Issue 1/2023
Content (124 Articles)
Predictive factors for stone management timing after emergency percutaneous nephrostomy drainage in patients with infection and hydronephrosis secondary to ureteral calculi
Chun-Kai Hsu, Wan-Ling Young, Shu-Yu Wu
Determining the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery in treating nephrolithiasis in patients with solitary kidneys
Lei Peng, Chunyang Meng, Zhongyou Xia, Rui Liang, Lijian Gan, Kangsen Li, Dehong Cao, Yunxiang Li
The feasibility and safety of one-shot dilatation compared to conventional sequential dilatation in tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective randomized controlled study
Waleed Ghoneima, Mohamed Makki, Mohamed Amr Lotfi, Amr Mostafa, Amr Elkady, Ahmed M. Rammah
International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) guidelines on the metabolic evaluation and medical management of urolithiasis
Guohua Zeng, Wei Zhu, William G. Robertson, Kristina L. Penniston, Daron Smith, Agnieszka Pozdzik, Tzevat Tefik, Domenico Prezioso, Margaret S. Pearle, Ben H. Chew, Julian Veser, Cristian Fiori, Yaoliang Deng, Michael Straub, Christian Türk, Michelle J. Semins, Kunjie Wang, Martino Marangella, Zhankui Jia, Liyuan Zhang, Zhangqun Ye, Hans-Göran Tiselius, Kemal Sarica
The effect of COVID-19 outbreak on urological procedures for urinary stones: data from three high-volumes centers in China
Giorgio Mazzon, Xin Zhang, Xingguo Yang, Fan Cheng, Yongda Liu, Guohua Zeng
Primary versus deferred ureteroscopy for the management of obstructive anuria secondary to ureteric urolithiasis in children: a prospective randomized study
Mostafa AbdelRazek, Atef Fathi, Mostafa Mohamed, Mohammad S. Abdel-Kader
Validation of the Italian version of wisconsin stone quality of life (WISQOL): a prospective Italian multicenter study
Giorgio Mazzon, Emanuele Serafin, Stefania Ferretti, Francesco Claps, Wen Zhong, Cristian Fiori, Giuseppe Celentano, Giulio Gaetano Guarino, Davide Zamengo, Andrea Piasentin, Massimiliano Creta, Nicola Longo, Roberta Dordoni, Nicola Pavan, Claudio Brancelli, Maria Angela Cerruto, Alessandro Antonelli, Antonio Celia
Optimization of the outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy regarding urinary leakage, what should we do?
Esam Abdelgawad, Ahmed M. Kadry, Khaled M. Abdelhalim, Hassan A. Abdelwahab
Quality and utility of YouTube videos about mPCNL
Mehmet Yilmaz, Yusuf Sahin, Ibrahim Hacibey, Salih Zeki Sonmez, Ahmet Yaser Muslumanoglu
The characterization of in vivo urinary phospate stones by spectral CT
Xian Li, Xiaoyan Huang, Lechuan Ouyang, Haoping Ma, Huai Chen, Xinchun Li
Low-dose fluoroscopy technique drastically decreases patient radiation exposure during percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Galen Cheng, Timothy Campbell, Changyong Feng, Scott Quarrier, Rajat Jain
Efficiency and safety of quadratus lumborum block in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies
Changjian Zheng, Hongmei Yang, Lin Yang, Yalan Lv, Yu Li, Jun Luo, Bo Xiong
Integrated analysis of mRNA-seq and miRNA-seq reveals the potential roles of Egr1, Rxra and Max in kidney stone disease
