Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with an increased risk of kidney stones. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) might lower the risk of nephrolithiasis by altering urine composition. However, no studies have investigated the association between SGLT2i use and nephrolithiasis risk in patients receiving routine care in the US. After 1:1 propensity score matching, a … Leggi tutto
Un corso on line, oramai non più FAD, sulla Fisiopatologia della Calcolosi Renale. GLi AA sono la sicurezza che il corso vale assolutamente la pena di essere visto. https://medicalfree.it/corso/fisiopatologia-della-calcolosi-renale Marco Lombardi
La storia naturale della calcolosi urinaria è quella di una patologia che tende a recidivare e che può associarsi ad aumentato rischio di malattia renale cronica, ossea e cardiovascolare. Per questo una ampia valutazione clinico-metabolica del paziente è di grande importanza sin dalla prima presentazione della calcolosi, allo scopo di impostare un appropriato trattamento preventivo. … Leggi tutto
SIMG ha intrapreso uno studio con l’obiettivo di valutare il profilo metabolico urinario dei pazienti con litiasi urinaria recidivante. Per questo si è avvalsa della collaborazione della Biohealth Italia (www.biohealth.it) che ha messo a disposizione il servizio Lithocenter, l’unico in Italia a consentire uno studio metabolico delle urine senza che il paziente debba spostarsi dal … Leggi tutto
A group of medical experts in kidney stone disease has published a physician’s version of ABCs of Medical Management of Stones for many years. Now, a new patient version is available just for people who have suffered from kidney stones. The objective of this brochure is to set forth simple and practical guidelines you can … Leggi tutto
The incidence of adult urolithiasis has increased significantly in industrialized countries over the past decades. Sound incidence rates are not available for children, nor are they known for nephrocalcinosis, which can appear as a single entity or together with urolithiasis. In contrast to the adult kidney stone patient, where environmental factors are the main cause, … Leggi tutto
Nephrolithiasis in children is a painful and costly disease that may also have detrimental long-term effects on kidney function. Recent data provide evidence that the incidence of nephrolithiasis in children is rising. Children who are white, female, and adolescent seem to have the highest risk for forming symptomatic kidney stones. Although the reasons for the … Leggi tutto
ORIGINAL PAPER – SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS to the ‘Dietary treatment of urinary risk factors for renal stone formation. A review of CLU Working Group.’ 0
. This clinical practice recommendation provides guidance on all aspects of the management of both adults and children with cystinuria, including diagnosis, surgery, and medical treatment. 0
The prevalence and incidence of nephrolithiasis is reported to be increasing across the world. Herein, we review information regarding stone incidence and prevalence from a global perspective. A literature search using PubMed and Ovid was performed to identify peer-reviewed journal articles containing information on the incidence and prevalence of kidney stones. Key words used included … Leggi tutto