Urinary tract infection associated with urinary calculi. 1. The significance of urinary tract infection in urinary calculi

We investigated 158 cases of urinary stones (infection stones 56, metabolic stones 102) with special reference to pyuria, bacteriuria, stone culture and urease activities of isolated bacteria. Abacterial pyuria was noted in 9 out of 49 (18%) infection stones and in 53 of 77 (69%) metabolic stones. Bacteriuria was noted in 79% of the infection stones and 26% of the metabolic stones. Sixty-seven percent of the infection stones were infected with mainly urea splitting bacteria such as Proteus mirabilis and Staphylococcus. Twenty-three percent of metabolic stones were also infected. Though E. coli, a non-urea splitting bacteria, was isolated most frequently from metabolic stones, urease positive Staphylococcus and Pseudomonas were also isolated. Bacteria within stones could be predicted on the basis of urine culture results of only 20 of 41 infection stones and 8 of 24 metabolic stones. These facts are useful for selection of some antibiotics in the treatment of urinary tract infections associated with urinary calculi. Urinary infections of urea splitting bacteria in infection stones are thought to be initial factors of stone formation and those of non-urea splitting bacteria are to be superimposed. However, urea splitting bacteria in metabolic stones may convert them into infection stones in future.     

Clinical experience of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for cystine calculi

Thirty patients (16 men and 14 women) with cystine urinary stones were treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (Dormer HM-3) from December 1984 through October 1989. The average patient age was 35.2 years with a range of 14 to 59 years. Seventy per cent of these subjects had had previous open surgical operations for stones. The cases consisted of 7 ureteral stones and 37 renal stones, including 15 staghorn calculi. An average of 1.3 session of ESWL was carried out to treat ureteral stones. Thirty-seven renal units with renal stone required 96 sessions of lithotripsy (average 2.6 sessions per unit). Seven patients with ureteral stones required auxiliary procedures, i.e., one transurethral lithotripsy (TUL), two percutaneous nephrostomies (PNS) and one open surgery. Thirty-seven renal stones, including staghorn calculi was treated by ESWL and auxiliary treatment of 21 TUL procedures, one PNS, 16 PNL procedures and one chemical chemolysis. Successful fragmentation (residual debris less than or equal to 4 mm) was achieved in 85.7% of ureteral stones, 90.9% of renal stones and 73.3% of staghorn calculi. The stone free rates of patients with ureteral stones, renal stones and staghorn calculi were 71.4%, 50.0% and 53.5%, respectively, at 3 months after ESWL. No serious complications were seen in this series. Fever above 38.5 degrees C was the most common complications (13.5%). Ureteral perforation was encountered once in TUL procedures. Transfusion and selective arterial embolization were needed for one case treated by PNL procedures. Although cystine stone is harder to be fragmented by ESWL than other stone composition, ESWL and endourology may be effective and safe procedures for cystine stone patients.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Influences of bacteria within stones on ESWL treatment]

On 26 patients with upper urinary stones treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), the influences of the bacteria within the stones on the inflammatory complications, especially on urinary tract infection, after the ESWL treatment, were studied. The constituents of the stones obtained from these 26 patients consisted of the mixed stone of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate (10 patients), calcium oxalate alone (2 patients), calcium phosphate alone (1 patient) and uric acid (1 patient). Of these 26 stones including no infection stones such as struvite and carbonate apatite, 5 stones (19.2%) had bacteria within the stone. Although no patients had severe inflammatory complications after ESWL treatments, the fact that the patient group having bacteria within the stones had a significantly elevated body temperature at one day after ESWL treatment compared to that on the preoperative day (P < 0.01) suggests that we should take into consideration the bacteria within non-infection stones as one of the risk factors of inflammatory complications after ESWL treatment.     