Linxi Huang, Yuxuan Shi, Junjie Hu, Jiarong Ding, Zhiyong Guo, Bing Yu
Predicting the outcome of mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy using STONE nephrolithometry score—a single-center experience
Bidhan Sigdel, Samir Shrestha, Pukar Maskey
Heterogeneity in stone culture protocols and endourologist practice patterns: a multi-institutional survey
David T. Tzou, Karen L. Stern, Brian D. Duty, Ryan S. Hsi, Noah E. Canvasser, Smita De, Ava C. Wong, Charis R. Royal, Meleighe L. Sloss, Justin B. Ziemba, Jonathan D. Harper, Seth K. Bechis, Anna M. Zampini, Michael S. Borofsky, John Roger Bell, Justin I. Friedlander, David A. Leavitt, Amihay Nevo, Nishant D. Patel, Roshan M. Patel, Zeph Okeke, Marcelino E. Rivera, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Thomas Chi, Gayatri Vedantam, William D. Lainhart
Asymptomatic bacteriuria in candidates for active treatment of renal stones: results from an international multicentric study on more than 2600 patients
T. Calcagnile, M. C. Sighinolfi, B. Rocco, S. Assumma, S. Di Bari, E. Panio, A. Pescuma, M. Ticonosco, G. Tosi, P. Oltolina, S. Resca, S. Kaleci, R. Galli, P. Curti, L. Schips, P. Ditonno, L. Villa, S. Ferretti, F. Bergamaschi, G. Bozzini, A. Eissa, A. Zoeir, A. El Sherbiny, A. Frattini, A. Prati, P. Fedelini, Z. Okhunov, A. Tubaro, J. Landman, G. Bianchi, S. Puliatti, S. Micali
The influencing factors of infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Guiming Zhou, Yuan Zhou, Rui Chen, Daoqi Wang, Shumin Zhou, Jiao Zhong, Yuan Zhao, Chuanping Wan, Bin Yang, Jinming Xu, Erkang Geng, Guoxiong Li, Yunfeng Huang, Haoran Liu, Jianhe Liu
Determinants of outflow rate through the ureteral access sheath during flexible ureteroscopy: an experimental in vivo study in an anesthetized porcine model
Gabriel Faria-Costa, Arman Tsaturyan, Angelis Peteinaris, Solon Faitatziadis, Evangelos Liatsikos, Panagiotis Kallidonis
Osteopontin phosphopeptide mitigates calcium oxalate stone formation in a Drosophila melanogaster model
Polycronis P. Akouris, John A. Chmiel, Gerrit A. Stuivenberg, Wongsakorn Kiattiburut, Jennifer Bjazevic, Hassan Razvi, Bernd Grohe, Harvey A. Goldberg, Jeremy P. Burton, Kait F. Al
Genetic and clinical analysis of Chinese pediatric patients with cystinuria
Ruichao Zhan, Yucheng Ge, Yukun Liu, Zhenqiang Zhao, Wenying Wang
Comparison of dusting and fragmentation methods in the flexible ureteroscopic treatment of kidney lower calyx stones
Ümit Yildirim, Mehmet Ezer, Mehmet Uslu, Rasim Güzel, Kemal Sarica
Comparative outcomes and cost of ambulatory PCNL in select kidney stone patients
Parth U. Thakker, Prabhakar Mithal, Rahul Dutta, Gabriel Carreno, Jorge Gutierrez-Aceves
The effect of ALPL gene polymorphism on the development of urolithiasis in the Turkish population
Altundag İbrahim, Guzel Tanoglu Esra, Genc Yavuz Burcu, Yalcinkaya Burhanettin, Yürek Emrah, Çolak Şahin
Conflicts of interest and the risk of bias are inevitable in urolithiasis research
Allen L. Rodgers
Haplotype of CaSR gene is associated with risk of renal stone disease in West Indian population
Yash P. Patel, Sachchida Nand Pandey, Sandip B. Patel, Aditya Parikh, Shailesh Soni, Nitiraj Shete, Ratika Srivastava, Manan A. Raval, Arvind P. Ganpule, Samir G. Patel, Mahesh R. Desai
