Kidney Stones Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Kidney Stones, including details on causes, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis of nephrolithiasis, calculi.

Volume 6 (2009), Issue 4 (April)

1. Weekend admission and treatment of patients with renal colic: a case of avoidable variation?
   Urology, 73(4): 720-4; discussion 724. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in abnormal kidneys: single-center experience.
   Urology, 73(4): 710-4; discussion 714-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Radiolucent renal stones in children: combined use of shock wave lithotripsy and dissolution therapy.
   Urology, 73(4): 772-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Diet to reduce mild hyperoxaluria in patients with idiopathic calcium oxalate stone formation: a pilot study.
   Urology, 73(4): 725-30, 730.e1. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Augmented reality during robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: toward real-time 3D-CT to stereoscopic video registration.
   Urology, 73(4): 896-900. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Radiographic characteristics of sulfadiazine urolithiasis.
   Urology, 73(4): 928.e5-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism--why do some form stones?
   J Urol, 181(5): 2141-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Contemporary surgical management of upper urinary tract calculi.
   J Urol, 181(5): 2152-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Pediatric urinary stone disease--does age matter?
   J Urol, 181(5): 2267-71; discussion 2271. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Low-frequency extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy improves renal pelvic stone disintegration in a pig model.
    BJU Int, 103(9): 1284-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Pretreatment with low-energy shock waves induces renal vasoconstriction during standard shock wave lithotripsy (SWL): a treatment protocol known to reduce SWL-induced renal injury.
    BJU Int, 103(9): 1270-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Evidence for durable kidney stone prevention over several decades.
    BJU Int, 103(9): 1238-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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