In the past two decades, major breakthroughs that improve our understanding of the
pathophysiology and therapy of kidney stones (KS) have been lacking. The disease …

Informal caregivers of individuals affected by psychotic disorder can play a key role in the
recovery process. However, little research has been conducted on the lived experiences of …

(1) Objective: To support the efficacy and safety of a range of thulium fiber laser (TFL) pre-set
parameters for laser lithotripsy: the efficiency is compared against the Holmium: YAG (Ho …

Introduction: We wanted to analyze the trend of publications in a period of 30 years from
1994 to 2023, on the application of 'artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), virtual …

Background: Allograft urolithiasis is an uncommon, challenging, and potentially dangerous
clinical problem. Treatment of allograft stones includes external shockwave lithotripsy …

Urolithiasis is a common clinical condition, and surgical treatment is performed with different
minimally invasive procedures, such as ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy and …

Objective: To evaluate and compare the outcome of ECIRS in the treatment of partial
staghorn renal calculi in both prone split-leg positions versus GMSV positions with regard to; …

Urolithiasis derived renal colic is a common urological condition. If treated properly, the
disease resolves without complications; if not treated, it causes infection and renal failure …

Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of four large language models (LLMs)(Claude,
Bard, ChatGPT4, and New Bing) that have large user bases and significant social attention …

Introduction and objectives Somalia was predicted to be in the global stone belt with high
urolithiasis prevalence. We aimed to determine the prevalence of urolithiasis and their …