Development and validation of a predictive model for treatment outcome after emergency extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in patients with symptomatic ureteral stones during the COVID-19 pandemic: in a large prospective cohort
Lvwen Zhang, Jia Li, Chunyu Pan, Yunhong Zhan, Zhenhua Li, Song Bai
The microbiome of kidney stones and urine of patients with nephrolithiasis
Ursula Lemberger, Petra Pjevac, Bela Hausmann, David Berry, Daniel Moser, Victoria Jahrreis, Mehmet Özsoy, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Julian Veser
Urinary supersaturation in a Randomized trial among Individuals with Nephrolithiasis comparing Empiric versus selective therapy (URINE): design and rationale of a clinical trial
Ryan S. Hsi, Tatsuki Koyama, Heidi J. Silver, David S. Goldfarb
Correlates of nephrolithiasis in US black women: data from the black women’s health study
Maria D’Amico, Shaun Wason, Yvette C. Cozier
Can additional variables be used to predict stone-free rates following retrograde intrarenal surgery? Anticoagulants and parenchyma thickness: a detailed examination
Ümit Yildirim, Mehmet Ezer, Mehmet Uslu, Rasim Güzel, Kemal Sarica
Stone ablation efficacy: a comparison of a thulium fibre laser and two pulse-modulated holmium:YAG lasers
Bingyuan Yang, Aditi Ray, Jian James Zhang, Steven Peng, Mike O’Brien, Ben Turney
Understanding the ablation rate of Holmium:YAG and thulium fiber lasers. Perspectives from an in vitro study
Mario Basulto-Martínez, Silvia Proietti, Maria Pia Pavia, Yuyi Yeow, Brian H. Eisner, Guido Giusti
Place of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in the treatment of urolithiasis in the region of Gharb Chrarda Bni Hssen (Morocco)
Miloud Chakit, Aziz Aqira, Aboubaker El Hessni, Abdelhalim Mesfioui
Knowledge-map analysis of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) for urolithiasis
Junhui Hou, Zongwei Lv, Yuan Wang, Xia Wang, Yibing Wang, Kefeng Wang
Paediatric Ureteroscopy (P-URS) reporting checklist: a new tool to aid studies report the essential items on paediatric ureteroscopy for stone disease
Patrick Juliebø-Jones, Øyvind Ulvik, Christian Beisland, Bhaskar K. Somani
Correction to: Conflicts of interest and the risk of bias are inevitable in urolithiasis research
Allen L. Rodgers
A combined model based on CT radiomics and clinical variables to predict uric acid calculi which have a good accuracy
Zijie Wang, Guangjie Yang, Xinning Wang, Yuanchao Cao, Wei Jiao, Haitao Niu
Prospective comparison of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy versus flexible ureterorenoscopy in patients with non–lower pole kidney stones under the COVID-19 pandemic
Song Bai, Yunhong Zhan, Chunyu Pan, Gang Liu, Jia Li, Liping Shan
Ureteroscopic and flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy: continuation or discontinuation of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs? A Chinese survey among urologists
Zi-Jie Xu, Lei Chen, Deng Li, Chao-Liang Xu, Fei-Teng Chen, Qi-Lin Tang, Yi Shao
Is conservative management safe in patients with acute ureterolithiasis and perirenal stranding?
