Cystinuria continues to be one of the most challenging stone diseases. During the latest
decades our knowledge of the molecular basis of cystinuria has expanded. Today 160 …

During the past 3 decades, the surgical management of kidney stones has undergone many
technological advances and one is the development of the flexible ureteroscopy. The …

Introduction Paediatric urolithiasis has a recurrent nature because it is frequently associated
with metabolic or anatomical disorders or infectious conditions. The rising incidence of the …

Context Flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy (FURSL) represent a good treatment
option for pediatric urolithiasis. Scarce evidence is available about the safety and efficacy of …

Introduction Surgical treatment of pediatric kidney stones has changed dramatically in recent
years because of the miniaturization of surgical instruments and the availability of …

Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed our experience in patients≤ 16 years
old affected by urinary stones who underwent URS/RIRS procedures performed by two …

Background To evaluate the safety and efficacy of mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini
PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in treatment of kidney stones 20–30 mm …

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in the
treatment of pediatric cystine stones. Study design Data of the pediatric patients who …

Background: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery
(RIRS) are widely used for pediatric upper tract stones; however, comparisons of their …

Objective: To compare the efficacy and morbidity of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
(SWL) and flexible ureteroscopy (F-URS) for the management of upper tract urinary stones …