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Filter by:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease, ranging from pure steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and ultimately to liver cirrhosis. In order to study the association between NAFLD and nephrolithiasis while minimizing the confounding effect of metabolic syndrome, we investigated the impact of different degrees of NAFLD severity on potential risk factors for stone formation.
The incidence of stone disease of the urinary tract in children is increasingly increasing with a remarkable economic impact for its management. This incidence is variable according to race, geographic region, socio-economic status and dietary habits. Oxalo-calcium stones are the most common but the biochemical nature of urinary stones varies depending on the region where those of a phosphatic nature are characterized by a higher incidence in Europe. The diagnosis is confirmed by imaging. The unprepared abdomen (ASP) has low diagnostic accuracy. The scanner is the reference tool but remains an irradiating examination. Risk factors for disease recurrence include primarily the presence of an underlying urinary metabolic abnormality and young age. Urinary metabolic abnormalities vary from one study to another. The understanding of lithogenesis, its evaluation as well as the therapeutic options is essential for adequate and adapted management in the pediatric population.
Double blinded randomized controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of intraoperative Toradol on post-operative pain scores for patients undergoing ureteroscopy for urinary stone management.
Kidney stone disease affects almost 10% of overall population, often requiring a surgical intervention. Currently, shock wave lithotripsy is considered a first-line treatment option for patients suffering from symptomatic kidney stones smaller than 2.0 cm, providing reasonable stone-free rate. Actually, the outcomes from SWL vary largely due to several factors including stone burden, stone density, stone-skin distance (SSD), and patient's body habitus. Furthermore, the imaging exam modality (i.e. ultrasound versus computed tomography scan) performed to assess the presence of residual fragments also impacts on SWL outcome analysis. We aim to perform a well-controlled prospective evaluation of all variables that may impact on fragmentation and clearance of lower pole calculi after SWL. These variables are assessed exclusively by a noncontrast computed tomography scan (NCCT), eliminating the necessity of an intravenous urography to study renal collecting system anatomy; an imaging exam that is not routinely performed anymore for kidney stone patients.