title: Effect of urinary stone disease and its treatment on renal function.
abstract: Urolithiasis is a common disease that affects urinary tract in all age groups. Both in adults and in children, stone size, location, renal anatomy, and other factors, can influence the success of treatment modalities. Recently, there has been a great advancement in technology for minimally invasive management of urinary stones. The epoch of open treatment modalities has passed and currently there are much less invasive treatment approaches, such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy, and retrograde internal Surgery. Furthermore, advancement in imaging technics ensures substantial knowledge that permit physician to decide the most convenient treatment method for the patient. Thus, effective and rapid treatment of urinary tract stones is substantial for the preservation of the renal function. In this review, the effects of the treatment options for urinary stones on renal function have been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gaziantep Sani Konukoglu Hospital, Sehitkamil, 27090 Gaziantep, Turkey
authors.forename: Mehmet Necmettin
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mercimek
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Medicine, Kurupelit, 55210 Samsun, Turkey
authors.forename: Ozden
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ender
keywords: Chronic kidney disease; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Kidney stones; Renal function; Urinary stone disease