Optimal parameter settings of thulium fiber laser for ureteral stone lithotripsy: a comparative study in two different testing environments Zhilong LiShaojie WuXinghuan Wang Research 27 May 2024 Article: 78
Exploring the impact of digital health literacy on quality of life in patients undergoing retrograde intrarenal surgery for kidney stone treatment: a prospective, single-center study Ahmet KelesOzgur ArikanAsif Yildirim Research Open access 23 May 2024 Article: 77
Bilateral ureteral stones; factors affecting treatment decision Orhun SinanogluSalih YildirimKemal Sarica Research 23 May 2024 Article: 76
Ultrasound-guided renal puncture followed by endoscopically guided tract dilatation vs standard fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy for non-opaque renal stones; a randomized clinical trial Hamid PakmaneshFarhad KharazmiNazanin Eslami Research 16 May 2024 Article: 75
Clinical features and mutational spectrum of Chinese patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 2 Yukun LiuZhenqiang ZhaoWenying Wang Research 10 May 2024 Article: 74
Comparison of supine–prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy methods in the treatment of kidney stones in pediatric patients: prospective randomized study Recep EryılmazKasım ErtasKerem Taken Research Open access 02 May 2024 Article: 73
The association between renal pelvis urine density and the risk of severe infectious complications in patient with symptom-free hydronephrosis after shock wave lithotripsy: a multi-center prospective study Dongmei LiuJunlong LiuSong Bai RESEARCH 29 April 2024 Article: 72
Analysis of factors affecting intraoperative hemorrhage during percutaneous nephrolithotomy and establishment of nomogram model Jianghao XuLu JiYunyan Wang Research 25 April 2024 Article: 71
Flank versus prone position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies Changjian ZhengHongmei YangLin Yang REVIEW 25 April 2024 Article: 70
Urgent ureterorenoscopy as a primary treatment for ureteral stone: why not? Ramazan Uğurİlyas Yağmur Research Open access 23 April 2024 Article: 69
A retrospective cohort study: evaluating the efficacy of standard versus tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in pediatric patients up to 18 years old Kian KianiShahriar AmirhasaniAbbas Moradi RESEARCH 18 April 2024 Article: 68
Analyzing global research trends and focal points in the utilization of laser techniques for the treatment of urolithiasis from 1978 to 2022: visualization and bibliometric analysis Faris AbushammaSa’ed H. Zyoud Research 17 April 2024 Article: 67
Prone vs supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy: does position affect renal pelvic pressures? Ala’a FarkouhKyu ParkD. Duane Baldwin Research Open access 17 April 2024 Article: 66
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: retrospective study on possible predictors of treatment success and revisiting the role of non-contrast-enhanced computer tomography in kidney and ureteral stone disease Beatriz OliveiraBernardo TeixeiraVítor Cavadas Research Open access 17 April 2024 Article: 65
Develop a radiomics-based machine learning model to predict the stone-free rate post-percutaneous nephrolithotomy Xin Chang ZouCheng Wei LuoHai Chao Chao Research 13 April 2024 Article: 64
Carboxymethylated Rhizoma alismatis polysaccharides reduces the risk of calcium oxalate stone formation by reducing cellular inflammation and oxidative stress Zhi WangLi LiuJian-Ming Ouyang Research 13 April 2024 Article: 63
Antioxidant activity and Inhibitory effects of Cydonia oblonga Miller. leaves extracts against calcium oxalate stones Ibtissam ElhadriLatifa BaddadeMohamed Berkani Research 10 April 2024 Article: 62
Gaps in kidney stone disease management: From clinical theory to patient reality Agnieszka PozdzikViridiana GrilloKhashayar Sakhaee Review Open access 09 April 2024 Article: 61
Proof-of-concept for a novel nanotechnology-based treatment for urolithiasis Ian HoulihanBenjamin KangSmita De Research Open access 06 April 2024 Article: 60
Comparison of safety and efficacy of tubeless vs. conventional mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with Escherichia coli bacteriuria Shidong DengDayong GuoHuihui Zhang Research 03 April 2024 Article: 59
A proposed mathematical model to help preoperative planning between RIRS and MiniPerc for renal stones between 10 and 20 mm using holmium:Yag laser (Cyber Ho): the stone management according to size-hardness (SMASH) score D. PerriF. MazzoleniG. Bozzini Research 02 April 2024 Article: 58
The impact of crystal phase transition on the hardness and structure of kidney stones Uta MichibataMihoko MaruyamaYusuke Mori Research Open access 02 April 2024 Article: 57
Area of hydronephrosis is a useful predictive factor of impacted ureteral stones Yuya IwahashiYasuo KohjimotoIsao Hara Research Open access 02 April 2024 Article: 56
STUB1 exacerbates calcium oxalate-induced kidney injury by modulating reactive oxygen species-mediated cellular autophagy via regulating CFTR ubiquitination Yi HouChangkun HuangBin Zhu Research 02 April 2024 Article: 55
High ambient temperature impact on the pattern of emergency-room visits due to renal colic in the Middle East Orel HemoArad DotanDorit E. Zilberman Research 02 April 2024 Article: 54