Nico C. Grossmann, Davide Ardizzone, Thomas Hermanns, Etienne X. Keller, Christian D. Fankhauser
Predicting failed access in unstented ureteroscopy
Kevin Morgan, HarLee Possoit, Zachary Conelly, Clifton F. Frilot II, Nazih Khater, Alexander Gomelsky
Development and validation of a predictive model for major complications after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in patients with ureteral stones: based on a large prospective cohort
Lei Na, Jia Li, Chunyu Pan, Yunhong Zhan, Song Bai
An insight investigation to the antiurolithic activity of Trachyspermum ammi using the in vitro and in vivo experiments
Aslam Khan, Anwar H. Gilani
Re: Comparison of retrograde intrarenal stone surgery with and without a ureteral access sheath using kidney injury molecule‑1 (KIM‑1) levels: A prospective randomized study by Gökhan Ecer, Mehmet Giray Sönmez, Arif Aydın, Cemile Topçu, Haider Nihad Izaddin Alalam, Selçuk Güven, and Mehmet Balasar
Dong Wang
Anti-urolithiatic effect of Cucumis melo L. var inodorous in male rats with kidney stones
Maryam Eidi, Leila Ashjazadeh
Association between obstructive sleep apnea and 24-h urine chemistry risk factors for urinary stone disease
Jacob E. Tallman, Benjamin V. Stone, Wilson Sui, Nicole L. Miller, Ryan S. Hsi
Metabolic stone workup abnormalities are not as important as stone culture in patients with recurrent stones undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Asmaa E. Ahmed, Hassan Abol-Enein, Amira Awadalla, Ahmed A. Shokeir, Omar A. El-Shehaby, Ahmed M. Harraz
Health-related quality of life disparities among Hispanic/Latinx patients with nephrolithiasis
Alec R. Flores, Garen Abedi, Carol B. Girgiss, Jonathan H. Berger, Kristina L. Penniston, Shuang Li, David F. Friedlander, Seth K. Bechis, Roger L. Sur
Simple, fast and inexpensive quantification of glycolate in the urine of patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1
Thomas Boehm, Cristina Martin-Higueras, Eva Friesser, Clara Zitta, Silvia Wallner, Adam Walli, Katarina Kovacevic, Holger Hubmann, Kristaps Klavins, Peter Macheroux, Bernd Hoppe, Bernd Jilma
The power of desktop scanning electron microscopy with elemental analysis for analyzing urinary stones
A. Costa-Bauzá, F. Grases, F. Julià
Calculus anuria: a urological emergency with an excellent outcome
Habeebullah, Sanaullah Aga, Sabeeta Khatri, Irshad Ali Bajeer, Sajid Sultan, Ali Asghar Lanewala
What is the appropriate gravel size during ureteroscopy lithotripsy? An in vitro evaluation
Baiyang Song, Dan Jin, Yue Cheng, Zhengyi Wang, Fengqi Wang, Li Fang
A simple assessment of the effect of strontium on the urinary excretion of calcium in Sprague Dawley rats
Darrion Walker, Michael T. Gardner, Haile Dennis, Mitko Voutchkov
Optimal dual-energy computed tomography scan parameters to detect small-sized urinary stones and their composition
Jin-Woo Jung, Jun-Bong Shin, Hyo-Jun Choi, Seongyong Pak, Hyungjin Yang, Byung Il Yoon
The influence of climatic factors in the seasonal fluctuation of urolithiasis and the trend of stone disease management in the southern Taiwan
Chung-Yu Lin, Yung-Shun Juan, Tsung-Yi Huang, Hsiang-Ying Lee
A prospective evaluation of patient-reported outcomes during follow-up of ureteral stones managed with medical expulsive treatment (MET)
Abhishek Pandey, Swarnendu Mandal, Santosh Kumaraswamy, Abhay Singh Gaur, Manoj K. Das, Prasant Nayak
Epitranscriptomic profiling of m6A RNA methylation in renal epithelial tubular cells stimulated with calcium oxalate crystals through microarray analysis
Bo-Yu Yang, Fang-Zhou Zhao, Jun Li, Xiao-Chuan Wang, Hui-Min Zhao, Ye Tian
Traffic light system for simplified decision-making for stent insertion and removal at the time of ureteroscopy
