Intended Audience: Pediatrics; Nephrology Outpatient Clinic; Children With Kidney Stones RENAL STONE DISEASE, or nephrolithiasis, is a major health concern associated with significant pain, morbidity, and medical cost. Recurrent nephrolithiasis can lead to chronic kidney disease, as well as increased risk of related conditions such as cardiovascular disease and fracture. The incidence of nephro...

Nephrolithiasis is a common problem encountered in clinical practice. Almost 2 million outpatient visits for a primary diagnosis of nephrolithiasis were recorded in the year 2000 in the United States [1]. This condition affects approximately 5-10% of adults during their lifetime and may also affect the pediatric population. Recurrence is present in almost 50% of patients within 5 years of their...

UNLABELLED Metabolic disorders are frequently observed in pediatric patients with renal lithiasis. OBJECTIVES Study the metabolic and anatomical alterations and perform the chemical analysis of stones found in children with nephrolithiasis in our region. METHODS A retrospective study on 158 children with evidence of recent renal stone formation was performed. One hundred and nine children c...

OBJECTIVE Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin which is widely used for treatment of infection in children accompanied by complications like urinary tract lithiasis and gallbladder psudolithiasis or sludge. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and predisposing factors that contribute to these complications in children. METHODS This quasi-experimental and before- a...

Nephrolithiasis is a common disorder worldwide. E-cadherin (CDH1) is involved in epithelial cell-cell interactions and plays important roles in the etiology of nephrolithiasis. We hypothesized that variants in the CDH1 gene are associated with risk of nephrolithiasis. In a hospital-based case-control study of 127 nephrolithiasis patients and 152 controls frequency matched by age and sex, we gen...

Objectives The survival of pediatric patients with short bowel syndrome has improved in recent years. Enteric hyperoxaluria as a pathophysiological consequence been hardly addressed so far. It can be associated nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis or even renal insufficiency. We assessed the prevalence and its pathogenic consequences retrospective single centre study over last 12 Methods conducted...