PURPOSE To compare and evaluate the mostly used methods of urinary stone analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched PubMed and Google Scholar for "urolithiasis, nephrolithiasis, renal stone, and kidney stone" combined with "stone analysis, spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, chemical analysis, mass spectrometry, and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, review article, and quality control asses...

It has been proposed that epithelial dysfunction and inflammation may predispose patients to kidney stone formation. Asthma is another chronic condition related to epithelial dysfunction and inflammation. We hypothesized that pediatric patients with asthma would have an increased prevalence of nephrolithiasis. Furthermore, we investigated if asthma patients with nephrolithiasis have clinical ch...

Urolithiasis is the third most common urological disease affecting the urinary tract. However, the risk factors that may influnce the calculous kidney damage is still unclear and needs further evaluation. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 661 patients who presented to our hospital and underwent surgery for urolithiasis. All laboratory test results were obtained operatively, within a we...

Traditional Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), which is widely used to treat pain and urolithiasis, is a promising therapy for urinary stone prevention. This study investigated the clinical efficacy of a popular CHM, Wu-Ling-San (WLS), in Taiwan for the prophylaxis of recurrent nephrolithiasis as assessed by surgical stone treatment via a nationwide population-based cohort study. The National Healt...

background nephrolithiasis in children is an important cause of morbidity worldwide. the current retrospective study aims at identifying epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of nephrolithiasis among children under 18 years old attending at nephrology clinic of amir kabir hospital of arak, iran, in 2014. methods the current case-control study was conducted among 166 children in 2 equ...

introduction: to assessment of the efficacy and safety of transurethral cystolithotripsy of large bladder stones by holmium laser in the outpatient setting. methods: in a prospective study, 48 consecutive adult patients with large bladder stones, were enrolled for transurethral cystolithotripsy. patients older than 18 years, with bladder stones larger than 2 cm were enrolled. urethral stricture...

abstract background: stphylococcus cohnii is an organism of coagulase negative species which is considered as normal flora. however, it has been isolated from urinary tract infections and surgical prostheses but its relation with staghorn stones has not been reported, yet. case presentation: a 50-years-old woman presented with left renal staghorn stone in june 2014. she had bilateral staghorn s...

OBJECTIVE To discuss the current concepts in lower ureteric stone management. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between October 2008 and November 2010, 190 patients of both sexes and of different age groups with lower ureteric stones, underwent in situ extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) (48 cases), ureterorenoscopy (URS) (120 cases) and open stone surgery (OSS) (22 cases). The patients' clinical...

PURPOSE To compare the efficacy of RIRS and PNL in lower pole stones ≥ 2 cm. Materials and and Methods: A total of 109 patients who underwent PNL or RIRS for solitary lower pole stone between April 2009 and December 2012, were retrospectively analyzed. Lower pole stone was diagnosed with CT scan. Stone size was assessed as the longest axis of the stone. All patients were informed about the adva...