 May 2013- Women who exercised even minimally had a significantly lower risk of kidney stones, according to an analysis of a large cohort study. Overall, physically active women had about a 30% lower risk of...
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Longer OR time: linked with higher severe complications risks after percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Monday, 6 May 2013- T. Sugihara and colleagues conducted a study to evaluate risk factors of severe adverse events after percutaneous nephrolithotomy with an emphasis on operation time, and to develop a nomogram for predicting...
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Women have more complications with minimally invasive kidney stone surgery
Wednesday, 3 April 2013- While the number of people - especially women - who have a minimally invasive procedure to remove kidney stones has risen in recent years, so has the rate of complications related to the surgery,...
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RIRS for treating kidney stones are similar in overweight and obese patients
Friday, 8 March 2013- T. Caskurlu and colleagues conducted a study to compare the outcomes of using retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for treating renal stones among normal weight, overweight, and obese patients. They...
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Treatment of kidney stones using Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
Friday, 25 January 2013- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has progressively acquired popularity as being the gold standard treatment for upper urinary tract lithiasis in infants since 1980.
M. Younesi Rostami and...
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Treatment of large impacted proximal ureteral stones
Wednesday, 30 January 2013- A group of researchers conducted a study to provide appropriate evidence for treatment planning of patients with an impacted proximal ureteral stones ≥1.5 cm in size, by analyzing the therapeutic...
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Perioperative complications of PCNL using the modified Clavien grading system
Thursday, 17 January 2013- S. Mandal and colleagues conducted a study to prospectively document the perioperative complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) using the modified Clavien grading system. They published...
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Can tamsulosin facilitate expulsion of ureteral stones?
Thursday, 27 December 2012- B. Fan and colleagues conducted a study to determine the efficacy and safety of the adrenergic alpha-antagonist tamsulosin in facilitating ureteral stones expulsion. They published their findings in a...
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RIRS, PNL provide higher success in treating kidney stones compared with SWL
Friday, 30 November 2012- B. Resorlu and colleagues conducted a study to compare the outcomes of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for 10–20 mm radiolucent...
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