Increase in the Prevalence of Symptomatic Upper Urinary Tract Stones during the Last Ten Years

Trinchieri, Alberto; Coppi, F; Montanari, Emanuele; Nero, A. Del; Zanetti, G.; Pisani, E.

doi:10.1159/000020094

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“…In addition to regional variation in stone disease, evidence is mounting that in Western societies the overall prevalence of stone disease is increasing (2,5,6). In the U.S., an increase in the prevalence of stone disease from 3.6 to 5.2% between the time periods 1976-1980 and 1988-1994 has been reported (2).…”

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Climate-related increase in the prevalence of urolithiasis in the United States

Brikowski

Lotan

Pearle

2008

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Climate-related increase in the prevalence of urolithiasis in the United States

Brikowski

Lotan

Pearle

2008

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…[2,3] In a study performed by Akıncı et al [1] prevalence of stone disease was found as 14.8% in our country. Though limited number of publications are available on pediatric age group, in a screening study urinary stone disease was encountered in 0.8% of school age children.…”

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Minimally invasive approaches and their efficacy in pediatric urolithiasis

Altıntaş

Beytur

Oğuz

et al. 2013

Turkish Journal of Urology

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Objective: We compared the frequency of usage and success of minimally invasive approaches in the management of pediatric urolithiasis in our clinic. Material and methods:Data from pediatric patients (≤16 years of age) who had undergone percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), ureterorenoscopy (URS), and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) between January 2001 and December 2011 were retrospectively investigated. Results:In this study, 415 pediatric patients, who were treated for 291 renal, and 124 ureteral stones, were evaluated. The patients were treated with PNL (n=148; 82 boys, 66 girls), URS (n=99; 58 boys, and 41 girls) or ESWL (n=168; 91 boys, and 77 girls). The mean patient ages were 7.3 (1-16), 9.1 (1-16), and 8.8 (1-16) years in the PNL, URS, and ESWL groups, respectively. The stone-free rates after treatment with PNL, URS, and ESWL were 77, 83.8 and 88.7%, respectively. Conclusion:It is important that selected therapies are properly planned, and the use of minimally invasive approaches is important in pediatric patients due to potentially high recurrence rates. Currently, ESWL, PNL and URS are performed with high success rates for the treatment of stones, and open surgery is rarely used due to the success obtained with minimally invasive approaches.

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“…[1][2][3] The widespread use of computed tomography and ultrasonography have resulted in a greater detection rate of asymptomatic stones and, in part, might explain the trend. 1 Clinically, kidney or ureteral stones range in severity from asymptomatic to presenting with complete renal failure.…”

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