Active clinical trials for "Kidney Calculi"

The purpose of this study is to compare relevant clinical outcomes in patients requiring percutaneous nephrostomy for urolithiasis treatment between those who undergo an antegrade approach versus a retrograde approach and to determine which clinical characteristics predict success of lithotomy with anterograde or retrograde percutaneous nephrostomy approaches.

This is a multi-center, prospective clinical trial to assess the effect of TFL for the lithotripsy of kidney stones.

In this prospective randomized controlled study, it is aimed to investigate the effects of guidewire advanced through a previously placed double j stent on postoperative complications, operation time and efficacy.

perform a comparative randomized trial comparing the efficacy and safety of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the prone and modified supine positions in management of complex renal stones

Summary Purpose and Objective: The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of rapid acquisition of point of care 3D ultrasound in obtaining abdominal and/or pelvic images. The study will use a newly developed acquisition method and post-processing technique to create three dimensional image models of the abdomen and/or pelvis. Study activities and population group. The study population will be a convenience sample of patients of any age presenting to the Emergency Department with complaints necessitating a clinical abdominal and/or pelvic imaging. The study intervention includes acquisition of research ultrasound images, which will not be used for clinical care, and comparison of these images with clinically obtained images. Other clinical data such as surgical and pathology reports will also be reviewed. 3.Data analysis and risk/safety issues. This is a pilot study intended to determine feasibility and to refine image reconstruction algorithms. Research images will be compared to clinical images. Comparison of research images with final diagnosis will also occur. The research intervention, an ultrasound exam, has no known safety risks. The only risk to subjects is loss of confidentiality. This study is observational, not interventional, because the experimental ultrasound will be performed in all subjects and will not be used in the clinical care of patients (consequently, will not have the opportunity to affect clinical outcomes). Experimental images will be reviewed after completion of clinical care and will not be provided to the clinicians caring for the subjects. The investigators are not measuring the effect of the ultrasound examination on the subjects' outcomes.

This study will attempt to identify the specific gene (coded in the DNA) and changes (mutations) within that gene that are the cause of monogenic kidney stone disease. This study will help researchers determine the characteristics of the stone disease associated with specific genes and mutations. This information may help develop more effective treatments for monogenic kidney stone diseases.

In view of the positive results of the numerous studies conducted on forced diuresis after extra-corporeal lithotripsy, the investigators chose to evaluate forced diuresis by injection of Furosemide associated with intravenous hydration, which has never before been the subject of a specific analysis.

This study will assess patients who have recurrent urinary tract infections and kidney stones which are not blocking the kidney or causing other problems. Currently, we don't know if taking out these stones will improve recurrent urinary tract infections or not. Patients will make a decision with their surgeon about removing or monitoring their stone(s). Whether or not their infections continue with surgery or monitoring will be noted, and this information may help to inform future treatment decisions. The purpose of this study is to assess if treatment of these asymptomatic stones affects the rate of recurrent urinary tract infections.

Ureteroscopic lithotripsy (RIRS) is the first-line treatment for 1-2 cm upper urinary tract stones, and the stone clearance rate can reach 81.4% - 92.5%. Fever after RIRS is the most common infection after RIRS, and its incidence is up to 20%. The incidence rate of systemic inflammatory response syndrome is 6.5% - 10.3%, sepsis 0.1% - 4.3%, with the infection progressed. If there is no timely and effective intervention in the early stage of urogenic sepsis, it can progress to septic shock, and the mortality can be as high as 30% - 40%. High intrarenal pressure is an important risk factor for postoperative infection. American Urological Association (AUA) guidelines point out that controlling intrarenal pressure at an appropriate level is particularly important to prevent postoperative infection. The use of ureteroscopic sheath in ureteroscopic surgery can effectively reduce the intrarenal pressure, which is an important measure to reduce the incidence of postoperative infection. Theoretically, the larger the space, the better the reflux effect and the lower the incidence of postoperative infection. The study showed that the incidence of ureteral sheath infection was significantly lower than that of ureteral sheath infection after operation. When using the same caliber ureteroscopic sheath, use a smaller caliber ureteroscopy to increase the space between the ureteroscopy and the ureteral sheath, promote reflux, reduce intrarenal pressure and reduce the incidence of postoperative infection. However, there is still a lack of relevant research on the effect of different caliber ureteroscopy in the treatment of renal calculi on postoperative infection.

This protocol seeks to determine if weight reduction with the Optifast VLCD program leads to reduced contribution of endogenous oxalate synthesis to the urinary oxalate pool in obese calcium oxalate stone formers.