Endotoxin content in renal calculi

PURPOSE: Manipulation of infection calculi (struvite and calcium apatite) can cause the sepsis syndrome due to endotoxemia or bacteremia. We sought to determine whether concentrations of endotoxin sufficient to produce the sepsis syndrome could be embedded in renal infection stones. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fragments of infection and noninfection renal calculi were processed and assayed for endotoxin concentration. Endotoxin concentrations, recorded as endotoxin units per gm. calculus, were converted to ng. (10 endotoxin units = 1 ng.). Urine culture results were available for some patients with infection stones. RESULTS: A total of 34 renal calculi (16 infection and 18 noninfection) were evaluated. The composition of 62.5% of the infection stones was struvite, whereas 50% of the noninfection stones were calcium oxalate monohydrate. Mean endotoxin concentration in infection calculi was 12,223 ng./gm. stone (range 0.6 to 50,000), compared to 340.3 ng./gm. stone (range 0 to 3,490) in noninfection calculi. The endotoxin content difference was significant (p = 0.001). Urine culture results available from 9 patients with infection stones did not correlate with endotoxin concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: Large endotoxin concentrations can be found in renal infection calculi. Noninfection stones can contain endotoxin but in much lower amounts. Massive endotoxin release could occur with infection stone manipulation, possibly producing increased serum endotoxin concentrations similar to those seen in gram-negative sepsis. Anti-endotoxin strategies may be beneficial in preventing and treating stone induced endotoxemia and the sepsis syndrome.     

上尿路结石围手术期尿细菌检测的临床意义

目的 分析上尿路结石患者围手术期尿细菌谱及其药敏结果,指导抗生素治疗,减少术后发热和感染并发症.方法 2009年1月至2010年9月,148例上尿路结石患者行经皮肾镜取石术,对患者术前中段尿、术中感染性结石、术后肾造瘘管末端进行细菌培养,选择敏感药物行抗感染治疗,并对细菌谱、术后发热及感染并发症进行总结分析.结果 148例患者中段尿细菌培养阳性38例(25.7%),其中大肠埃希菌17例(44.7%)、表皮葡萄球菌4例、奇异变形杆菌3例、肺炎克雷伯杆菌3例、铜绿假单胞菌2例、屎肠球菌2例、溶血葡萄球菌2例、鲁氏不动杆菌1例、弗氏柠檬杆菌1例、酵母样菌1例、摩氏摩根菌1例、腐生葡萄球菌1例;感染性结石10例,细菌培养阳性8例,其中大肠埃希菌和奇异变形杆菌各3例,酵母样菌和铜绿假单胞菌各1例;肾造瘘管细菌培养阳性25例(16.9%),其中表皮葡萄球菌5例、溶血葡萄球菌5例、铜绿假单胞菌5例、屎肠球菌3例、科氏葡萄球菌2例、沃氏葡萄球菌2例、蜡样芽孢杆菌1例、产气肠杆菌1例、粪肠球杆菌1例.3种标本共培养344例次,阳性71例次,总阳性率20.6%.培养阳性者常用敏感药物包括亚胺培南、头孢吡肟、万古霉素、呋喃妥因等.术后发热患者41例(27.7%),包括术前中段尿培养阳性10例和肾造瘘管培养阳性患者9例;术后出现感染性休克1例.结论上尿路结石术前尿细菌以革兰阴性杆菌为主,术后末期革兰染色阳性球菌常见;术前中段尿培养能指导抗生素应用,有效控制围手术期尿路感染,减少并发症.

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Objective To analyze the bacterial distribution and resistance in upper urinary tract stone patients, then choose suitable antibiotics and reduce infectious complications accordingly.Methods Middle flow urine, infectious stone and the end of kidney drainage tube were taken for culture in 148 patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy between January 2009 to September 2010. Antibiotics were used according to the culture results and the complications secondary to infection were analyzed. Results Urinary pathogens presented in 38 (25.7%) patients before operation.There were 112 strains of bacteria. The predominant strains included: Escherichia coli (17 cases,11.5%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (4 cases) and Proteus mirabillis (4 cases). Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabillis were common in stone culture. Staphylococcus epidermidis (5 cases),Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5 cases) and Staphylococcus haemolytcus (5 cases) were found in renal drainage tube culture which were positive in 25 patients. Imipenem, cefepime, vacomycin, nitrofurinton were sensitive and commonly used antibiotics. Forty-one patients (27.7 %) had fever postoperatively, including 10 positive for middle urine culture and 9 positive for drainage tube culture. One infective shock was diagnosed postoperatively. Conclusions Gram-negative bacilli are predominant in the upper urinary tract stone patients preoperatively. Gram-positive ones are common postoperatively.Suitable antibiotics, based on middle flow urine culture, could reduce urinary infective complications.     

