Background: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) requires the urologist to have detailed
knowledge of the stone and its relationship with the renal anatomy. Immersive virtual reality …

Objective To assess effectiveness of pharmacologic interventions to relieve pain in patients
suffering an acute stone episode. Methods Relevant trials that included patients with acute …

Zusammenfassung Die Entstehung von Nierensteinen ist ein multifaktorieller Prozess.
Während für Harnsäure‑, Zystin-und Xanthinsteine ätiopathogenetisch die Übersättigung …

Background Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is accepted as the gold standard of care
for the treatment of large renal calculi. Kidney hemorrhage, which requires blood …

The development of miniaturized nephroscopes which allow one-stage stone clearance with
minimal morbidity has brought the role of shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in stone …

Purpose We determined the accuracy of 24-hour urinalysis in predicting stone type and
identify the associations between 24-hour urine elements with stone type. Materials and …

Background The Size, Topography, Obstruction, Number, and Evaluation of Hounsfield units
(STONE) scoring system has been proposed as a novel prognostic surgical classification for …

Giant bladder stones, weighing more than 100 g, are a rare entity in western practice,
usually associated with bladder outlet obstruction, urinary tract infections, or the presence of …

UK with acute renal colic. The condition affects 5–15% of the population at some point, with
a yearly incidence of 0.3% in the UK, causing significant morbidity and potentially requiring …

Background Large nephrolithiasis in a transplanted kidney is a rare situation and an
associated risk from postoperative allograft dysfunction. We present our first experience with …