Risk of Urinary Tract Cancers Following Kidney or Ureter Stones

Re: Risk of urinary tract cancers following kidney or ureter stones.

BACKGROUND A relationship has been suggested between kidney or ureter stones and the development of urinary tract cancers. In this study, a population-based cohort of patients hospitalized for kidney or ureter stones in Sweden was followed for up to 25 years to examine subsequent risks for developing renal cell, renal pelvis/ureter, or bladder cancer. METHODS Data from the national Swedish In...

Ureteric Function and Upper Urinary Tract Urodynamics in Patients with Stones in Kidney and Ureter

Ureteric Function and Upper Urinary Tract Urodynamics in Patients with Stones in Kidney and Ureter

Dietary influences on urinary oxalate and risk of kidney stones.

Calcium oxalate is the most common constituent of kidney stones. Increases in urinary oxalate increase risk of calcium oxalate supersaturation more than increases in urinary calcium, as the physiological level of oxalate is about one-fifth to one-tenth that of urinary calcium. Urinary oxalate derives from two sources: endogenous synthesis and diet. Endogenous synthesis is proportional to lean b...

Urinary Stones following Renal Transplantation

BACKGROUND The formation of urinary tract stones following renal transplantation is a rare complication. The clinical features of stones after transplantation differ from those of non-transplant patients. Renal colic or pain is usually absent and rarely resembles acute rejection. METHODS We retrospectively studied 849 consecutive kidney transplant patients in The Rogosin Institute/The Weill-C...