... and approved by our Local Ethics Committee (CEP-UNICAMP, Approval No. 5.196.650). The primary indications for stenting varied from obstructive urolithiasis to pyelonephritis and hydronephrosis. It is important to note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all elective surgical procedures in public hospitals...

...Ozan Yurdakul; Christian Seitz; Altug Tuncel; Julian Veser; Melanie Hassler; Shahrokh Shariat; Mesut Remzi Introduction: This research investigates the influence of the medical personnel shortage on the treatment of urolithiasis by comparing the complication rates in patients with urinary stones...

... in the endoscopic treatment of urolithiasis. In modern medicine, radiation exposure from diagnostics and therapy is increasing; however, the impact of UAS on procedure duration, fluoroscopy time, and radiation exposure is still uncertain. Methods: This retrospective study included 1,026 patients who received...

... to in the content or advertisements. 2024 Urolithiasis Bladder stones Vesical calculus Shock wave lithotripsy Cystolitholapaxy The discovery of a bladder stone in an ancient Egyptian mummy dating back 5,000 years ago is a testimony to the long struggle of humankind with lower urinary tract...

... Endourology Flexible ureteroscopy Urolithiasis Lithotripsy Flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS) lithotripsy is a primary surgical technique utilized for treating 1- to 2-cm renal stones [ 1‒3 ]. Assessment and control of intrarenal pressure (IRP) during f-URS presents substantial challenges...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2024 Microbiota Urolithiasis Urinary tract Currently, research on the urinary microbiome mainly focuses on two methods: Enhanced Quantitative Urine Culture (EQUC...

... of lower pole stones. [email protected] Urolithiasis is a common disease with a reported incidence rate of 116 million and an age standardized rate of 1,400 per 100,000 worldwide [ 1, 2 ]. Although minimally invasive techniques have expanded the surgical capacity to combat stone disease...

.... The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2024 Single-use flexible device Retrograde intrarenal surgery Urolithiasis Dear Editor, I...

.... A prospective validation is warranted. Urolithiasis Ureteric stone Kidney stone Ureterorenoscopy Urinary tract infection Antibiotic prophylaxis Antibiotic stewardship A significant bacteriuria was defined as ≥ 10,000 colony-forming units (CFU)/ml of typical UTI pathogens. The UC was routinely...

... tract urolithiasis. Larger scale studies are needed to further assess safety and efficacy in various positions. [email protected] 12 11 2023 9 01 2024 30 01 2024 © 2024 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel Open Access License / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer...

... to in the content or advertisements. 2023 Residual fragments Clinically insignificant residual fragments Stone-free rate Urolithiasis Urolithiasis affects 5–15% of the world’s population, and the recurrence rate can be as high as 50% within 5–10 years of stone removal and 75% within the next 20...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2023 Dilation Kidney Stent Stone Ureter Urolithiasis Standard access to the ureter may be difficult for endoscopic management of stone disease due to anatomic...

... are highly effective in treatment of kidney stones. Reasons for difference in total surgery and fluoroscopy time and access sheath use are not clear. However, this could be explained by technical aspects of these devices, such as external diameter, optical resolution, and field of view. Urolithiasis...

.... Prevention High-risk stone formers Urolithiasis Survey Germany Deutsche Foschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 10.13039/501100001659 Prevention of recurrent urinary stone disease is of great importance, seeing that the incidence of urolithiasis is gradually increasing, and the recurrence rate...

... anesthesia Ureteroscopy Urolithiasis Technique Nephrolithiasis Urinary calculi URS RIRS Flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) has increasingly become a common treatment for kidney stones [ 1‒3 ]. Although it has been demonstrated that spinal anesthesia (SA) may reduce postoperative morbidity...

.... Shock wave lithotripsy Pediatric stone disease Urolithiasis For several decades, SWL has become one of the main treatments for nephrolithiasis. According to several studies, pediatric stone-free rate (SFR) after SWL has been reported to be 60–90% [1-4]. The SFR depends on several factors...

...Hendrik Heers; David Stay; Thomas Wiesmann; Rainer Hofmann Introduction: Urolithiasis is a common disease leading to a high socioeconomic burden due to treatment costs and sickness leave. The aim of this study was to evaluate recent trends in the incidence of urolithiasis in Germany and in the use...

... urolithiasis. Fig. 1. X-ray and CT, which illustrates severe urolithiasis. To quantify the renal function of the upper moiety, we performed a renal function scintigraphy. The time between the examination and insertion of the second DJ also allowed us to account for the potential recovery of the kidney...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Endourology Nephrolithiasis Retrograde intrarenal surgery Urolithiasis Stone disease Stone disease...

... . Burden of urolithiasis: trends in prevalence, treatments, and costs . Eur Urol Focus . 2017 Feb ; 3 ( 1 ): 18 – 26 . 10.1016/j.euf.2017.04.001 . 2. Scales   CD , Smith   AC , Hanley   JM , Saigal   CS . Prevalence of kidney stones in the United States . Eur Urol . 2012 ; 62 ( 1...