PURPOSE Several factors determine the success of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for kidney stones: stone size, stone location within the collecting system, stone type, and the SWL machine used. It has been suggested that stone radiodensity, as determined either by plain radiography or computed tomography attenuation values, may be an independent predictor of SWL success. We examined...

Purpose To evaluate the impact of various computed tomography scan-based parameters of renal stones on the outcome of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Materials and Methods We conducted a retrospective study of patients who underwent ESWL for renal stones (sized 5-20 mm) from January 2013 to December 2016. We evaluated body mass index, location of the stone, skin-to-stone distanc...

Objectives: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy on staghorn calculi is challenging for urologists because it is difficult to remove all of the stones. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associated factors of stone-free rate after primary percutaneous nephrolithotomy on staghorn calculi in a large series of patients at a single, tertiary referral, endourologic stone center. Methods: We colle...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for distal ureteric calculi (DUC) and to determine variables that could affect the outcome results. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between April 2004 and February 2008, 100 patients with a solitary DUC were treated with in situ ESWL using a lithotripter (Lithostar Plus, Siemens, Erlangen, Germany). The outcome of treatme...

Moderate levels of dioctyl phthalate, hydrogen chloride and carbon monoxide are features of ambient air in production of linoleum, polyvinylchloride decorative filv and in other modern plastic materials production shops. The workers were diagnosed as having latent signs of neurotoxicity--vegetative dysfunction with prevalent parasympathetic tone and inactive polyneuropathy shown by electroneuro...

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...

The article describes two tombstones of the XIV century. in form high trapezoidal stone slabs (the lower end is narrower than upper part) from largest artistic center Dagestan - village Kubachi. They are located medieval Muslim cemetery "Bidakh Khuppe" (in lane with Kubach "Cemeteries on other side"), 1.5-2 km south old part Kubacha, half northern slope Mount Tsitsila. monuments under considera...

In this paper we propose a classification and systematic description structure based on the pattern paradigm for interaction scripts in Second Life that aim at facilitating knowledge sharing and knowledge integration in groups. We present eight examples of such interactions, a description structure to formalize them, and classify them into four classes according to their design scope and added ...

A method I' describS ror reconstructing decorative images concealed b livers of overcostings. The method employs • 'louparametric multivariate algorithm and. cellular—automaton construct to convert the nearinfrareil spectrum of a surisce into digit.l images of the surface Iaers. The technique h potentiall> applicable to the restoration of historic buildings "here aging previous restoration atte...

The frequency of Bromeliaceae and other plant breeding places where Aedes aegypti can be found is reported during two consecutive operational cycles (focal treatment) in the city of Rio de Janeiro. These cycles took place from November 12 2000 to March 9 2001 and from March 12 2001 to June 15 2001. This study concentrates on the epidemiological implications resulting from the growing use of the...