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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy for adult renal transplant de novo graft lithiasis: a single center analysis and systematic review of the literature
Introduction/ObjectiveGraft stones in renal transplant recipients pose a unique challenge, finding effective interventions to ensure optimal graft...
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Association between urinary lithiasis, other than struvite by crystallography and non-ureolytic bacteria
The relationship between urinary tract infection caused by urease-producing bacteria and lithiasis due to struvite stones is well established in the...
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Obstructive lithiasis of the lower bile duct discovered four decades after cholecystectomy and its management by ideal choledochotomy: a case report
BackgroundResidual lithiasis is the presence of stones in the common bile duct, ignored after one or more biliary interventions. We report an...
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Transoral removal of submandibular hilar lithiasis: results on the salivary duct system, glandular parenchyma, and quality-of-life recovery
Objective(s)To confirm that hilar transoral submandibular sialolitectomy (TOSL) is the first treatment option for submandibular hilar lithiasis (SHL)...
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Management of deceased and living kidney donor with lithiasis: a multicenter retrospective study on behalf of the renal transplant group of the Spanish urological association
BackgroundTo maximize the availability of suitable grafts and ensure effective management, several reports have demonstrated successful outcomes when...
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Role of claudins in idiopathic hypercalciuria and renal lithiasis
Paracellular transport in the kidney is mediated by a family of proteins located in the tight junctions called claudins which confers its ionic...
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Is the use of fully covered metal stents effective in the treatment of difficult lithiasis of the common bile duct?
BackgroundThe management of difficult lithiasis of common bile duct (CBD) often requires a multimodal approach. Fully Covered Metal Stents (FCSEMS)...
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Living donor-gifted allograft lithiasis: surgical experience after bench surgery stone removal and follow-up
This study presents the surgical experience and long-term outcomes of living donor kidney transplantations involving asymptomatic kidney stones,...
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Epidemiology and composition of upper urinary tract lithiasis in Senegalese population: a multicenter retrospective study
Urolithiasis is a major public health issue due to its increasing prevalence. The objective of this study was to describe the spectrophotometric...
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Laparoscopic assisted mini-ECIRS for ectopic kidney lithiasis: A case report and literature review
IntroductionEctopic kidney is a rare anatomic variant with an incidence of about 1 in 900. Renal stones can pose a challenge when a standard approach...
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Sialendoscopy-assisted transoral approach for parotid gland lithiasis
IntroductionAlthough lithiasis represents more than 60% of all cases of salivary gland obstruction, only 20% occurs in the Stensen´s duct....
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Treatment of recurrent renal transplant lithiasis: analysis of our experience and review of the relevant literature
BackgroundRenal transplant lithiasis is a rather unusual disease, and the recurrence of lithiasis presents a challenging situation.
Methods ...
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Duodenojejunostomy for endoscopic management of biliary enteric anastomotic stricture inaccessible via balloon-assisted endoscopy: a case report
BackgroundStricture formation is a long-term complication of biliary enteric anastomosis (BEA). BEA stricture often causes recurrent cholangitis and...
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The relationship between calcium oxalate lithiasis and chronic proinflammatory intestinal dysbiosis pattern: a prospective study
The objective is to establish whether a pattern of intestinal dysbiosis exists in calcium oxalate (CaOx) lithiasis and, if so, to identify its...
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Giant stone adhered in the vaginal cavity in a female patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case report
BackgroundBladder lithiasis comprises 5% of urological lithiasis. Large bladder stones associated with vesicovaginal fistulas are rare, and the risk...
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Digital cholangioscopy-assisted, direct visualization-guided, radiation-free, endoscopic retrograde intervention for cholelithiasis: technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety
BackgroundNonradiation, digital cholangioscope (DCS)-assisted endoscopic intervention for cholelithiasis has not been widely performed. For this...
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FIRE Stones: impact of forced diuresis on the residual fragment rate after flexible ureteroscopy for destruction of kidney stones with laser—protocol for a randomized controlled two-parallel group multicenter trial with blinding evaluation
BackgroundLithiasis is a common and recurrent disease. Flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) is the cornerstone of laser treatment of kidney stones. Kidney...
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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy for benign and malignant biliary disease using a novel short single-operator cholangioscope
BackgroundThe length of conventional single-use cholangioscopes poses a challenge for percutaneous or laparoscopic approaches for direct...
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A rare gastrointestinal bleeding due to a cholecystoduodenal fistula: a case report
BackgroundGastrointestinal bleeding from cholecystoduodenal fistula is rare. It is usually managed surgically, although a conservative approach is...
