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Urolithiasis, a disease characterized by the formation of urinary stones, is influenced by immune system dysregulation and metabolic factors. This study investigated the interplay between specific immune cell characteristics and blood metabolites in ...
Chengcheng Wei +8 more
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SCREENING OF PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM IN PATIENTS WITH UROLITHIASIS
The aim of research was to study the rate of hypercalcemia and primary hyperparathyroidism among patients with urolithiasis. The investigation included 645 patients with urolithiasis.
D. S. Rogozin +2 more
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Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping of Kidney Stones: An Ex Vivo MRI Phantom Study
ABSTRACT Purpose To visualize and characterize the five most common kidney stone types based on their magnetic susceptibilities in MRI using QSM. Methods Three water‐based agar phantoms were constructed, containing a total of 53 ex vivo kidney stones of varying types and sizes.
Lion H. Mücke +8 more
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Evaluating the Role of AI Chatbots in Patient Education for Benign Scrotal Surgeries
ABSTRACT Patient comprehension of surgical information is often limited by medical jargon, health literacy barriers, and time constraints. Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT‐5, Claude‐4, and Google AI search offer interactive context specific dialogue that may aid to overcome these limitations.
Darcy Noll +4 more
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Current approaches in the medical management of urolithiasis: A review article
The medical management of urolithiasis has undergone a great change. In the present time the management of urolithiasis is not only stone removal but also to prevent its recurrence.
N P Gupta, Pawan Kesarwani
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a novel technique involving the use of the two‐micron thulium fibre laser (Tm‐laser) to perform bladder cuff excision (BCE) during radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). We conducted a retrospective review of all patients undergoing RNU with BCE for upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Shravankrishna Ananthapadmanabhan +4 more
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Automated irrigation systems in mitigating laser‐induced temperature during simulated ureteroscopy
Objective To compare the temperature changes with laser activation when providing irrigation with a pressure bag vs a fluid management system (FMS). Materials and Methods Benchtop experiments were performed with a LithoVue™ Elite (Boston Scientific Corp., Marlborough, MA, USA) flexible ureteroscope placed through an 11/13‐F ureteric access sheath into ...
Richard Menzies‐Wilson +5 more
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Trends in kidney stone disease: a 5‐year update of stone management in England and Scotland
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 +4 more
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Summary Calcium carbonate crystals are commonly observed in equine urine; however, crystalluria without urolith formation rarely results in clinically significant disease. A 4‐year‐old Japanese Sport Horse developed recurrent haematuria accompanied by the presence of numerous angular calcium carbonate crystals. Discontinuing the calcium supplementation
R. Sato +3 more
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