Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2001 This article covers the diagnosis and management of renal colic. New imaging modalities will be reviewed using evidence-based medicine. The disposition of the patient with renal colic will be addressed. Additionally, special groups with nephrolithiasis will be discussed.
D E, Manthey, J, Teichman
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Addition of Sodium Bicarbonate to Irrigation Solution May Assist in Dissolution of Uric Acid Fragments During Ureteroscopy [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: We hypothesized that adding sodium bicarbonate (bicarb) to normal saline (NS) irrigation during ureteroscopy in patients with uric acid (UA) nephrolithiasis may assist in dissolving small stone fragments produced during laser lithotripsy ...
Lingeman, James E. +2 more
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Effect of vitamin D3 overdose and calcium supplementation in experimental nephrolithiasis model [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction:There is little information in the literature relating supplementary oral usage of vitamin D and calcium to the development of kidney stones.
Ramos, Maria Fátima de Paula +4 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2023 The incidence of nephrolithiasis in children ranges from 5 to 10% in developing countries. Etiology of nephrolithiasis in children remains largely unknown, so metabolic evaluation is indicated in all case, because of potential morbidity and recurrence ...
Rizky Ramdhani +6 more
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Caspase-independent programmed cell death triggers Ca2PO4 deposition in an in vitro model of nephrocalcinosis [PDF]
, 2018 We provide evidence of caspase-independent cell death triggering the calcification process in GDNF-silenced HK-2 ...
Anglani F. +8 more
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RISK FACTORS FOR RENAL CALCULI IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE [PDF]
Arquivos de GastroenterologiaBackground: The incidence of nephrolithiasis has increased significantly, diet, obesity, and high animal protein intake having been reported to be risk factors. Nephrolithiasis has a great economic impact on society related to work absenteeism, recurrent
Dídia Bismara CURY +5 more
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A genome-wide association study of nephrolithiasis in the Japanese population identifies novel susceptible Loci at 5q35.3, 7p14.3, and 13q14.1. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2012 Nephrolithiasis is a common nephrologic disorder with complex etiology. To identify the genetic factor(s) for nephrolithiasis, we conducted a three-stage genome-wide association study (GWAS) using a total of 5,892 nephrolithiasis cases and 17,809 ...
Yuji Urabe +11 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the management of distal ureteral stones in children [PDF]
, 2019 Objective To determine the most cost-effective approach to the management of distal ureteral stones in children given the potential for recurrent renal colic during a trial of passage versus potential stent discomfort and complications of ureteroscopy.
Bennett, William E., Jr. +6 more
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Prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with nephrolithiasis and vice versa: a cumulative analysis
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 PurposeNephrolithiasis is thought to be a risk factor for osteoporosis, but data assessing if osteoporosis predisposes to the risk of nephrolithiasis are lacking.
Shunjie Jia +6 more
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Climate change and the kidney [PDF]
, 2019 The worldwide increase in temperature has resulted in a marked increase in heat waves (heat extremes) that carries a markedly increased risk for morbidity and mortality.
Butler-Dawson, Jaime +12 more
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