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Urologia 2022 Aug 16:3915603221116992. Epub 2022 Aug 16.

Department of Urology, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ashdod, Israel.

Objectives: To examine the age-related differences in the presentation, management, and outcomes of patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with ureteral stones.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis of all patients who visited the ED at a single institution that were found to have a ureteral stone on CT. Clinical, laboratory, and imaging parameters were collected, including outcomes. Read More

Cureus 2022 May 27;14(5):e25392. Epub 2022 May 27.

Internal Medicine, Bassett Healthcare Network, Cooperstown, USA.

Urinothorax is a rare cause of pleural effusion, which is seen in patients with obstructive uropathy, blunt trauma, or ureteric injury during abdominal surgical procedures. Clinical symptoms may include dyspnea, chest pain, cough, fever, abdominal pain, and decreased urine output. Diagnosis is made by thoracentesis, which would reveal fluid with a urine-like odor, and pleural fluid analysis, which would show if fluid is transudative in nature with a pH lower than 7. Read More

Int Urol Nephrol 2022 Sep 28;54(9):2141-2148. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Department of Urology, Biruni University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.

Purpose: To compare the outcomes of mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mPCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in patients with renal stones sizing 2-3 cm.

Methods: A total of 566 patients from 6 institutions who underwent mPCNL (n = 440) and RIRS (n = 126) procedures were enrolled in our study. The retrospective patient cohort was reviewed and compared. Read More

J Pak Med Assoc 2022 Jun;72(6):1198-1200

Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical College China.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy guided by B-ultrasound in the treatment of complex renal calculi. A total of 82 patients with complex renal calculi were selected, who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotripsy guided by B-ultrasound. The average operation time was 101. Read More

Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022 05;26(9):3185-3191

Department of Urology, the Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.

Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of visualized ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (VUMP) and flexible ureterorenoscopy (FURS) in the treatment of nephrolithiasis patients with 1.5-2.5 cm kidney stones and without hydronephrosis. Read More