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Urolithiasis is a major public health issue due to its increasing prevalence. The objective of this study was to describe the spectrophotometric profile of upper urinary tract stones (UTS) in Senegal. We conducted a multicenter retrospective study of all patients treated for upper UTS whose chemical composition was analyzed from January 2014 to January 2020 in eight regions of Senegal. Socio-demographic, clinical, paraclinical, and prognosis data were collected and analyzed. Three hundred and thirty-four patients were included in this study with a mean age of 46.3 ± 18.4 years and a sex ratio of 1.38. About one-third of patients (31.1%) had a body mass index > 25 kg/m and 74.2% presented with lumbar pain was the main clinical symptom. Calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate stones were the predominant types found, respectively, in 37.7% and 24.5% of patients. Uric acid was the main stone constituent in 18.6% of patients and struvites represented 14.7% of cases. Stones were located in the renal calyces and pelvis in 71.2% of cases. Surgical lithotomy was performed in 62.7% of patients for UTS extraction. Upper UTS are frequent condition in Senegalese with predominance of males and young adults. Calcium and uric acid stones are the main types. Preventive dietary and lifestyle measures are needed to reduce their burden.
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J Pediatr Urol
August 2025
Department of Paediatric Urology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, 600116, India. Electronic address:
Introduction/aims: We hereby report a novel vesicoscopic supra trigonal ureteric reimplantation detrusorraphy (STURDY) technique for unilateral duplex systems with vesicoureteric reflux (VUR).
Methods: A 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and left duplex VUR/ureterocele underwent vesicoscopic STURDY.
Technique: After establishing pneumovesicum, a vertical incision was made cranially along the ureter for 2-3 cm incising both the mucosa and detrusor, preserving the vas deferens.
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Anesthesiology Department, Southern Central Hospital of Yunnan Province (First People's Hospital of Honghe State), Mengzi, Yunnan Province, China.
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First Department of Neurology, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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