Patrick Juliebø-Jones, Øyvind Ulvik, Andreas Skolarikos, Chrsitian Seitz, Peder Gjengstø, Mathias Sørstrand Æsøy, Christian Beisland, Bhaskar K. Somani
Micronutrient inadequacy and urinary stone disease: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2018
Amro A. Harb, David S. Han, Justin A. Lee, Michael L. Schulster, Ojas Shah
Evaluating the American Urologic Association (AUA) dietary recommendations for kidney stone management using the National Health And Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES)
Kevin Liu Kot, Kevin Labagnara, Joseph I. Kim, Justin Loloi, Kavita Gupta, Ilir Agalliu, Alexander C. Small
Correction to: Predicting failed access in unstented ureteroscopy
Kevin Morgan, HarLee Possoit, Zachary M. Connelly, Clifton F. Frilot II, Nazih Khater, Alexander Gomelsky
Is supine position safe and effective for the percutaneous nephrolithotomy? Clinical experiences, tip and tricks in learning curve and PSAA technique
Alper Nesip Manav, Ahmet Güzel
Causal association of genetically predicted urinary sodium–potassium ratio and upper urinary calculi
Yujia Xi, Xuchang Liu, Shuang Wang, Wei Wang, Qiang Guo, Jingqi Wang
Microureteroscopy in the treatment of upper urinary tract stones in pediatric patients younger than 3 years of age
Ruichao Zhan, Yucheng Ge, Yukun Liu, Zhenqiang Zhao, Jun Li, Wenying Wang
Kidney function may partially mediated the protective effect of urinary uromodulin on kidney stone
Zhongyu Jian, Chi Yuan, Zheyu Xiong, Hong Li, Xi Jin, Kunjie Wang
Finding the optimal candidate for shock wave lithotripsy: external validation and comparison of five prediction models
Marcin Popiolek, Johan Jendeberg, Pernilla Sundqvist, Magnus Wagenius, Mats Lidén
Value of detected hydronephrosis and hydroureter on ultrasound for detecting a ureteral stone: a retrospective study
Meng Wang, Jinfang Zhang, Bo Zhang, Qi Ma
Investigations on melamine-based uric acid kidney stone formation and its prevention by inhibitors
Ashish P. Pradhane, Ravi N. Methekar, Shailesh G. Agrawal
Analysis of stone-free rates and residual fragment sizes following standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy: mistakes in the treatment of non-opaque kidney stones
Ümit Yildirim, Kemal Sarica, Mehmet Ezer, Mehmet Uslu, İsmet Bilger Erihan, Cengiz Kara
Long-term follow-up on dusting versus basketing during ureteroscopy: a prospective multicenter trial from the EDGE Research Consortium
Karen L. Stern, Roger L. Sur, Elisabeth S. Lim, Emily Kong, K. F. Victor Wong, Harmenjit Brar, Jonathan Moore, Jonathan H. Berger, Seth K. Bechis, Manoj Monga, Sri Sivalingam, Mitchell R. Humphreys, Ben H. Chew
An overview of global research landscape in etiology of urolithiasis based on bibliometric analysis
Caitao Dong, Chao Song, Ziqi He, Wenbiao Liao, Qianlin Song, Yunhe Xiong, Lingchao Meng, Sixing Yang
Healthcare utilization, quality of life, and work productivity associated with primary hyperoxaluria: a cross-sectional web-based US survey
David S. Goldfarb, Frank Modersitzki, John Karafilidis, Josephine Li-McLeod
Feasibility of stone recurrence risk stratification using the recurrence of kidney stone (ROKS) nomogram
Nicholas L. Kavoussi, Alexandre Da Silva, Chase Floyd, Allison McCoy, Tatsuki Koyama, Ryan S. Hsi
Stone-event-free survival after ureteroscopic lithotripsy by age: comparison between young and older patients
Takashi Tamiya, Ryoji Takazawa, Yusuke Uchida, Yuma Waseda, Masaki Kobayashi, Honoka Fuse
Use of Moses 2.0 with extended frequency and optimized Moses vs. high-power laser in MiniPCNL: a randomized controlled trial
