Improvement in serum creatinine following definite treatment of urolithiasis in patients with concurrent renal insufficiency

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy under Ultrasound Guidance in Patients with Renal Calculi and Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Report of 11 Cases

Nephrolithiasis accelerates the renal failure in the patients with ADPKD. In order to evaluate the role of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in management of calculus in these patients, 11 patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and renal stones were included in the study. Two patients had bilateral renal stones. All patients were treated by percutaneous nephrolithotomy under ultrasound guidance. 13 percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures were performed in 1 stage by the urology team under ultrasound guidance. 5 people received second operation with flexible nephroscopy in lateral position. The success rate and morbidity and mortality of the technique and hospital stay were recorded. Results. The puncture procedure was fully successful in all cases. The renal function improved in these patients. 5 patients had moderate fever after the surgery. 5 patients received flexible nephroscopy to take out the residual calculi. 2 persons had ESWL therapy after the surgery. Conclusion. PCNL is an ideal, safe, and effective method to remove the stones from those patients with no definite increase in the risk of complication. The outcome and stone-free rate are satisfactory comparable to the PCNL in the patients without ADPKD.

Comparative risk of chronic kidney diseases in patients with urolithiasis and urological interventions: a longitudinal population-based study

Large cohort studies on whether any association existed between urological interventions for urolithiasis and the development of CKD are lacking. From claims data of the National Health Insurance (NHI) program of Taiwan, we identified 54,433 patients newly diagnosed with urolithiasis during 1998-2010. For each case, four individuals without urolithiasis were randomly selected and frequency matched by age, sex, and diagnosis year. Both groups were followed up until the end of 2010. Incident CKD events were identified by the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code in the NHI registration database. The overall incidence of periodontal diseases was 1.85-fold greater in the urolithiasis group than in the comparison group (33.9 vs 18.3 per 10,000 person-years; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.81-1.90). Compared with the adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) of nonurolithiasis patients, those of patients with urolithiasis increased with the number of medical visits (from 0.91 [95 % CI 0.83-1.00] to 10.6 [95 % CI 9.48-11.8]) and urological interventions (from 1.22 [95 % CI 1.10-1.35] to 86.4 [95 % CI 67.6-110.6]). The aHR was similar in different urological intervention methods, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrostolithotomy, and open stone surgery. The urological intervention for urolithiasis is associated with an increased risk of CKD. We should be aware of the risk for CKD, especially in patients who have received multiple urological interventions and those elderly.

Effect of renal insufficiency on stone recurrence in patients with urolithiasis

The study was designed to assess the relationship between glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urinary stone-forming constituents, and to assess the effect of renal insufficiency on stone recurrence risk in first stone formers (SF). Baseline serum creatinine levels were obtained, and renal insufficiency was defined as creatinine clearance ≤60 mL/min (Cockroft-Gault). This retrospective case-control study consists of 342 first SF; 171 SF with normal renal function were selected with 1:1 propensity scores matched to 171 SF with renal insufficiency. Urinary metabolic evaluation was compared to renal function. GFR was positively correlated with urinary calcium, uric acid, and citrate excretion. Subjects with renal insufficiency had significantly lower urinary calcium, uric acid, and citrate excretion than those with normal renal function, but not urine volume. With regard to urinary metabolic abnormalities, similar results were obtained. SF with renal insufficiency had lower calcium oxalate supersaturation indexes and stone recurrence rates than SF with normal renal function. Kaplan-Meier curves showed similar results. In conclusion, GFR correlates positively with urinary excretion of stone-forming constituents in SF. This finding implies that renal insufficiency is not a risk factor for stone recurrence.

Renal deterioration index: preoperative prognostic model for renal functional outcome after treatment of bilateral obstructive urolithiasis in patients with chronic kidney disease

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Patients who present with varying severity of obstructive urolithiasis behave differently after the treatment. Some patients recover with improved renal function while others progress to renal failure. Our objective was to objectively quantify which patients would progress to renal failure after treatment for obstructive urolithiasis.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

A prospective analysis of 167 patients with renal failure from bilateral obstructive urolithiasis who were treated and subsequently followed for at least 1 year was performed. Failure was defined as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) values less than 15 mL/min at 1 year follow-up. All patients had preoperative placement of a percutaneous nephrostomy tube for at least 5 days before treatment with either ureteroscopy or percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Multiple logistic regression analysis of affecting parameters was performed. A renal deterioration index (RDI) was constructed based on scores assigned to varying severity of multivariate significant factors and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was analyzed.

