OBJECTIVES In this study it is aimed to compare the success and complication rates of SWL and RIRS in treatment of HSK stone disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this retrospective study data of 67 patients treated with either SWL (n=44) or RIRS (n=23) for stone disease in HSK between May 2003 to August 2014 was investigated. age, gender, stone size and multiplicity, stone free status, renal col...

OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness and safety of ultrasonic and pneumatic lithotripters in the treatment of renal stone disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 227 consecutive percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures for renal calculi were performed. In 107 patients ultrasonic lithotriptors were used (group I) and in 83 patients pneumatic lithotriptors were used (group II). In the remai...

PURPOSE Recurrent stone formers commonly present with calculi on the same side and the etiology of recurrent unilateral urolithiasis is unclear. Despite comprehensive metabolic evaluations, many patients will not be readily categorized into a treatable group. Data from the literature support that sleep posture may result in alterations of renal hemodynamics. We investigate the correlation of sl...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this investigation was to assess the efficacy of hydrochlorothiazide as a hypocalciuric diuretic on stone-free rate of renal pelvic calculi after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). MATERIALS AND METHODS A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial was conducted and 52 patients with renal pelvic calculi (diameter ≤2 cm) were enrolled from Februar...

Urolithiasis in renal transplantation is uncommon. In the most of cases stones formation appear to form “de novo” after renal transplantation, although some studies suggest that the calculi are more often transplanted with the graft to the recipient. The etiology of stone formation in renal transplantation is multifactorial. Surgical factors, urinary tract infections and metabolic anomalies cau...

PURPOSE To compare the stone clearance times in patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) or retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for single radiopaque renal pelvis stones 10-20 mm in size. The results of this study may guide urologists and patients and aid in selecting the optimal preoperative treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2013 and February 2015, we c...

OBJECTIVE To look at the role and safety of ureteroscopy for stone management in obese patients. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, PubMed and the Cochrane Library from January 1990 to June 2011 for results of ureteroscopy and stone treatment in obese patients. Inclusion criteria were all English language articles reporting on ureteroscopy in patients with morbid obesity. Data on the outcomes and c...

INTRODUCTION With rising incidence of urolithiasis, treatment of stones (both symptomatic and asymptomatic) in multiple locations including bilateral stones can be controversial and challenging. We report our experience and treatment outcomes in patients undergoing bilateral, same-session ureterorenoscopy (BS-URS) for bilateral ureteric and/or renal calculi, and discuss the advantages and disad...

OBJECTIVES To calculate the efficiency quotient (EQ) of the latest mobile Storz Modulith SLX-F2 lithotripter and to identify the factors determining the stone-free rate. METHODS A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database of the first consecutive 533 patients undergoing shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) from June 2009 to February 2010 was performed. A total of 16 patients with rad...

The aim of the present study was to summarize the management of upper urinary tract calculi in crossed fused renal ectopia (CFRE). Two patients were retrospectively studied in Xiangya Hospital (Changsha, China) and all relevant literature published in English between 1996 and 2016 was reviewed. All patients, including those reported in the literature, were characterized by age, sex, manifestati...