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Filter by:The objectives of this post-market evaluation are 1. to assess the capacity of the procedure to be completed with use of only a semi-rigid ureteroscope, without requiring use of a flexible ureteroscope 2. to compare the rate of retropulsion and the time required to complete the lithotripsy in patients in which the Accordion device is used in contrast to when such a device is not employed.
Intrarenal calcifications (nephrocalcinosis) is present in Dent's disease and likely contribute to progression toward renal failure. In order to prevent this complication it is usually proposed to treat affected patients during childhood with high doses of thiazides.
Ureteral stent placement is one of the most common procedures performed within urology. The stents are generally placed for relief of obstruction or to prevent obstruction following a urological procedure. Most patients with ureteral stents will eventually form stent encrustations. However, patients form these encrustations at dramatically different degrees and rates ranging from no encrustation at 1 year of stenting to severe encrustation in just a few weeks. The purpose of this study is to determine if the degree of encrustation on a stent for any given patient can be predicted based on 24 hour urine parameters prior to stent placement, with the stent in place and after stent removal. Patients who will be receiving stents for other urological reasons will have a 24 hour urine sample collected before stent placement, while the stent is in place and after the stent has been removed. The parameters examined in the 24 hour urine collected will then be compared to the amount of encrustation there is on the stent to see if there is any correlation between the two.
The Study of whether or not Ureteral Stent Length affects patient comfort after electro-shock wave treatment for kidney stones.
Gouty diathesis describes uric acid or calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis and low urinary pH (<5.5). A hereditary component has been outlined for several forms of nephrolithiasis (such as hypercalciuria, hyperoxaluria, cystinuria, renal tubular acidosis), leading to the hypothesis of a genetic predisposition to nephrolithiasis. At the Unit of Nephrology, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, more than 100 patients affected by gouty diathesis are followed. Fifty percent of them has a familiarity for kidney stones formation. The aim of our study is to identify the genetic factors that predispose to the development of nephrolithiasis in patients with gouty diathesis.