Epidemiologic studies have suggested that daily fluid intake that achieves at least 2.5 L of urine output per day is protective against kidney stones. However, the precise quantitative nature of the association between fluid intake and kidney stone risk, as well as the effect of specific types of fluids on such risk, are not entirely clear.We conducted a systematic review and dose-response meta...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to explore whether diabetes mellitus (DM) correlates with the risk of kidney cancer in Taiwan. MATERIALS AND METHODS We designed a population-based case-control study from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database, which consisted of 116 patients with newly diagnosed kidney cancer as cases and 464 subjects without kidney cancer as controls in 200...

Background: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is one of the five interventions offered to patients with renal stones. Objectives: This study compared effects previous therapeutic for stones on subsequent PCNL regarding success rate and complications. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, data from 375 who had undergone were reviewed retrospectively. Patients categorized into four gro...

Staghorn stones are large branching that fill part of the entire renal pelvis and calyces can be complete or partial depending on degree occupation collecting system. Although kidney more common in men, coral reported less frequently men than women usually unilateral. Due to significant morbidity potential mortality attributed staghorn stones, prompt evaluation treatment imperative. In general,...

AIM We aim to define the correlations between nephrolithiasis, hypertension, age and obesity in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) in Albania. MATERIAL AND METHODS We included 100 patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney from 2011 to 2014. The patients underwent X-ray and renal ultrasonography. We performed the metabolic evaluation of blood and urine....

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of pancreatic stones was performed in eight patients with chronic pancreatitis and a dilated duct system harbouring stones 5 to 20 mm (means 10 (SD) 5 mm) in diameter. After endoscopic sphincterotomy of the pancreatic orifice the stones were disintegrated by shock waves under fluoroscopic control using a kidney lithotripter (Dornier HM3). The procedure was ...

Introduction: Percutaneous surgery is a safe and effective method in the treatment of staghorn stones. Objectives: the analysis of our experience in percutaneous treatment of staghorn stones. Over a period of 24 years (1987-2010), the percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), extracorporeal lithotripsy (ESWL), retrograde rigid ureteroscopy and antegrade rigid ureteroscopy have almost completely repl...

Kidney stones are a global health problem, incurring massive health costs annually. Why stones recur in many patients remains unknown but likely involves environmental, physiological, and genetic factors. The solute linked carrier (SLC) 26A1 gene has previously been linked to kidney stones in mice. SLC26A1 encodes the sulfate anion transporter 1 (SAT1) protein, and its loss in mice leads to hyp...

BACKGROUND The role of vitamin D in kidney stone disease is controversial. Current evidence is inconsistent and existing studies are limited by small sample populations. METHODS We used the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), a large US population-based cross-sectional study, to determine the independent association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] ...