The impact of stenting prior to oral chemolysis of upper urinary tract uric acid stones

Purpose To evaluate the impact of ureteral stenting on the success rate of oral chemolysis in the management of suspected uric acid upper urinary tract (UUT) stones. Methods Retrospective matched-pair analysis of 172 patients treated with oral chemolysis from 01/2010 to 12/2019. Patients with low de...

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Published in:International urology and nephrology 2022, Vol.54 (1), p.37-45
Main Authors: Tsaturyan, Arman, Bosshard, Piet, Bokova, Elizaveta, Bonny, Olivier, Stritt, Kevin, Roth, Beat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Oral
Aged
Citric acid
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Implants
Kidney Calculi - drug therapy
Kidney Calculi - surgery
Kidney stones
Lithiasis
Localization
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nephrology
Patients
pH effects
Potassium Citrate - administration & dosage
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium Bicarbonate - administration & dosage
Stents
Success
Treatment Outcome
Ureteral Calculi - drug therapy
Ureteral Calculi - surgery
Ureteral stents
Uric acid
Urinary tract
Urine
Urogenital system
Urology
Urology - Original Paper
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Summary:Purpose To evaluate the impact of ureteral stenting on the success rate of oral chemolysis in the management of suspected uric acid upper urinary tract (UUT) stones. Methods Retrospective matched-pair analysis of 172 patients treated with oral chemolysis from 01/2010 to 12/2019. Patients with low density (upon non-contrast enhanced computer tomography [NCCT]), radiolucent (on plain radiography) urinary stones, a low urine pH (
ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/s11255-021-03072-6