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To compare the performance of variable- and fixed-pulse lasers on stone phantoms in vitro.Seven-millimeter stone phantoms were made to simulate calcium oxalate monohydrate stones using BegoStone plus. The in vitro setting was created with a clear polyvinyl chloride tube. For each trial, a stone phantom was placed at the open end of the tubing. The Cook Rhapsody H-30 variable-pulse laser was tested...
WISQOL (Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life questionnaire) is a disease specific, health related quality of life measure designed for patients who form kidney stones. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the external and convergent validity of WISQOL and assess its psychometric properties.At the WISQOL creation site (development sample) and at 8 geographically diverse centers in the United States...
Patients desire an active role in health care decisions. We evaluated whether a patient decision making aid is useful when considering surgical treatment for urolithiasis.Patients with a history of urolithiasis were recruited for study. They were asked to consider a hypothetical case of an asymptomatic 10 mm proximal ureteral stone for which elective surgical intervention was recommended. Shock wave...
To evaluate the use of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and technical approach in the super obese population (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 50).We performed a retrospective review of 31 consecutive PNL cases with a BMI > 50 from a single surgeon (SYN) from 1995 to 2013. Procedures were performed in the prone position, and upper pole access was used. Operative time, length of hospital stay, stone burden,...
To examine the association of age, gender, and socioeconomic status with appointment attendance and completion of 24-hour urine collections to identify patient characteristics associated with barriers to treatment.A retrospective review was performed under institutional review board approval for new patients scheduled at a single metabolic stone clinic over a 1.5-year period. Postal codes were used...
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