Urolithiasis in Italy: An epidemiological study

Prezioso, Domenico; Illiano, Ester; Piccinocchi, Gaetano; Cricelli, Claudio; Piccinocchi, Roberto; Saita, Alberto; Micheli, Carla; Trinchieri, Alberto

doi:10.4081/aiua.2014.2.99

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“…The management of patients with UUT stones and selection of surgical options differ between different countries, despite comparable economic status due to national specificities in terms of healthcare politics and financial incentives . Overall, surgical options are on the rise all over the Western Hemisphere . Medical expulsive therapy for ureteric calculi has been widely discussed and prescribed for years but recent data from a large randomised controlled clinical trial suggests it is ineffective .…”

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Trends in urological stone disease: a 5‐year update of hospital episode statistics

2016

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This study provides an update on the changing landscape of the management of UUT stones in England. It shows a sustained high prevalence of stone disease commensurate with levels in other developed countries. This study reveals a trend in the last 5 years to surgically intervene on a higher proportion of patients with stones. As in other countries, there is a significant increase in the use of ureteroscopy (particularly intrarenal flexible ureteroscopy) in England. These data have important implications for work-force planning, training, service delivery, and research in the field of urolithiasis.

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“…Global literature reports an increasing prevalence of urinary stone disease . Continued improvements in technology (flexible ureteroscopes, lasers, ultrasonic and pneumatic lithotripsy and refined shockwave lithotripsy [SWL]) have made the treatments more effective, fast, and comfortable for both patients and medical professionals.…”

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Trends in urological stone disease: a 5‐year update of hospital episode statistics

2016

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“…The choice of treatment options and surgical options for patients with urinary stones also depends on the healthcare policy and healthcare insurance finances of individual countries . Recent reports from Western countries suggest that the overall choice of minimally invasive surgical procedures is increasing as a primary treatment for urinary tract stone . In the present study, the use of SWL for treating USD increased by 16% from 89 553 in 2009 to 104 013 in 2016.…”

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“…10 Recent reports from Western countries suggest that the overall choice of minimally invasive surgical procedures is increasing as a primary treatment for urinary tract stone. 2,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] In the present study, the use of SWL for treating USD increased by 16% from 89 553 in 2009 to 104 013 in 2016. The reason for the high rate of SWL in the primary treatment of USD in Korea is presumably because of the large number of SWL carried out at local medical clinics.…”

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Recent surgical treatments for urinary stone disease in a Korean population: National population‐based study

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Objectives To provide surgical treatment trends for urinary stone disease in Korea. Methods We analyzed medical service claim data of surgical treatments to urinary stone disease submitted by medical service providers from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service from 2009 to 2016. Results There was a significantly increasing trend among outpatients and inpatients for urinary stone disease from 2009 to 2016 (R2 = 0.643, P = 0.017; R2 = 0.575, P = 0.029). The number of shock wave lithotripsy for treating urinary stone disease increased by 16% from 89 553 in 2009 to 104 013 in 2016 (R2 = 0.684). The number of ureteroscopic lithotripsy increased by 97% from 6106 in 2009 to 12 057 in 2016 (R2 = 0.99). The number of flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy increased by 16‐fold from 219 in 2009 to 3712 in 2016 (R2 = 0.756). The number of percutaneous nephrolithotomy increased by 99.7% from 919 in 2009 to 1835 in 2016 (R2 = 0.987). The use of non‐contrast and contrast‐enhanced computed tomography in the diagnostic codes for urinary stone disease increased by 394.8% and 263.3% from 2009 to 2016, respectively (R2 = 0.83; R2 = 0.967). Conversely, the use of intravenous pyelography decreased 26.2% over the same period (R2 = 0.945). Conclusions Outpatient and inpatient procedures for urinary stone disease have increased over the past 8 years in Korea. Shock wave lithotripsy is the most widely used treatment modality for urinary stone disease, and endoscopic surgical procedures are rapidly being implemented. There has been a steep increase in the use of computed tomography, whereas conventional intravenous pyelography is declining.

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“…They indicated that the risk of nephrolithiasis in age group of 14 to 18 years is 10 times greater. The hospitalization rate also follows the same pattern (9,12,21,22). In a Tasian study, the greatest change belonged to 15 to 19 year olds, and the incidence of nephrolithiasis increased by 26% per five years.…”

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Pediatric Nephrolithiasis: Trend, Evaluation and Management: A Systematic Review

Moudi¹,

Ghaffari²,

Moradi

2016

J Pediatr Rev

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Context: Pediatric nephrolithiasis is a noticeable cause of morbidity among children. Although, nephrolithiasis is a common disease in adults, its incidence has had a rising trend in children.Objectives: Here in, we reviewed the current state regarding evaluation and management of children with nephrolithiasis in the last decade. Data Sources: The current literature regarding incidence and trend, along with diagnostic evaluation and management of children aged less than 18 years old with nephrolithiasis was searched on MEDLINE and Google scholar from January 2005 to March 2016. Study Selection and Data Extraction:The search terms included, "kidney stone OR nephrolithiasis OR urolithiasis and Pediatric OR children". English language and human studies were included. Expert opinions, editorials and case reports were excluded. Consequently, the authors independently reviewed the abstracts and the papers, which matched the inclusion criteria.Results: From a total of 1050 studies identified through the database search, 71 articles were selected for the review. According to the results of this review, pediatric nephrolithiasis has an increasing rate worldwide. Recent studies in this regard indicated that the number of girls with nephrolithiasis has increased. The change of life style, diet, obesity and metabolic syndrome and popular imaging study along with referral of the patients to pediatric centers could be contributed to this trend. Conclusions:Evaluation of patients, particularly young children, includes metabolic assessment. Stone analysis and 24-urine collection analysis are very helpful for determining underlying diseases. Medical as well as surgical approaches are used to prevent kidney injuries.Keywords: Nephrolithiasis, Children, Incidence, Management ContextOver the past decades, the prevalence of pediatric nephrolithiasis has increased by 70% in adults and has become the third top urinary tract disease, and the gender gap between males and females is narrowing in many countries, as about 10% and 5% of males and females, respectively, complain of this condition during their life (1-3). Sas et al. (4) reported in their study that during the last couple of decades, the incidence of pediatric nephrolithiasis has increased by approximately 6 to 10% annually and has actually reached 50 per 100000 in adolescents.This situation may cause some complications and has subsequent health care and medical costs. Pearle et al. (5) estimated that more than two billion dollars is incurred annually for nephrolithiasis in the United States. This condition causes further chronic conditions requiring health care services in pediatric medicine. Moreover, recent studies revealed that this disorder has a genderrelated distribution in this context by more inclination toward nephrolithiasis. In addition, race and geographic location may play a role in nephrolithiasis development. African countries have low prevalence and the Middle East, Pakistan and India have higher incidence of urolithiasis (6, 7). ObjectivesThis review...

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Urolithiasis in Italy: An epidemiological study

Cited by 33 publications

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Trends in urological stone disease: a 5‐year update of hospital episode statistics

Trends in urological stone disease: a 5‐year update of hospital episode statistics

Recent surgical treatments for urinary stone disease in a Korean population: National population‐based study

Pediatric Nephrolithiasis: Trend, Evaluation and Management: A Systematic Review

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