Urolithiasis treatment options during COVID-19 pandemic: review of current recommendations and triage systems

A Abdel Raheem, I Alowidah, M Soliman… - African Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems and limited access
to surgical care. Urolithiasis can lead to emergencies and affect renal function during long …

Silodosin versus tamsulosin for medical expulsive therapy of ureteral stones: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

HD Jung, KS Cho, DY Jun, JY Jeong, YJ Moon… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized
controlled trials was performed to compare the therapeutic effects and safety profiles of …

Variations in the number of patients presenting with andrological problems during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and the possible reasons for these …

MB Duran, O Yildirim, Y Kizilkan, C Tosun… - Sexual …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused
unprecedented restrictions in outpatient services and surgical practices in urology as in …

The increased risk of complicated ureteral stones in the era of COVID-19 pandemic

M Gul, M Kaynar, M Yildiz, AF Batur, M Akand… - Journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Ureteral stone disease may be an emergent condition if the appropriate
management is not performed in a timely manner. As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Comparative effectiveness of paediatric kidney stone surgery (the PKIDS trial): study protocol for a patient-centred pragmatic clinical trial

JS Ellison, M Lorenzo, H Beck, R Beck, DI Chu… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The strength of the evidence base for the comparative effectiveness of three
common surgical modalities for paediatric nephrolithiasis (ureteroscopy, shockwave …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 on clinical and academic urological practice: a survey from European association of urology section of uro-technology

A Heinze, P Umari, M Basulto-Martínez… - European Urology Open …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The unexpected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread
worldwide rapidly, developing into a global health crisis. At the same time, it has seriously …

An Italian multicenter analysis of emergency admissions and treatment of upper tract urolithiasis during the lockdown and reopening phases of the COVID‐19 …

D Castellani, M Ragonese, M Di Rosa… - … Journal of Urology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess if the lockdown period (March–April 2020) during the coronavirus
disease‐19 outbreak in Italy influenced the number, presentation, and treatment of urgent …

The impact of COVID-19 outbreak on urolithiasis emergency department admissions, hospitalizations and clinical management in central Italy: a multicentric analysis

M Antonucci, SM Recupero, V Marzio… - Actas Urológicas …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction and objectives We aimed to evaluate how the corona virus disease of 2019
(COVID-19) outbreak influenced emergency department (ED) admissions for urolithiasis …

How does the COVID-19 pandemic affect the preoperative evaluation and anesthesia applied for urinary stones? EULIS eCORE–IAU multicenter collaborative cohort …

Mİ Gökce, S Yin, MG Sönmez, B Eryildirim, P Kallidonis… - Urolithiasis, 2020 - Springer
Stone disease is a unique condition that requires appropriate management in a timely
manner as it can result in both emergent conditions and long term effects on kidney …

Nation‐wide analysis of the impact of Covid‐19 pandemic on daily urology practice in Turkey

O Bozkurt, V Sen, B Irer, L Sagnak… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To present a nation‐wide analysis of the workload of urology departments in
Turkey week‐by‐week during Covid‐19 pandemic. Methodology The centres participating in …