Problem statement: Medical management of urolithiasis is still a challenge for modern medical practice. In the present study, Cystone tablet, an Ayurvedic formulation claimed to be useful in urolithiasis was evaluated for its safety and efficacy in reduction or expulsion of ureteric calculi and to assess the role of Cystone in relieving the clinical symptoms. Approach: This was a prospective ra...

Upper urinary tract calculi are common; however, there is no recommended treatment selection for elderly patients. Ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy (URS lithotripsy) is minimally invasive, and it provides a high stone-free rate (SFR) treatment for upper urinary tract calculi. Here, we retrospectively evaluated the surgical outcomes of URS lithotripsy after dividing the 189 cases into 3 g...

Some years ago Osborne and Mendell drew attention to the frequency of calculi in the urinary tract of rats on a vitamin Adeficient diet. In 857 autopsies they found calculi 81 times. “In every instance,” they wrote, L’where calculi developed, the animals were without an adequate source of the fat-soluble vitamin for some time.” Mendel once more referred to this matter at a meeting of the Medica...

Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) are both alternatives for PCNL to treat renal calculi. This study is aimed at comparing the stone-free rate (SFR) and other surgery parameters of two approaches for treating upper urinary calculi. We performed this meta-analysis in September 2016 by searching studies about mini-PCNL and RIRS for...

Mutrashmari is one of the most common conditions Mutravahasrotas. The word Ashmari in Sanskrit denotes stone or calculi and Mutra means urine. characterized by formation stones anywhere urinary tract. It a dreadful condition has potential to disturb anatomy physiology system. Once it formed body tends recurrence thus get difficult cure. Hence included under Ashtamahagada. In modern medical syst...

Andersen (1969) in his work on the historical and geographical differences in the pattern of incidence of urinary stones had noted that "there is evidence of a different stone incidence in the industrialised and developing group of countries". He had feared that if an attempt was not made early to study the process of change in the underdeveloped countries it may not be possible to discover aet...

The bacterial causation of urinary calculi is well recognised in the so-called secondary stones such as the triple phosphates-In these cases the bacteria split up the urea, turning the urifle

Urolithiasis has become a worldwide problem with the prevalence of the disease increasing over the past few decades. While various treatment modalities have evolved over the years, discrepancies exist regarding the clinical indications and the efficacy of each of these treatment options. In the present review, we aim to review the current treatment modalities for urinary tract stones to provide...

Urinary calculus disease has been a scourge on mankind since ancient times. Research in the field has been hampered by lack of funds and the lack of cachet with the public such as seen with cancer or heart disease. In recent years there have been marked changes led by urologists in the diagnosis, treatment and long-term management of calculi. The vast majority of urinary stones pass spontaneous...