key articles
Imaging modalities for urolithiasis: impact on management
Wednesday, 30 April 2008 - Urolithiasis is a common urological problem, often requiring efficient workup, accurate diagnosis, and treatment. In a review, Potretzke and Monga (2008) summarized the imaging modalities employed for...
Authors: Potretzke et al.
A Novel Method of Imaging Calcium Urolithiasis Using Fluorescence
Sunday, 20 April 2008 - In the surgical management of urolithiasis the goal of treatment is not only to remove calculi, but also prevent future stone formation by rendering the patient stone-free/fragment-free. Achieving this...
Authors: Figueiredo et al.
The low-invasiveness of ESWL combined with its high success rate
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 - When the EAU and AUA expert panel had reviewed the recent literature on the management of patients with urolithiasis, the concluding statement was that both Electro-Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) and...
Filed by: Joel Vega
Lifestyle factors may play an important role in the pathogenesis of stone formation
Wednesday, 26 March 2008 - Recently, overweight was identified to be a crucial risk factor for stone formation. Analysis of 527 idiopathic calcium oxalate stone formers showed that 59 percent of the men and 44 percent of the...
Filed by : Joel Vega
Bacterium Oxalobacter formigenes as a probiotic to break down calcium-oxalate kidney stones
Tuesday, 11 March 2008 - Kidney stones can cause severe pain. Treating patients or preventing stone formation with bacteria may be an effective way of reducing their risk of repeatedly developing painful kidney stones, a...
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Urine fetuin-A values in relation to the presence of urolithiasis
Tuesday, 12 February 2008 - The liver synthesized glycoprotein Fetuin-A is found at high levels in the circulation and bone. An increased serum fetuin-A concentration correlates with a common form of mild osteogenesis imperfecta...
Authors: Stejskal et al.
Impact of Obesity in Patients With Urolithiasis and its Prognostic Usefulness in Stone Recurrence
Wednesday, 16 January 2008 - Recent studies have suggested an increased prevalence of urolithiasis and recurrence associated with obesity. Lee et al. (2008) assessed the influence of obesity on stone risk factors as well as on...
Authrors: Lee et al.
Urinary calculus: IVU vs. CT renal stone? A critically appraised topic
Saturday, 3 November 2007 - Many believe that computed tomography (CT) is probably better than intravenous urogram (IVU) to detect urinary calculi. Shine (2007) challenged this by a comprehensive search of the literature. Both...
Author: Shine
Comparison of Three Analgesic Regimens for Pain Control during Shockwave Lithotripsy Using Dornier Delta Compact Lithotripter: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Thursday, 6 September 2007 - Kumar et al. (2007) compared the efficacy and adverse effects of oral diclofenac, topical eutectic mixture of local anesthesia (EMLA), and their combination for pain control during shockwave...
Authors: Kumar et al.
Does Pediatric nephrolithiasis treatment affect renal growth?
Friday, 27 July 2007 - Up to 50% of the children with nephrolithiasis pass urinary calculi spontaneously. However, intervention is necessary in cases of concomitant infection, persistent flank or abdominal pain, and failure to...
Authors: Reisiger et al.
