BACKGROUNDS Hypouricemia was reported as a risk factor for exercise-induced acute renal injury (EIAKI) and urinary stones. However, the prevalence of kidney diseases among hypouricemic subjects has not been evaluated. This study was conducted to clarify the prevalence of hypouricemia and the association of hypouricemia with kidney diseases by using a large-scale Japanese population data. METH...

Background Obstructive uropathy is a common public health issue that requires imaging research for providing necessary information. The data is important for determining treatment options, and may influence selective management choices. Objective The aim of the study is to determine whether magnetic resonance urography or computerized tomography urography is the best imaging modality among pa...

Renal stone disease remains a significant health problem in the adult population, with the incidence of urolithiasis estimated to be as high as 12%. The true incidence in childhood is not known, but a frequency of two children per million UK population per annum has been suggested. Understanding the factors involved in urinary stone formation and the appropriate investigations for a child prese...

Seventy percent of ureteral stones are located at distal ureter. Effective and safe passage of distal ureter stones is mediated by observation or medical expulsive treatment. Most of stones located at distal ureter pass spontaneously under observation; however, some are complicated with urinary tract infection, hydronephrosis, and renal function disturbances. Spontaneous perforation of the uppe...

CONTEXT Calcium Nephrolithiasis is a multifactorial disease; in its pathophysiology is involved various minerals and metabolic factors that may be altered, including bone and phosphor-calcium metabolism. OBJECTIVE To establish the scientific evidence and demonstrate the relationship between calcium nephrolithiasis and bone mineral density loss, through the use of bone turnover markers, serum ...

Background: Urinary stones are now a worldwide problem due to rise in occurrence over the past few decades. All racial and cultural groups have experienced this. Complex metabolic environmental risk factors both involved pathogenetic pathways of stone production. This disease affects roughly 12% world's population. Its recurrence rate is about 70% men 47% women. significantly increased prevalen...

Urinary stone formation is one of the oldest and most widespread diseases known to man. The disease has a multifactorial etiology that includes anatomic, environmental, genetic, infectious, metabolic, nutritional, importantly socio-economic factors. It caused by biochemical imbalance in urine between stone-forming inhibitors promotors process as lithogenesis. mechanisms underlying development u...