OBJECTIVE Since 1980s, the clinical and biological characteristics of urolithiasis in Tunisian children have continuously evolved. This retrospective study defines the current status of urolithiasis among children and adolescents in Tunisia. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 310 children and adolescents (age: 3 months - 19 years) between 2003 and 2010, holding urolithiasis. A...

Kidney stone disease has become more common in children, but it remains non diagnosed in a significant proportion of patients, due to a lack of notable signs and symptoms. All children with colicky abdominal pain or microscopic hematuria should be examined thoroughly for urolithiasis. Patients’ histories in terms of family, medical, and drug and a thorough physical examination are require...

The earliest reports on urolithiasis in Iranian children in 1980s revealed calcium oxalate and ammonium acid urate were the most common components of urinary calculi.1-3 Since then there have been increasing numbers of published studies about the risk factors of urolithiasis in Iranian children. A cross-sectional study conducted by Akhavan and coworkers4 showed the incidence of urinary calculi ...

Introduction: Up to 15% of children under the age 15 may have paediatric urolithiasis, which is linked with severe morbidity and high recurrence rates. This condition still a serious urological concern. In 86% 96.1% kids kidney stone disorders, metabolic abnormalities are one most frequent causes urolithiasis. Hypercalciuria, hyperoxaluria, hyperuricosurea, hypocitraturea prevalent disorders. o...

The incidence of adult urolithiasis has increased significantly in industrialized countries over the past decades. Sound incidence rates are not available for children, nor are they known for nephrocalcinosis, which can appear as a single entity or together with urolithiasis. In contrast to the adult kidney stone patient, where environmental factors are the main cause, genetic and/or metabolic ...

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...

Introduction. Urolithiasis is a polyetiological, polypathognomonic metabolic disease characterized by the formation of kidney stones. The study trends in urolithiasis prevalence fundamental importance practical medicine. endemic territories allows us to analyze all possible risk factors for development from genetic nutritional. aim our comparative analysis Russian Federation different periods. ...

The majority of urinary stones in children are composed of calcium oxalate. To investigate the interaction between urinary calcium, oxalate, and citrate as major risk factors for calcium stones formation, their 24-h urinary excretion was determined in 30 children with urolithiasis and 15 normal healthy children. The cutoff points between children with urolithiasis and healthy children, accuracy...