RESULTS

There were 48(28.7%) patients who progressed to CKD stage V at 1-year follow-up. Combined cortical width (≤ 0.001), proteinuria (0.01), positive urine culture (0.004), and nadir preoperative GFR postbilateral percutaneous nephrostomy (0.016) were statistically significant factors affecting renal deterioration on multivariate analysis. RDI has a high ROC curve (AUC=0.90) for predicting renal functional outcome. Combining these parameters in a prediction table yielded a RDI score ≥ 12 being associated with high odds risk (odds ratio=11.2) of treatment failure.

CONCLUSION

RDI ≥ 12 is associated with renal deterioration after appropriate treatment of bilateral obstructive urolithiasis.

Evaluation of the process of recycling and renal parenchymal injury after eswl with metabolites excreted in the urine

OBJECTIVES

To show renal parenchymal injury depending on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).

METHODS

The patients with one renal stone and in whom ESWL is planned among the patients in whom renal stone was determined. Their 24-h urine samples were collected just before and after the ESWL treatment. Cit (citrate), UrA (uric acid), RBP (retinol-binding protein), NAG (N-acetyl-β-Đ-glucosaminidase), Cr (creatinine), Na (sodium), K (potassium), P (phosphor), Ca (calcium), and Cl (chlorine) metabolites excreted in urine were evaluated after urine samples were taken on the study day. Changes in the metabolites excreted; the number, frequency, and duration of ESWL shock wave; the energy; and the body mass index were recorded. The results for p < 0.05 will be accepted as statistically significant.

RESULTS

Two sessions of ESWL were applied to a total of 20 patients. When metabolites excreted in the urine before (B1E) and after (A1E) the first session of ESWL, and before (B2E) and after (A2E) the second session of ESWL, were evaluated, no statistically significant result for Ca and Cl excretion was noted. For NAG and Cr, a significant difference was observed in terms of metabolite excretion between B1E and B2E. For other metabolites, we saw that there is no difference between B1E and B2E. While a significant metabolite change was observed for RBP, NAG, Cr, and Na as long as A1E and A2E ESWL session number increases, other metabolites were not significant.

CONCLUSION

Shock waves induce significant damage to the renal and adjacent tissues as indicated by a significant increase in cell-escaped enzymes and electrolytes and the extent of damage depends on the energy and the number of shock wave exposure.

Impact of stone disease: chronic kidney disease and quality of life

This article reviews the impact of stone disease on chronic kidney disease and renal function; evaluating the natural progression of disease as well as the impact of surgical interventions. The impact of stone disease, medical therapy, and surgical therapy for stones on quality of life is discussed.

Impact of percutaneous nephrolithotomy on estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with chronic kidney disease

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

We investigated the impact of percutaneous renal procedures on estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

PATIENTS AND METHODS

The GFRs of adult patients were calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula, and the patients were staged according to the Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative CKD classification system. The study included 185 patients with preoperative GFR values less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2). The impact of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) on GFR was analyzed by comparing the preoperative GFR with the GFR before discharge and at postoperative month 3.

RESULTS

Patients with CKD had a significant increase in the GFR after the procedure. In postoperative month 3, the mean GFR was more than 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) in 25% of the patients with CKD and less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m(2) in 75%. While all patients with stage 5 CKD improved to better stages, some other patients' conditions declined to stage 5 from better stages at the end of postoperative month 3. No patient needed dialysis. The presence of urinary tract infections tended to affect GFR negatively.

CONCLUSION

Estimated GFR, as a better indicator of renal function, is significantly affected by the PCNL procedure. While significant improvement was observed in late-stage patients with CKD, unexpected deterioration could occur in patients at earlier stages.

