Drug-Induced Urolithiasis in Pediatric Patients

Drug-induced nephrolithiasis is a rare condition in children. The involved drugs may be divided into two different categories according to the mechanism involved in calculi formation. The first one includes poorly soluble drugs that favor the crystallization and calculi formation. The second category includes drugs that enhance calculi formation through their metabolic effects. The diagnosis of these specific calculi depends on a detailed medical history, associated comorbidities and the patient's history of drug consumption. There are several risk factors associated with drug-induced stones, such as high dose of consumed drugs and long duration of treatment. Moreover, there are some specific risk factors, including urinary pH and the amount of fluid consumed by children. There are limited data regarding pediatric lithogenic drugs, and hence, our aim was to perform a comprehensive review of the literature to summarize these drugs and identify the possible mechanisms involved in calculi formation and discuss the management and preventive measures for these calculi

Three-dimensional virtual reconstruction with DocDo: A novel interactive tool to score renal mass complexity

The pre-operative knowledge of the complexity of a renal mass is the cornerstone to plan a partial nephrectomy(PN) [1]. Given the multiple issues characterizing it - size, protrusion out from renal parenchyma, longitudinal and coronal location, proximity to the hilum - nephrometric scoring systems have been proposed during the last decade[2, 3]; RENAL and PADUA classifications are the mostly used [4-6]

En-bloc resection of bladder tumors (ERBT) for pathological staging: the value of lateral margins analysis

In endoscopic resection of colorectal tumours, the pathological assessment of the lateral margins is a strong predictor of tumor recurrence after resection. The aims of the current study are to evaluate the value of the peritumoral margins assessment in ERBT on tumor recurrence