Background Flexible ureterorenoscopy(fURS)and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy(mPCNL)have been increasingly used for the treatment of renal stones.However,current guidelines do not recommend one modality over the oth...
Background The use of visual aids to enhance patient learning is becoming increasingly common in medicine.Patients with a better understanding of surgical procedures tend to have better long-term outcomes due to the a...
Background:A ureterocele is a cystic dilation of the distal ureter,most commonly presenting as a congenital abnormality that may be associated with other renal anomalies.Ureteroceles present in a variety of manifestat...
Background The coronavirus disease(COVID-19)pandemic has posed challenges to the global health care community,affecting the management of upper urinary tract stones.Materials and methods This retrospective study invol...
Objective To observe the value of preoperative CT radiomics models for predicting composition of in vivo urinary calculi.Methods Totally 543 urolithiasis patients were retrospectively enrolled and divided into calcium...
Embarking on a scholarly exploration of the intricate landscape of urolithiasis,the second part of the special section in the Asian Journal of Urology serves as a continuum to the scholarly discourse initiated in its ...
Objective:To provide a comprehensive review on the existing literature on medical management of urolithiasis.Methods:A thorough literature review was performed using Medline,PubMed/PMC,Embase,and the Cochrane Database...
supported by the 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University(Grant No.ZYGD18011 and No.ZYJC18015 to Wang K).
Objective: Flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) has become a widely accepted and effective technique for treating kidney stones. With the development of new laser systems, the fURS approach has evolved significantly. This lit...
Objective:To identify possible stone-promoting microbes,we compared the profiles of microbes grown from stones of patients with and without metabolic syndrome(MetS).The association between MetS and urinary stone disea...
Objective:Double-J(DJ)ureteric stents are commonly placed perioperatively for semirigid or flexible ureteroscopic renal surgery.It is believed that lesser stent material within the bladder mitigates stent-related symp...