Multimodal evaluation of renal perfusional changes due to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

OBJECTIVES

To examine the effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on renal perfusion before and after treatment, by assessing renal resistive index (RI) using colour Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS), magnetic resonance perfusion imaging (MRPI), radionuclide renography and big-endothelin-1 values (Big-ET-1).

PATIENTS AND METHODS

In 69 normotensive patients the RI was measured before, 1, 3, 6 and 24 h after ESWL using CDUS. The RI values, measured in interlobar/arcuate arteries, were correlated with the findings on MRPI, done before and within 24 h after ESWL. In addition, renal plasma flow (RPF, assessed on radionuclide renography) and Big-ET-1 levels (a potent vasoconstrictor peptide), served as a control for evaluating renal perfusion. The patients were stratified in three age groups, i.e. <or=39, 40-59 and >or=60 years, with 23 patients in each group.

RESULTS

The mean (sd) RI increased significantly in the treated kidneys, from 0.64 (0.05) before to 0.72 (0.08) after ESWL (P = 0.001). Only in patients aged >or=60 years did the RI continue to increase over the 24 h. MRPI showed a decrease of renal blood flow (RBF) in all age groups, but most significantly in those aged >or=60 years. The radionuclide renography and big-ET-1 levels changed significantly only in the oldest group. The best correlation was between RI and RBF changes detected by MRPI.

CONCLUSIONS

ESWL obviously causes disturbances of renal perfusion, particularly in elderly patients (>or=60 years). Measurement of RI with Doppler techniques might provide useful information for the clinical diagnosis of renal damage.

Impact of Renal Function on Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Adequate urine production and excretion may be important for clearance of stone fragments after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). This study evaluated the impact of renal function, measured by preoperative serum creatinine concentration, on the efficacy of SWL.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

From 1986 to 2001, 27,299 patients with urolithiasis were treated with Medstone STS lithotripters. Seven hundred ninety-eight of these patients (2.92%) had serum creatinine concentrations >or=2.0 mg/dL. Perioperative renal function (serum creatinine), treatment parameters, stone-free success rate (no residual fragments on plain film), and perioperative complications and procedures were recorded.

RESULTS

The stone-free rate for patients with serum creatinine values from 2.0 to 2.9 mg/dL (56.69%) was significantly less than that seen in patients with a creatinine concentration <2.0 mg/dL (66.20%). The retreatment rate and secondary-procedure rate were significantly higher in patients with higher serum creatinine values (9.62% and 8.92%, respectively) than in those with serum creatinine within the normal range (6.07% and 4.27%, respectively). There was no significant difference in the stone-free rate, re-treatment rate, and secondary-procedure rate of patients with serum creatinine >or=3.0 mg/dL in comparison with patients with values <2 mg/dL. Complication rates were higher for patients with serum creatinine values >4.0 mg/dL (10.91%) than for patients with creatinine <2.0 mg/dL (2.62%).

CONCLUSIONS

The efficacy of SWL is decreased in patients with serum creatinine concentrations of 2.0 to 2.9 mg/dL, and the complication rate is higher in patients with serum creatinine >4.0 mg/dL. Preoperative counseling may include a discussion of the impact of renal insufficiency on success and complication rates associated with SWL.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy 25 years later: complications and their prevention

OBJECTIVE

We review the pathophysiology and possible prevention measures of complications after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).

METHODS

A literature search was performed with the Medline database on ESWL between 1980 and 2004.

RESULTS

ESWL application has been intuitively connected to complications. These are related mostly to residual stone fragments, infections, and effects on tissues such as urinary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, genital, and reproductive systems. Recognition of ESWL limitations, use of alternative therapies, correction of pre-existing renal or systemic disease, treatment of urinary tract infection, use of prophylactic antibiotics, and improvement of ESWL efficacy are the most important measures of prevention. Decrease of shock wave number, rate and energy, use of two shock-wave tubes simultaneously, and delivery of two shock waves at carefully timed close intervals improve ESWL efficacy and safety.

CONCLUSION

ESWL is a safe method to treat stones when proper indications are followed. The need for well-designed prospective randomised trials on aetiology and prevention of its complications arises through the literature review.