Variation coefficient of stone density and renal cortical thickness: the parameters evaluating non-contrast computed tomography imaging for predict extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy success Yusuf ArikanMithat EksiMehmet Zeynel Keskin Research 02 April 2024 Article: 53
Cymbopogon proximus and Petroselinum crispum seed ethanolic extract/Gum Arabic nanogel emulsion: Preventing ethylene glycol and ammonium chloride-induced urolithiasis in rats Hend A. EssaAlaa M. AliMona A. Saied Research Open access 02 April 2024 Article: 52
Phagocytosis model of calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals generated using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived macrophages Tomoki OkadaAtsushi OkadaTakahiro Yasui Research 30 March 2024 Article: 51
Efficacy of flexible ureterorenoscopy with holmium laser in the management of calyceal diverticular calculi Shi-Ping ZengYi-Fei SunKe-Fei Deng RESEARCH Open access 30 March 2024 Article: 50
Getting hot in here! Comparison of Holmium vs. thulium laser in an anatomic hydrogel kidney model Christopher WanderlingAaron SaxtonAhmed Ghazi Research 23 March 2024 Article: 49
Optimal duration of medical expulsive therapy for lower ureteral stones: a critical evaluation Erhan ErdoğanGamze ŞimşekKemal Sarıca Research Open access 23 March 2024 Article: 48
Deficient butyrate metabolism in the gut microbiome: an emerging risk factor for recurrent kidney stone disease Fu-Xiang LinZhan-Ping Xu Correspondence 23 March 2024 Article: 47
N-acetylcysteine regulates oxalate induced injury of renal tubular epithelial cells through CDKN2B/TGF-β/SMAD axis Wei CaoJingbo ZhangRuihua An Research 23 March 2024 Article: 46
Urinary tract infection after flexible ureterorenoscopy for urolithiasis in patients with positive treated preoperative urinalysis Jeanne SimonFrançois KleinclaussAlexandre Frontczak Research 11 March 2024 Article: 45
Blood metabolites mediate the impact of lifestyle factors on the risk of urolithiasis: a multivariate, mediation Mendelian randomization study Zhilong LiHouyi WeiXinghuan Wang Research 07 March 2024 Article: 44
Comparison of ureteral stone measurements for predicting the efficacy of a single session of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy: one-, two-, and three-dimensional computed tomography measurements Meng WangYueyue ZhangYingchun Zhang Research 05 March 2024 Article: 43
The role of non-ureolytic bacteria in the formation of urinary stones: what remains to be discovered Gaoxiang ZhouShike ZhangWenqi Wu Correspondence 05 March 2024 Article: 42
Deciding on a novel predictive value to gauge how well patients with lower ureteric stones respond to medical expulsive therapy Mohammed Ghanim AlwanMontadhar Hameed NimaNajah Raham Rashid Research 05 March 2024 Article: 41
Establishment and application of a nomogram diagram for predicting calcium oxalate stones in patients with urinary tract stones Guanhua ZhuLichen JinFeng Zhou RESEARCH Open access 01 March 2024 Article: 40
The fate of clinically insignificant residual fragments following retrograde intrarenal surgery and factors affecting spontaneous passage Samet SenelKazim CevizAntonios Koudonas Research 28 February 2024 Article: 39
Deficient butyrate metabolism in the intestinal microbiome is a potential risk factor for recurrent kidney stone disease Wai Ho ChoyAva AdlerDirk Lange RESEARCH 28 February 2024 Article: 38
Comparing outcomes of single-use vs reusable ureteroscopes: a systematic review and meta analysis Mikhael BelkovskyCarlo Camargo PasserottiJose Arnaldo Shiomi Da Cruz Review 28 February 2024 Article: 37
Acoustic emission of kidney stones: a medical adaptation of statistical breakdown mechanisms Jack T. EcksteinOliver J. WisemanEkhard K. H. Salje Research Open access 20 February 2024 Article: 36
Molecular mechanism of Rhizoma Polygonati in the treatment of nephrolithiasis: network pharmacology analysis and in vivo experimental verification Yuexian XuHu LiangZongyao Hao RESEARCH 20 February 2024 Article: 35
Ureteral stricture formation after endoscopic removal of obstructing stones: could it be predicted with well-assessed radiological parameters? Cahit SahinYavuz KaracaKemal Sarica Research 19 February 2024 Article: 34
Antegrade flexible ureteroscopy-assisted percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn calculi: a prospective randomized controlled study Yuanjiong QiHaonan XingShiyong Qi RESEARCH Open access 10 February 2024 Article: 33
Multicentric evaluation of high and low power lasers on RIRS success using propensity score analysis Eren ErolGokhan EcerSelçuk Güven RESEARCH Open access 10 February 2024 Article: 32
RIRS with FV-UAS vs. MPCNL for 2–3-cm upper urinary tract stones: a prospective study Du-Jian WangPing LiangRong-Zhen Tao Correspondence 10 February 2024 Article: 31
Confirmation of negative urine culture status after appropriate antibiotic treatment prior to endourological stone procedures: Is it really necessary? Cahit SahinResul SobayKemal Sarica Research Open access 08 February 2024 Article: 30
Is traditional stone clinic the optimal use of NHS resources? Joel CorkillAdrian SaleEdward Jefferies Research 01 February 2024 Article: 29
