title: Hemiacidrin irrigation in the management of struvite calculi: long-term results.
abstract: Renacidin (10 per cent hemiacidrin) irrigation has been used in the management of renal struvite calculi in 25 patients. Of these patients 22 were free of stone after irrigation: 16 after dissolution of residual stone fragments postoperatively, 4 after prophylactic postoperative irrigation and 2 after primary, nonsurgical percutaneous dissolution. Recurrent urinary tract infections owing to the original urease-producing bacteria occurred in 14 per cent of these patients and recurrent nephrolithiasis occurred in 9 per cent during an average followup period of 66 months.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002951:Citrates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D012008:Recurrence; D000069877:Struvite; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids; D010710:Phosphates; C026485:hemiacidrin; D000069877:Struvite; D008274:Magnesium