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A Comparison of Boron Supplement and Tamsulosin as Medical Expulsive Therapy for Urinary Stones After Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Treatment with alpha-blockers has been used in many studies to facilitate stone clearance after extra-corporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), based...
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Molecular mechanisms underlying the renal protective effects of coenzyme Q10 in acute kidney injury
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), an endogenous antioxidant, has been reported frequently to exert an outstanding protective effect on multiple organ injury,...
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Potassium sodium hydrogen citrate intervention on gut microbiota and clinical features in uric acid stone patients
AbstractThe high recurrence rate of renal uric acid stone (UAS) poses a significant challenge for urologists, and potassium sodium hydrogen citrate...
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Urethral Urolithiasis in Male Cattle Treated Using Pneumatic Lithotripsy
One of the most important problems encountered in cattle breeding is urethral urolithiasis. Urolithiasis can be treated using various methods, but...
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Antilithiatic effect of Triticum aestivum against sodium oxalate-induced lithiasis in rat model
BackgroundThe present study pointed to evaluate the role of Triticum aestivum ethanolic extract (TAEE) in prophylactic and curative regimens on...
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Analysis of stones formed in the human gall bladder and kidney using advanced spectroscopic techniques
Stone diseases (gallstones and kidney stones) are extremely painful and often cause death. The prime aim of biomedical research in this area has been...
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Spectroscopic Characterization of Urinary Stones Richening with Calcium Oxalate
Intact and non-intact urinary stones richening with calcium oxalate were collected and characterized. The elemental analysis, phase quantifications,...
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Bio-active Compounds from Unani Medicinal Plants and Their Application in Urolithiasis
Botanical products are used in various forms, such as pure compound, standardized extract, etc., which are known for their remedial action against...
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Responses and Tolerance of Brassicas to High Temperature
Crop plants depict high productivity when grown in ambient temperatures, optimum for various growth and physio-metabolic processes. Temperatures...
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Clinical features of hepatolithiasis: analyses of multicenter-based surveys in Japan
BackgroundHepatolithiasis is a calculus disease of the liver with no known cause that is relatively uncommon, and is characterized by a refractory...
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A Report on Safety Analysis of Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
The objective is to evaluate clinical indications and safety of tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for the treatment of stones in upper...
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Kidney stone analysis techniques and the role of major and trace elements on their pathogenesis: a review
Kidney stone disease is a polygenic and multifactorial disorder with a worldwide distribution, and its incidence and prevalence are increasing....
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Quantitative assessment of acute kidney injury by noninvasive arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI: a pilot study
The kidneys are essential for maintaining homeostasis, are responsible for the reabsorption of water, glucose and amino acids, and filter the blood...
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Effects of Shock Waves on Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant Enzyme and Element Levels in Kidney of Rats
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on kidney oxidative stress and trace element...
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E-cadherin gene 3′-UTR C/T polymorphism in Turkish patients with nephrolithiasis
Nephrolithiasis is a complex disease and many gene polymorphisms have been associated with stone formation. In this study we aimed to investigate...
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Shock wave treatment in medicine
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in orthopedics and traumatology is still a young therapy method. Since the last few years the development of shock...
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Role of Biomolecules from human renal stone matrix on COM crystal growth
Human renal calculi surgically removed from kidney stone patients were obtained and chemically analysed. Stones with CaOx (calcium oxalate) as the...
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An acoustically matched high pressure chamber for control of cavitation in shock wave lithotripsy: Mechanisms of shock wave damage in vitro
Increased ambient pressure (excess hydrostatic pressure) was used to regulate cavitation in the aqueous media surrounding isolated red blood cells...