key articles
PCNL with holmium laser and ultrasound lithotripsy for complex kidney stones
Friday, 19 March 2010- A group of researchers from Shanghai, China, conducted a study to validate the clinical efficacy of the high-power holmium:YAG laser with percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) in combination with ultrasound...
Edited bÿ: JV
Study recommends removing ureteral stone fragments
Thursday, 11 February 2010- During semirigid ureteroscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy, retrieving all stone fragments leads to better outcomes than allowing them to pass spontaneously, according to a paper published online...
Edited by: ES
Management of stone disease in pregnancy
Thursday, 4 February 2010- Nephrolithiasis is a not infrequent complication of pregnancy. The occurrence of a stone event in a pregnant woman is a complex situation. Semins and colleagues reviewed the management of stone disease...
Edited by: JV
Family history in stone disease: links to disease onset and recurrence
Tuesday, 26 January 2010- A group of researchers from Turkey evaluated the possible effect of a positive family history on the age at the onset of urinary stone disease and the frequency of subsequent symptomatic episodes...
Edited by: JV
Comparing the invasiveness of PCNL and mini-PCNL
Friday, 9 October 2009- A group of researchers in China examined the systemic response to percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and mini-PCNL (MPCNL) and evaluated whether MPCNL is less invasive than PCNL, as experimental studies...
Edited by: JV
Failure after shockwave lithotripsy: is outcome machine dependent?
Wednesday, 23 September 2009- British researchers investigated the issue of shockwave lithotripsy failure by studying the effect of machine crossover to the Technomed Sonolith Vision (TSV) lithotriptor in patients with...
Edited by: JV
Gatorade does not alter risk of urinary stones
Tuesday, 22 September 2009- Consumption of Gatorade neither increases nor decreases urinary stone risk factors, according to research supported by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute and recently published in the Journal of...
Edited by: ES
Fruits, veggies and low-salt diet prevent kidney stone formation
Tuesday, 18 August 2009- Consuming fruits, vegetables, nuts, low-fat dairy products, and whole grains, while limiting salt, red and processed meats, and sweetened beverages is an effective way to ward off kidney stones, according...
Edited by: JV
New index assesses risk of urinary stone formation
Thursday, 30 July 2009- A new risk assessment tool helps predict the risk of urinary stone formation with an acceptable degree of accuracy in a hospital setting, according to a new report by Y.M. Fazil Marickar and Abiya Salim...
Edited by: ES
Accuracy of radiological features for predicting ESWL treatment success
Wednesday, 3 June 2009- A group of researchers assessed the accuracy of radiological characteristics observed by the urologist in estimating the success rate of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in patients with kidney...
Edited by: JV
