ReviewNature reviews. Urology2014
Renal struvite stones--pathogenesis, microbiology, and management strategies.
Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 125 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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125 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 247 citations in OpenAlex.
- Urethral calculi indications and outcomes of surgical management: a systematic review by EAU endourology.World journal of urology · 2026Pooled it
- The influencing factors of infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Urolithiasis · 2022Pooled it
- International Alliance of Urolithiasis (IAU) guidelines on the metabolic evaluation and medical management of urolithiasis.Urolithiasis · 2022Pooled it
- Association of Kidney Stones and Recurrent UTIs: the Chicken and Egg Situation. A Systematic Review of Literature.Current urology reports · 2022Pooled it
- Antibiotic prophylaxis in perioperative period of percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.World journal of urology · 2020Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of a flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath vs. a conventional intelligent pressure-control sheath in retrograde intrarenal surgery for infection-related renal calculi.International urology and nephrology · 2026Trial
- A retrospective study using machine learning to develop predictive model to identify urinary infection stones in vivo.Urolithiasis · 2023Trial
- Clinical Assessment of Risk Factors for Renal Atrophy After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Trial
- Antibacterial effect of fosfomycin tromethamine on the bacteria inside urinary infection stones.International urology and nephrology · 2020Trial
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- Mortality following endoscopic management of symptomatic urolithiasis over a 10-year period: a single-centre retrospective cohort and case series.World journal of urology · 2026Article
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- Urease inhibitors: current advances, therapeutic potentials, and clinical challenges.Future medicinal chemistry · 2026Review
- Predicting SIRS after PCNL using machine learning: the joint impact of sarcopenia and staghorn stones.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Study on metabolic differences and microbiota distribution in patients with infection-induced kidney stones by gender.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- Construction of a LASSO regression-based predictive model for recurrence of urinary tract stones.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
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- Antimicrobial resistance patterns in UTIs in male patients with associated kidney stone disease: a descriptive study.Journal of medicine and life · 2026Observational
- Identification of risk factors and construction of a nomogram for predicting postoperative stone recurrence in patients with infective upper urinary tract stones.BMC urology · 2026Observational
- Identifying recurrent stone formers with machine learning: A single-centre observational study.BJUI compass · 2026Article
65 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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- Erratum issued
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Infection stones-which account for 10-15% of all urinary calculi-are thought to form in the presence of urease-producing bacteria. These calculi can cause significant morbidity and mortality if left untreated or treated inadequately; optimal treatment involves complete stone eradication in conjunction with antibiotic therapy. The three key principles of treating struvite stones are: removal of all stone fragments, the use of antibiotics to treat the infection, and prevention of recurrence. Several methods to remove stone fragments have been described in the literature, including the use of urease inhibitors, acidification therapy, dissolution therapy, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and anatrophic nephrolithotomy. PCNL is considered to be the gold-standard approach to treating struvite calculi, but adjuncts might be used when deemed necessary. When selecting antibiotics to treat infection, it is necessary to acquire a stone culture or, at the very least, urine culture from the renal pelvis at time of surgery, as midstream urine cultures do not always reflect the causative organism.
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