The regional educational impact of a Renal Stone Center.

Efficacy of potassium polycitrate on renal stone and microlitiasis predisposed by metabolic disorders in children less than two years

Background: According to high prevalence of renal stone in children, we evaluated the efficacy of treatment with potassium citrate and its correlation with metabolic disorders in children less than two years of age with renal stone and microlithiasis. Methods: In this cross- sectionaly study, 100 patients (less than 2 years old) with renal stone or microlitiasis were evaluated for metabolic di...

Stone Composition in Patients Who Undergo Renal Stone Surgery: Review of 423 Stone Analyses in Southern Iran

Renal injury, nephrolithiasis and Nigella sativa: A mini review

Objective: The incidence and prevalence of kidney stone is increasing worldwide. After the first recurrence the risk of subsequent relapses is higher and the time period between relapses is shortened. Urinary stones can be severely painful and make a huge economic burden. The stone disease may increase the vulnerability of patients to other diseases such as renal failure. Medicinal herbs are ri...

Evaluation of treatment results for pregnant women with acute renal colic referred to Emergency unit of Shahid Faghihi Hospital in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (2015 to 2020) - A Retrospective Study

Background and aim: Renal colic is one of the common causes of abdominal pain in pregnant women. We evaluated the outcome of renal colic during pregnancy in our referral center.  Methods: Between March 2015 to March 2020, a total of 228 pregnant patients were referred to the emergency unit with renal colic. Most of them managed conservatively, but some of them were complicated and need more p...

Safety and efficacy of the Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Pediatrics; A 10-year single-center experience in Iran

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the one-decade experience in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy surgery in children with kidney stones in Tehran, Iran. Methods: All patients (less than 18 years old) undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy at our referral medical center, were reviewed in this cross-sectional study. All the demographics, surgical data and post-operative information...