Urinary tract interventions can lead to multiple complications in the renal collecting system, including retained foreign bodies from endourologic or percutaneous procedures, such as stents, nephrostomy tubes, and others. We report a case of very delayed erosion of embolization coils migrating into the renal pelvis, acting as a nidus for stone formation, causing mild obstruction and finally lea...

BACKGROUND Spillage of gallstones within the subcutaneous tissue during laparoscopic cholecystecomy may lead to considerable morbidity. METHODS We describe an abdominal wall abscess formation in a 50-year-old female that developed 24 months after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. RESULTS Spilled gallstones at the umbilical port site went undetected. Subsequently, an umbilical port-site absces...

BACKGROUND We have retrospectively reviewed the results of all common bile duct (CBD)-stone preoperative asymptomatic patients operated on our unit to point out the feasibility and safety of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy approach without the IOC use. METHODS From January 2004 and June 2008 we analyzed all the data from hospital records and follow up results of all the patients who underwen...

BACKGROUND Choledocholithiasis exists in approximately 15% of patients with gallstones and is present in 3%-10% of those undergoing cholecystectomy. METHODS In this study, we retrospectively analyzed the outcome patients with choledocholithiasis that were managed by open common bile duct (CBD) exploration according to our center's protocol. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) plus laparoscopic common bile duct (CBD) stones exploration (LCBDE) with LC plus endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in the treatment of patients with gallstones and CBD stones. METHODS The authors searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase to identify relevant studies. Risk ratios (R...

Loin pain hematuria syndrome (LPHS), first described in 1967, is a disorder of chronic, severe flank pain without an identifiable source. Patients suffer from extreme unilateral or bilateral flank pain accompanied bymicroscopic or gross hematuria.1 The etiology behind this syndrome remains unclear. Pathophysiologic mechanisms of LPHS include immune hypersensitivity, abnormal glomerular basement...

Backgrounds/Aims Postcholecystectomy syndrome represents a heterogeneous group of symptoms and findings in patients who have previously undergone cholecystectomy. It is rare and under-reported in Saudi Arabia. It can be attributed to many complications such as bile duct injury, biliary leak, retained common bile duct stones, recurrent bile duct stones, and bile duct strictures. In this study, w...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this review was to systemically analyse trials evaluating the efficacy of routine on-table cholangiography (R-OTC) versus no on-table cholangiography (N-OTC) in patients undergoing cholecystectomy. METHODS Randomised trials evaluating R-OTC versus N-OTC in patients undergoing cholecystectomy were selected and analysed. RESULTS Four trials (1 randomised controlled tri...

Abstract Introduction Common bile duct (CBD) stones are detected in approximately 10-15% of patients with gallstone disease. They can be formed the absence gallbladder or who underwent previous cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic common exploration has been documented since 1999, increasing evidence illustrating effectiveness transcystic approach. There is no review re-exploration CBD, due to retaine...

introduction & objective: after urinary tract infection and prostatic disorders , the urine stones are the third common genitourinary diseases. demographic, environmental and genetic factors affect urine stone formation. the aim of our study is to survey epidemiologic factors in patients with urinary stones referring to educational hospitals of hamadan during 2010-2013.      materials & methods...