Esteban Emiliani, Andres Koey Kanashiro, Josep Balaña, Sofía Fontanet, Julia Aumatell, Julio Calderón-Cortez, Juan Iregui-Parra, Antoni Sanchez-Pui, Francisco Sanchez-Martin, Felix Millan, Oriol Angerri
Hormonal and molecular characterization of calcium oxalate stone formers predicting occurrence and recurrence
Ahmed M. Elshal, Heba Shamshoun, Amira Awadalla, Ramy Elbaz, Asmaa E. Ahmed, Omali Y. El-khawaga, Ahmed A. Shokeir
Stone attenuation on computer tomography helps surgeons make decisions between miniaturized percutaneous nephrolithotomy or retrograde intrarenal surgery for lower pole stones: a retrospective study
Chang-Sheng Zhan, Cheng Zhang, Jian-Zhong Wang, Song Fan, Lei Zhao, Hong-Min Shu, Zong-Yao Hao
Professor Fazil Marickar (12 November 1948–22 March 2023)
Alberto Trinchieri, Jayadevan Sreedharan
A randomized controlled study of ureteral stent extraction string on patient’s quality of life and stent-related complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the prone position
Yuanjiong Qi, Hailong Kong, Haonan Xing, Zhihong Zhang, Yue Chen, Shiyong Qi
Nedosiran in primary hyperoxaluria subtype 3: results from a phase I, single-dose study (PHYOX4)
David S. Goldfarb, John C. Lieske, Jaap Groothoff, Gesa Schalk, Kerry Russell, Shuli Yu, Blaz Vrhnjak
RE: Wang, D. (2023). Re: comparison of retrograde intrarenal stone surgery with and without a ureteral access sheath using kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) levels: a prospective randomized study by Gökhan Ecer, Mehmet Giray Sönmez, Arif Aydın, Cemile Topçu, Haider Nihad Izaddin Alalam, Selçuk Güven, and Mehmet Balasar. Urolithiasis, 51(1), 44
Gökhan Ecer, Mehmet Giray Sönmez, Selçuk Güven, Mehmet Balasar
Efficacy and safety of surgical treatment for 1–2 cm sized lower pole of renal stone: network meta-analysis of randomized control trials
Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Yakob Sheiferawe Seman, Dawit Zerihun Yalew, Yohannes Chemere Wondmeneh, Wassie Almaw Yigzaw
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of the use of hydroxycitric acid adjuvant to shock wave lithotripsy therapy in patients with calcium stones. Stone fragmentation results
María del Carmen Cano García, Rocío Caballero Cobos, Álvaro Vadillo Bohorquez, Patricia Molina Díaz, Yaiza Yañez Castillo, Carlos Reina Ruiz, Francisco Gutiérrez-Tejero, Miguel Ángel Arrabal Polo, Miguel Arrabal Martín
A retrospective study using machine learning to develop predictive model to identify urinary infection stones in vivo
Yukun Wu, Qishan Mo, Yun Xie, Junlong Zhang, Shuangjian Jiang, Jianfeng Guan, Canhui Qu, Rongpei Wu, Chengqiang Mo
Correction to: Nedosiran in primary hyperoxaluria subtype 3: results from a phase I, single-dose study (PHYOX4)
David S. Goldfarb, John C. Lieske, Jaap Groothoff, Gesa Schalk, Kerry Russell, Shuli Yu, Blaz Vrhnjak
Prospective comparison of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and ureteroscopy in distal ureteral stones
Zheng Gong, Yipeng Li, Huijing Zhang, Chunyu Pan, Jia Li, Gang Liu, Song Bai
Efficacy and safety of various endosurgical procedures for management of large renal stone: a systemic review and network meta-analysis of randomised control trials
Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Chalachew Tenna Alemu, Dawit Zerihun Yalew
Determinants on urinary excretion of oxalate and other key factors related to urolithiasis among patients with chronic kidney disease: a single center study
Daorina Bao, Huimin Zhang, Jinwei Wang, Yu Wang, Suxia Wang, Ming-hui Zhao
Using vacuum-assisted ureteral access sheath in the treatment of complex steinstrasse
Dong Wang, Yuyu Xu, Zhen Liu, Jian Liang, Dehui Lai, Wenfeng Guan, Guibin Xu
