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Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.
Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent, Carmen Jiménez, Narciso Barbancho, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Teresa Figueiredo, Carla Gomes, Ion Ratusneac, João Mário Gonçalves, Corina Hasnas, Rui de Almeida   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding and Addressing Delays in Endocrine Surgery: Insights From a Mixed‐Methods Study and a Pilot Educational Intervention

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Delays in endocrine surgical care contribute to adverse events, patient dissatisfaction, and mortality. Communication is an overlooked contributor. This study identified multi‐level drivers of delay and piloted a provider‐focused intervention. Methods We conducted an IRB‐approved mixed‐methods study.
Stella Kim, Maxwell Foote, Sophia Zhang, Audrey Twyford, Abigail Fox, Jennifer E. Rosen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease and risk of nephrolithiasis: a sizeable cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Endocrinology
ObjectiveMetabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and nephrolithiasis are two common metabolic diseases, but their relationship has not yet been thoroughly studied.
Shengqi Zheng, Tianchi Hua, Guicao Yin, Wei Zhang, Xiaoxiang Wang, Lezhong Qi, Xiayong Jing, Qibing Fan, Xiaoping Yu, Yifan Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Low Motivation for Treatment in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Providers in the United States

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Untreated PHPT represents a major health service failure driven in part by poor disease literacy and constrained primary care encounters. ABSTRACT Background Two thirds of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) go untreated, risking progressive osteoporosis, fractures, and nephrolithiasis.
John O'Connor, Alexandra Helbing, Diana Guiterrez‐Meza, Esra Alagoz, Alexander Chiu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nephrolithiasis and risk of hypertension: a meta-analysis of observational studies

BMC Nephrology, 2017
Background Observational studies have demonstrated an association between nephrolithiasis and hypertension. The aim of this meta-analysis was to summarize all available evidence.
Weifeng Shang, Yuanyuan Li, Yali Ren, Yi Yang, Hua Li, Junwu Dong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Associated With an Increased Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In a retrospective population‐based cohort study using the University of Manitoba IBD Epidemiology Database, persons with IBD have an increased risk of ESRD by nearly 50%, with CD showing greater risk than UC. Bowel surgery, allopurinol use and oral steroid therapy are important predictors, emphasising the necessity of careful renal monitoring in IBD ...
Onuma Sattayalertyanyong, Zoann Nugent, Bryce Barr, Keevin N. Bernstein, Charles N. Bernstein   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in metabolic overweight phenotypes over time and risk of nephrolithiasis: a cohort study

BMC Public Health
Background Overweight/obesity is considered an independent risk factor for nephrolithiasis, but little is known about its effect on nephrolithiasis according to metabolic health status.
Yang Cheng, Hui Zheng, Hongli Yin, Donghua Yin, Hui Wang, Ying Wang, Qiang Tang, Shouyong Gu   +7 more
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Association between low bone mass and the serum RANKL and OPG in patients with nephrolithiasis

BMC Nephrology, 2018
Background Nephrolithiasis is a risk factor for Osteopenia and osteoporosis. Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) regulate bone remodeling and osteoclastogenesis.
Asieh Mansour, Maryam Aboeerad, Mostafa Qorbani, Amir Pejman Hashemi Taheri, Mohamad Pajouhi, Abbas Ali Keshtkar, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani, Mohammad Reza Ganji   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in kidney stone disease: a 5‐year update of stone management in England and Scotland

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objectives To describe contemporary trends in kidney stone disease (KSD)‐related inpatient episodes, procedures, and costs in England and Scotland, with emphasis on post‐coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) service recovery, socioeconomic variation in Scotland, comparison with other urological procedures, and 10‐year healthcare demand and cost ...
Catherine E. Lovegrove, Robert Geraghty, Imran Ahmad, Hing Y. Leung, Ben Turney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oxidative Stress and Hemostatic Parameters in Patients With Nephrolithiasis Before and After Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
PurposeIn patients with nephrolithiasis, oxidative stress, especially lipid peroxidation is observed. Moreover, various invasive methods [including extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)] for treatment of nephrolithiasis may induce not only the ...
Paweł Woźniak, Bogdan Kontek, Bartosz Skalski, Anna Król, Waldemar Różański, Beata Olas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source