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Filter by:- A single-center randomized study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of direct puncture of the caliceal system in mini-percutaneous nephrolithotripsy. - 60 patients - Inclusion criteria: 1. all patients aged 18 to 70 years who are planning mini-PCNL, ready to consent to the study 2. ASA scale 1-3 3. Solitary stone up to 2.5 cm 4. Single access to the caliceal system - Exclusion criteria: 1. Active infectious process 2. Coagulopathies 3. Abnormalities of the urinary system
Urinary tract infections (UTI) affect the urine pH and may lead to salt precipitation such as struvite. Bacteria with urease activity are known to alkalinise urine, but not much is known on how pH is changing over time during UTI. This study aims at following urine pH progression at the time of diagnosis of UTI and during the treatment phase. Description of the change in urine pH over time will help understanding the risk of struvite formation and potential timing of intervention.
60 patients Inclusion Criteria: - age from 18 to 70 years - Indications for mini-PCNL - ASA score: 1-3 - Single percutaneous access to pyelocaliceal system - Size of solitary calculus up to 2.5 cm Exclusion Criteria: - Active urinary tract infection - Coagulopathy - Clinically significant infravesical obstruction (Qmax less than 10 ml / s, PVR more than 50 ml)
The aim of the study was to compare the ultrastructural changes in the renal parenchyma with the results of postprocessing CT analysis with contrast enhancement in patients with urolithiasis.
Prospective study is to compare between different nephrolithometric scoring systems in prediction of PCNL outcomes in terms of efficacy , success rate and safety in Adult patients with UUT stones unilateral or bilateral, single or multiple, Pelvic or calyceal, primary or recurrent, both gender attending Assuit Urology & Nephrology University Hospital.
The prevalence of urolithiasis is around 10 % in the French population. It is thus a major public health issue. When the stone is not spontaneously removed, interventions such as extracorporeal lithotripsy or flexible ureteroscopy (F-URS) are performed. F-URS is usually preferred in renal stones > 7 mm in comparison with lithotripsy, with better results. Efficacy of ureteroscopy is based on the "stone-free rate" (SFR) at 3 months. A SFR index is assessed according to the existence of residual fragments and their size. SFR score 1 (fragment ≤ 1mm) has been poorly studied, and is supposed to occur in 60% of cases. These residual fragments account for the high frequency of recurrence, probably favored by crystals aggregation and growth of these fragments under supersaturated urines. Indeed, calcium stones risk factors are urine supersaturation and crystal growth inhibitors deficiency. Citrate is the major crystal growth inhibitor in human urine. A hypocitraturia is reported in half of the lithiasic population. Consequently, citrate salts appear as an interesting therapeutic option, in order to slow crystal growth but also to chelate calcium, and consequently to solubilize stones in situ. However, to date, there is no available controlled study after surgical intervention such as flexible ureteroscopy. The aim of the investigator's study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 3-month potassium and magnesium citrate treatment following ureteroscopy on the elimination of residual fragments (SFR score 1).
The metabolic evaluation is crucial for determining possible underlying diseases causing stone growth and to consider the lifestyle changes or medical prophylaxis needed to prevent or at least reduce stone recurrence. 24-hour urine collection is the main part of the metabolic evaluation. The time point is suggested between 3 weeks and 3 month after stone removal, but so far there are no studies comparing 24-hour urine prior and after stone removal. In this study, investigators would like to analyze parameters in the 24-hour urine prior and after complete stone removal to see whether metabolic status can be evaluated no matter stone free or not.
The specific aim of this study is to validate our hypothesis that the magnetic ureteral stents have the same amount of adverse effects as the more commonly used non-magnetic ureteral stents. If this hypothesis would be confirmed then the usage of magnetic ureteral stents would be justified for both reducing patient discomfort by way of fewer cystoscopies and possibly also decreasing the overall expenditures of treatment.
Up-to-date, urology guidelines introduce safety guidewire (SGW) as an integral tool in ureteroscopy and recommended its routine use. However, the necessity of SGW placement in endourological procedures lack evidence and is being suggested as an expert opinion. Present study aimed to evaluate the use of SGW placement and its necessity in treatment of ureteral stones with semi-rigid ureteroscopy (s-URS). For this purpose patients with ureteral stones are being stratified according to ureteral stone location and prospectively randomized into two groups' according to SGW usage or not in s-URS. Ureteroscopy and litotripsy is being done with a semi-rigid ureteroscope of 6.4/7.8 Fr (Olympus) and laser. Chi-square and student t-test were used for comparing data.
The aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of ESWL and visual cystolitholapaxy in management of calcular acute urine retention.