Enhanced popcorning using polyanionic chelating solutions as irrigation
Daniel G. Wong, Alexander Shiang, Adam Ostergar, Kenneth G. Sands
Living donor-gifted allograft lithiasis: surgical experience after bench surgery stone removal and follow-up
Alba Sierra, Carlos Castillo, Enric Carbonell, Maria Muní, Carmen Martinez, Juan Manuel López, Lluís Peri, Antonio Alcaraz, Maria Pilar Luque, Mireia Musquera
Correction to: Efficacy and safety of surgical treatment for 1–2 cm sized lower pole of renal stone: network meta-analysis of randomized control trials
Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Yacob Sheiferawe Seman, Dawit Zerihun Yalew, Yohannes Chemere Wondmeneh, Wassie Almaw Yigzaw
The effect of bioelectric impedance analysis on the success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Ferhat Keser, Meftun Culpan, Mehmet Caglar Cakici, Ramazan Gokhan Atis, Asif Yildirim
Interpretation of SLC3A1 and SLC7A9 variants in cystinuria patients: The significance of the PM3 criterion and protein stability
Beomki Lee, Soo-Youn Lee, Deok Hyun Han, Hyung-Doo Park
The altered composition of gut microbiota and biochemical features as well as dietary patterns in a southern Chinese population with recurrent renal calcium oxalate stones
Cheng Cao, Xiaohua Jin, Qi Ding, Jin Zhu, Dongrong Yang, Bo Fan
Effect of a high-citrate beverage on urine chemistry in patients with calcium kidney stones
David S. Goldfarb, Frank Modersitzki, John R. Asplin, Lama Nazzal
Practices and utility of imaging among urological communities for urolithiasis, observations, and inferences from a targeted survey
Bahadir Sahin, Tarik Emre Sener, Laurian Dragos, Vineet Gauhar, Yiloren Tanidir
Effect of outflow resistance on intrarenal pressure at different irrigation rates during ureteroscopy: in vivo evaluation
Ron Marom, Julie J. Dau, Timothy L. Hall, Khurshid R. Ghani, Marne M. Louters, Hyung Joon Kim, Nikta Rezakahn Khajeh, William W. Roberts
Anatomical approach to PCNL: concept of ideal puncture zone in a 3D perspective
Rishi Nayyar, Ankit Sachan, Nitish Aggarwal, Amlesh Seth
Residual fragment size following retrograde intrarenal surgery: a critical evaluation of related variables
Mehmet Uslu, Ümit Yıldırım, Mehmet Ezer, İsmet Bilger Erihan, Kemal Sarıca
Population genetics analysis of SLC3A1 and SLC7A9 revealed the etiology of cystine stone may be more than what our current genetic knowledge can explain
Chen-Han Wilfred Wu, Jad Badreddine, Joshua Chang, Yu-Ren Mike Huang, Fernando J. Kim, Trevor Wild, Anne Chun-Hui Tsai, Naomi Meeks, Rodrigo Donalisio Da Silva, Wilson R. Molina, Fredrick R. Schumacher
Which position is more advantageous for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: supine or prone?
Mustafa Kucukyangoz, Adnan Gucuk
Association between alcohol and urolithiasis: a mendelian randomization study
Shijian Yang, Wenyue Tan, Baian Wei, Chiming Gu, Siyi Li, Shusheng Wang
Treatment of donors’ asymptomatic small kidney stones and post-transplant outcomes: a meta-analysis
Saifu Yin, Zhaoxia Zhou, Fan Zhang, Jiapei Wu, Tao Lin, Xianding Wang
Correction to: Effect of a high-citrate beverage on urine chemistry in patients with calcium kidney stones
David S. Goldfarb, Frank Modersitzki, John R. Asplin, Lama Nazzal
Optimal placement of flexible ureteral access sheath in retrograde intrarenal surgery
Yujun Chen, Xiaofeng Cheng, Heng Yang, Wen Deng, Luyao Chen, Gongxian Wang, Xiaochen Zhou
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with incidental encountered purulent urine at initial puncture
Timucin Sipal, Ibrahim Senocak, Mirac Ataman, Ercan Yuvanç, Erdal Yilmaz
Can radiological scores predict difficulties in removal of encrusted ureteral stents?
