OBJECTIVE To review 17 years experience of the stone clinic with incorporating the changes in practice over the years and to report the benefits of stone clinic in a developing country. METHODS The SIUT Stone clinic was established in 1990 with installation of HM4 Lithotriptor. This clinic is run jointly by a Urologist, Dietitian, Nephrologist, Biochemist and Radiologist. From 1990 - 2007, ab...

PURPOSE To identify the parameters on noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) that best predict the success of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL). MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the records of 75 patients who underwent SWL for urinary calculi measuring 5 to 20 mm. Using NCCT images, we estimated the largest stone cross-sectional area and contoured the inner edge of the stone. Clinical outcome was...

PURPOSE To identify the role of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and flexible ureterorenoscopy (f-URS) on the stone recurrence, in the management of 10-20 millimeter lower pole stone (LPS) with medium follow-up outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The patients' charts which were treated with SWL or f-URS for LPS between January 2011 and September 2013 were analyzed, retrospectively. Patients who had a...

PURPOSE We retrospectively investigated the factors that affect the success of rigid ureteroscopy in the pediatric population for the management of pediatric ureteral stones. PATIENTS AND METHODS We present a retrospective review of 61 consecutive pediatric patients who underwent 66 rigid ureteroscopy procedures for ureteral stone management. The effects of sex, age, stone diameter, stone loc...

This study compared the dimensional accuracy of monophasic and putty-wash polyvinyl siloxanes on the inter preparation distance in fixed prosthodontics. It was carried out at the Department of Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics at Dashmesh Institute, Faridkot, India. A brass die simulating three unit fixed partial denture was fabricated. Two different commercially available products w...

statement of the problem although the primary use of tissue conditioners is to treat abused mucosa, these materials are also frequently used as functional impression materials. insufficient information is available on the effect of these materials on the surface of dental stone casts. purpose this study evaluated the effect of a tissue conditioner (acrosoft) on surface roughness of dental stone...

molecular diffusion is one of the important contaminant transport mechanisms through soil and rocks. in this study the molecular diffusion coefficient of marl stone and sand stone from the urmia city landfill site was determined using the best fit method of the observed laboratory data and the predicted theoretical data. the marl stone and sand stone samples were tested under the conditions of ...