STUDIES ON DISSOLUTION OF URINARY CALCULI

Results of urinary dissolution therapy for radiolucent calculi.

PURPOSE In this paper we present our experience with dissolution therapy of radiolucent calculi. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of patients who were offered urinary dissolution therapy between January 2010 and June 2011. Patients were treated with tablets containing potassium citrate and magnesium oxide. Partial dissolution was defined as at least a 50% reduction in s...

Epidemiological Studies on t Prevalence of Upper Urinary Calculi

Ab8tmCt h 7 m : A nationwide s u p ~ y was conducted to investime the prevalence of upwi urinary calculi in Taiwen. hb€wbk and M d a d k . A postal questionnaire was mailed to 27,758 people, 03% of the adults in Taiwan. lbmdb: Of the 4,588 val.id.mtspondents, 440 had at teast one episode of upper urinary calculus disease. The gverall prevalence was 94% (14.5% in males and ,4.3% in females). Men...

Urinary calculi.

IJANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSES of urinary calculi have been done in these laboratories for some twenty years. During this time almost two thousand stones have been examined. In the early days of this period, the only quantitative method available was that of a complete analysis of the inorganic ions and organic compounds present, which was quite difficult and tedious. After the development of t...

Exhibition of Urinary Calculi

Dissolution of bilateral staghorn cystine renal calculi.

Bilateral staghorn renal calculi in a 7-year-old girl with cystinuria were dissolved over a period of 6 months, using a high fluid intake, urinary alkalinisation, and D-penicillamine. Even in children with extensive cystine urolithiasis, medical management may avert the need for surgery.