Aim: Urinary reflux is a probable reason of nephrolithiasis among children. This study aimed to assess the relationship between urinary reflux and other reason of stone formation in children.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 199 children diagnosed with nephrolithiasis using ultrasonography. They were hospitalized in a referral children hospital in an urban area of in Iran...

Our understanding of the molecular basis of cystinuria has deepened as the result of the causative genes, SLC3A1 and SLC7A9, being identified. The proteins coded for by these genes form a heterodimer responsible for reabsorption of filtered cystine in the proximal tubule. Failure of this transport system to be targeted to the apical membrane, as in the case of SLC3A1 mutations, or failure of th...

objectives: the antioxidant capacity impairs in kidney and urinary bladder of animals with stone disease. herbal medicine can improve the antioxidant condition of renal tissue. cynodon dactylon (c. dactylon) is a medicinal plant with antioxidative and diuretic properties and different preparations of this plant have shown promising effects in stone disease. assessment of the whole plant decocti...

Nephrolithiasis affects 10 % of general population and does not spare the pregnant population. Incidence of urinary tract calculi is infrequent during pregnancy with wide variation from 1 in 244 to 2000 pregnancies [1]. Although a simple stone event is usually straightforward in the general population, it is complex during pregnancy. Acute nephrolithiasis in pregnancy may be asymptomatic or pre...

OBJECTIVE The commonest indications for ureteral stent placement are: obstructive nephrolithiasis, renoureteral surgery, urologic oncology, endourology and extrinsic ureteral compression. METHODS We report the case of a 77-year-old male patient with a DJ ureteral catheter placed for an 8-month period and history of nephrolithiasis; the stent showed a 60 mm x 30 mm calcification on its distal ...

Abstrak: Hubungan antara Obesitas dengan Kejadian Nephrolithiasis diRSUD DR. H. Abdul Moeloek Provinsi Lampung. (Batu Ginjal)yaitu keadaan tidak normal di dalam ginjal, dimana didalamnya mengandungkomponen kristal dan matriks organik. Salah satu faktor resiko yang memungkinkanseseorang menalami nephrolithiasis adalah kegemukan (Obesitas). Index MassaTubuh (IMT) merupakan sebuah alat untuk meman...