{"id":3712,"date":"2024-08-31T20:07:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T17:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/?post_type=diseases&#038;p=3712"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:57:11","slug":"urolithiasis","status":"publish","type":"diseases","link":"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/en\/diseases\/urolithiasis\/","title":{"rendered":"Urolithiasis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div id=\"bg-block_65beb598130ae7986633a53ddb2ef391\" class=\"bg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disease Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Urolithiasis, or kidney stone disease, is a condition in which sand or stones form in the urinary system. As the disease progresses, these formations increase in size and can obstruct the flow of urine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3% of the global population is affected by kidney stones each year. Men are three times more likely to develop urolithiasis than women, with the average age of onset being 40-60 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kidney stones vary in chemical composition (oxalate, urate, protein-based stones) and size (small, medium, large). A separate category is staghorn nephrolithiasis, where stones fill the entire renal calyceal system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms indicating the need for diagnosis and treatment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The symptoms of urolithiasis are similar in both men and women. The condition can be recognized by the following clinical signs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dull pain in the lower back, groin, and lower abdomen (which becomes sharp and colicky when the stone moves)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hematuria (blood in the urine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Painful urination with intermittent urine flow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"bg-block_65beb598130ae7986633a53ddb2ef391\" class=\"bg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diagnostic and treatment methods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diagnosis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diagnosis is performed in several stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Laboratory tests of blood and urine (to determine chemical composition)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plain and excretory urography (with contrast agent)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>X-ray and multislice computed tomography (MSCT) (to assess the degree of urinary tract dilation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The treatment approach depends on the type, size, and location of the stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Conservative treatment<\/em><\/strong> (for stones \u22646 mm):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Medications to dissolve and eliminate stones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antispasmodics (to reduce pain) and antibacterial drugs (to prevent infection)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diet therapy, designed by a specialist dietitian who is part of a multidisciplinary team for urolithiasis management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Surgical treatment:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy<\/em><\/strong> (ESWL): a non-invasive shock wave method for stone fragmentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Endoscopic lithotripsy<\/em><\/strong> (via the urethra): includes ultrasound, pneumatic, and laser stone fragmentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy<\/em><\/strong>: used for the removal of staghorn stones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery<\/em><\/strong> (ECIRS): applied when stones are present in both the kidney and ureter simultaneously<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"bg-block_65beb598130ae7986633a53ddb2ef391\" class=\"bg\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-important\"><strong>Innovations in global clinics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers in leading institutions use artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the spontaneous passage of stones from the distal ureter. The AI has a 92% sensitivity for Stone-Free Rate (SFR) when evaluating the effectiveness of surgical treatment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"featured-items-block_fda51704aa811929f96e1fa2b57f4592\" class=\"featured-items\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"featured-items__title\">Procedures<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"featured-items__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"featured-items__item\"><a class=\"featured-items__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hospitalitymedservice.com\/en\/procedures\/lithotripsy\/\">Lithotripsy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"featured-block_ec8866b5ca0e41e2e79babf65eb5f61b\" class=\"featured\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"featured__title\">Top Clinics<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul 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