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Treatment of renal stones by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy - An update [PDF]
, 2001 Aim: Despite the extensive experience with minimal invasive stone therapy, there are still different views on the ideal management of renal stones. Materials and Methods: Analysis of the literature includes more than 14,000 patients.
Chaussy, Christian +3 more
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Journal of Renal and Hepatic Disorders, 2023 Racial differences in the characteristics of urinary calculi are poorly described in the South African context, limiting our local understanding of urolithiasis pathology and thwarting our efforts in designing appropriate preventative interventions.
Dhesigan Naidoo, Vishan Ramloutan
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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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Gender and side distribution of urinary calculi using ultrasound imaging
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Introduction: Urinary calculi constitute a significant medical problem worldwide. Due to lack of previous studies on gender and side distribution of urinary calculi, the current study was conducted. Patients and Methods: This retrospective study involved
Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi +5 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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Bilateral Urinary Calculi [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1933 Cases in which stones are found on both sides at the same time are alone considered. They form 9·4% of the admissions for stone in the upper urinary tract at St. Peter's Hospital. Figures from Continental clinics vary from 11% to 14%, while those obtained from post-mortem records are nearly 50%. Four groups of cases are considered: (1) Calculi due to
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Ultrasonography in the diagnosis and management of cats with ureteral obstruction [PDF]
, 2017 This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of cats with azotaemia (serum creatinine >180 μmol/l) that had ultrasonography of the urinary tract, ultrasound images available for review and received treatment for azotaemia. Cats with pre-renal azotaemia
Cortellini, S, Halfacree, Z J, Lamb, C R
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Association between schizophrenia and urinary calculi: a population-based case-control study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundPeople with schizophrenia have been demonstrated to have higher overall morbidity and all-cause mortality rates from general medical conditions. However, little attention has been given to the urinary system of people with schizophrenia.
Shih-Ping Liu +4 more
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Clinical Chemistry, 1958 Abstract During the course of this investigation we have encountered two "fakes," both of which were represented by the patients to their respective physicians as having been "passed." They showed less than 2 per cent loss on ignition and proved to be calcium-iron-aluminum silicate rocks.
H F Leifeste, Henry O Nicholas
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Recent finding and new technologies in nephrolithiasis: a review of the recent literature [PDF]
, 2013 This review summarizes recent literature on advances regarding renal and ureteral calculi, with particular focus in areas of recent advances in the overall field of urolithiasis.
Bove P +6 more
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