Ahmed Saadi, Mohamed Ali Bedoui, Selim Zaghbib, Seif Mokadem, Hamza Boussaffa, Amine Hermi, Haroun Ayed, Abderrazek Bouzouita, Amine Derouiche, Marouene Chakroun, Riadh Ben Slama
Comparative analysis of re-entry malecot and nelaton catheters after standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy in adult patients: a cross-sectional study
Remzi Salar, Kemal Gümüş, Tuncer Bahçeci, Akif Erbin
Timing of midstream urine culture before endourological procedure—can we do better?—A comparative study
Matan Mekayten, Eliyahu M. Heifetz, Yishai Sompolinsky, Amitay Lorber, Mordechai Duvdevani, Jacob Strahilevitz
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) success rates in patients with elevated body mass index: a comparative study
Dolev Perez, Binyamin B. Neeman, David Dotan, Galiya Raisin, Boris Chertin, Ilan Kafka
Exploring ureteroscope design with computational fluid dynamics for improved intra-pelvic pressure
Carla Miguel, Ashok Sangani, Scott Wiener
Quality of life after urinary stone surgery based on Japanese Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life questionnaire: multicenter analysis from SMART study group
Tomoki Okada, Shuzo Hamamoto, Kazumi Taguchi, Shinsuke Okada, Takaaki Inoue, Ryosuke Ando, Atsushi Okada, Takahiro Yasui, Shuzo Hamamoto, Shinsuke Okada, Takaaki Inoue
Experience of high polymer gel pad assisted ultrasound monitoring in the treatment of infant urolithiasis during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Kang-jie He, Lu-lu Jin, Li-zhe Hu, Xiang Yan
Correction to: Re: Comparison of retrograde intrarenal stone surgery with and without a ureteral access sheath using kidney injury molecule‑1 (KIM‑1) levels: A prospective randomized study by Gökhan Ecer, Mehmet Giray Sönmez, Arif Aydın, Cemile Topçu, Haider Nihad Izaddin Alalam, Selçuk Güven, and Mehmet Balasar
Dong Wang
Correction to: Timing of midstream urine culture before endourological procedure—can we do better?—A comparative study
Matan Mekayten, Eliyahu M. Heifetz, Yishai Sompolinsky, Amitay Lorber, Mordechai Duvdevani, Jacob Strahilevitz
Development and external validation of a machine learning-based model to classify uric acid stones in patients with kidney stones of Hounsfield units < 800
Ben H. Chew, Victor K. F. Wong, Abdulghafour Halawani, Sujin Lee, Sangyeop Baek, Hoyong Kang, Kyo Chul Koo
Femtosecond laser lithotripsy: a novel alternative for kidney stone treatment? Evaluating the safety and effectiveness in an ex vivo study
Sixing Yang, Caitao Dong, Chao Song, Wenbiao Liao, Ziqi He, Shengming Jiang, Chang Sun, Yunhan Wang, Yunhe Xiong
A novel in vivo model of ureteral fibrosis induced by calcium oxalate beads in C57BL/6J mice
Masaki Watanabe, Ryo Ando, Ryoichi Sugisawa, Nobuya Sasaki, Satomi Iwai
Comparison of endoscopic versus CT assessment of stone-free status after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
F. O. Hartung, K. J. Müller, J. Herrmann, B. Grüne, M. S. Michel, M. C. Rassweiler-Seyfried
The efficacy of intradermal sterile water application in severe renal colic: a randomised clinical trial
Mustafa Caner Aykanat, Mazlum Kılıç, Tuba Cimilli Öztürk, İzzet Ustaalioğlu, Rohat Ak
A comparative analysis of the efficacy and safety of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy performed in the supine and prone positions for the treatment of pediatric kidney stones: a single-center experience
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Case series and literature review of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 in Chinese patients
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