A rare case of nephrococutaneous fistula due to spontaneous expulsion of renal calculi is described. A 45-year-old man presented with urinary leakage from an ulcer over the left lumbar region for the last 3 months after a history of spontaneous expulsion of stones from this area. Ultrasonography abdomen revealed a small contracted kidney with multiple calculi in the kidney and renal pelvis, sin...

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a standard treatment method used for the treatment of renal calculi and upper ureteral calculi. Acute pancreatitis is a serious condition which develops due to multiple etiologic factors and is characterized by autodigestion of the pancreas. A case of acute pancreatitis which developed following ESWL performed for right renal calculi treatment is ...

Aim: To present our initial experience of applying laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) nephrolithotomy in the treatment of renal calculi. Methods: In August 2010 and April 2012, the LESS nephrolithotomy technique was applied to treat two patients with a renal calculus. One patient had a calculus measuring 5 × 3 cm, and the second patient’s measured 3 × 3 cm. Both patients underwent gene...

From centuries human has been afflicted by urinary calculi (Urolithiasis). These calculi are formed from crystal aggregation and retention in the urinary tract. The incidence and prevalence of urolithiasis may be related to various factors including age, sex, ethnicity, diet, fluid intake, genetic predisposition, climatic conditions, and urinary tract infections. Study of chemical composition a...

Many Western countries are experiencing an epidemic of renal calculi, causing immediate problems with acute pain and morbidity together with worries for the future because of the likelihood of recurrent stone formation. Renal or ureteric colic is the commonest surgical admission diagnosis in this country and it has been suggested that up to 12 million Americans will suffer a stone episode durin...

Presence of multiple calculi in ureterocele is rare in children. A 6-year-old boy presented with hematuria in whom on x-ray and ultrasound multiple calculi were noted in the urinary bladder. At surgery a ureterocele containing multiple calculi was found. The postoperative (99m) Tc-Dimercaptosuccinic acid scan (DMSA) reported normal renal function.

Investigation of a patient with a history of renal colic, who had taken the equivalent of 2 g magnesium trisilicate after every meal for many years, showed that he was forming silica calculi. The nature of the stone was diagnosed only after quantitative analysis.

PATIENT Female, 32 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Renal colic Symptoms: Acute colic pain • macrohematuria MEDICATION Mesalazine Clinical Procedure: CT scan of urinary tract • cystoscopy • gynecological consultation • stone analysis Specialty: Gastroenterology and Hepatology • Clinical Pharmacology. OBJECTIVE Unexpected drug reaction. BACKGROUND Mesalazine, a 5-aminosalicylic acid compound, is one of th...

DESCRIPTION Urethral calculi could be either classified as either primary or secondary calculi based on their origin. Primary calculi form in the urethra, whereas secondary calculi have their origin elsewhere in the urinary tract. True primary calculi are rare and they mostly form in prostatic and membranous part of urethra. 3 Secondary urethral calculi most commonly form in the bladder. Bladde...