Clinical analysis of urolithiasis in Poh Ai Hospital of I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C.--a comparative study with urolithiasis in Japan]

Between August 1987 and December 1990, 546 patients were admitted to the department of Urology at the Poh Ai Hospital of I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C. for the treatment of urinary stones. These urinary stone cases accounted for 50 to 60% of all urology patients admitted. The incidence of urolithiasis in I-Lan was estimated at 147/100,000 population in 1990. There were 402 male patients and 144 female patients, The male to female ratio was 2.8: 1. There were 450 upper urinary tract stones (kidney, ureter) in 314 males and 136 females, and 79 lower urinary tract stones (bladder, urethra) in 72 males and 7 females. The ratio of upper to lower urinary tract stones was 6:1. Endourological treatments such as percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and transurethral ureterolithotripsy have increased rapidly in recent years. A summary of the present analysis for composition of 365 stones follows. The most frequent type was calcium-containing stone (92.3%), followed by infection stone (4.7%), then uric acid (UA) stone (3.0%). There were no UA stones found in the female patients. According to urinalysis criteria of more than 10 WBC/HPF (x 400), pyuria was found in 67 cases of 334 metabolic stones (20.1%), and 11 cases of 17 infection stones (67.7%). There were neither pediatric case of stone formation nor cystine stones.     

泌尿系统围手术期多重耐药菌感染的临床分析

目的分析围手术期泌尿系统多重耐药菌感染的尿细菌谱及其药物敏感实验结果,指导临床治疗。 方法回顾性分析我院自2013年1月至2016年12月154例患者围手术期清洁中段尿培养的多重耐药感染细菌谱和药物敏感实验结果报告。 结果154例多重耐药菌感染患者中革兰氏阴性菌有148例,占96.1%（148/154）,阴性菌中β-内酰胺酶（ESBLs）阳性145例,占97.97%（145/148）,阴性中大肠埃希菌127例,占第一位为82.47%（127/154）,其中ESBLs阳性125例,占98.43%（125/127）;革兰氏阳性菌有6例,其中屎肠球菌4例,溶血葡萄球菌2例。多重耐药菌在疾病分布中泌尿系结石占69.48%（107/154）,其次为泌尿系梗阻占21.43%（33/154）;人群分布中以中老年组最多,占80.52%（124/154）,青年组占15.58%（24/154）。对革兰氏阴性菌耐药率高的抗菌药分别是：羧苄西林、环丙沙星、头孢噻肟、复方新诺明,而敏感率较高的药物为：亚胺培南、阿米卡星、哌拉西林/他唑巴坦、呋喃妥因;革兰氏阳性菌敏感率高抗菌药为：亚胺培南、万古霉素,耐药率较高的药物为：羧苄西林、环丙沙星、头孢噻肟、复方新诺明、头孢他啶。 结论围手术期尿路多重耐药菌感染患者中以革兰氏阴性菌感染为主,其中又以大肠埃希菌最多,产生耐药性的主要原因为产生ESBLs。在进行经验性治疗时可选择对大肠埃希菌产ESBLs菌株敏感的抗菌药物进行治疗,并加强对抗菌药物使用的监测。     

上海市浦东新区泌尿系结石患者与健康体检者结石相关因素的对照研究

目的：探讨泌尿系结石患者与健康体检者结石相关因素。方法：对300例泌尿系结石患者的结石成分进行分析,并结合血生化及24h尿液分析结果,与300例健康体检者进行对照研究。结果：尿石症患者中,草酸钙结石232例（77．3％）,磷酸盐结石50例（16．7％）,感染性结石9例（3％）,尿酸结石9例（3％）。结石患者血清镁、钙、磷及24h尿氯、钙、镁、磷、尿酸显著高于健康体检者（P〈0．05）,而血钾、尿枸橼酸则显著低于健康体检者（P〈0．05）。结论：尿结石与多种代谢异常关系密切,结石成分及代谢评估对泌尿系结石的成因、治疗和预防有重要临床指导意义。     

Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy: a report of 50 cases

Fifty patients with renal (33 patients), renal and ureteral (4 patients) and ureteral (13 patients) stones were treated by percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) between November 15, 1984 and December 14, 1985. Complete stone removal was achieved in 39 cases (78%). Four of the 11 cases of incomplete stone removal were among the first 5 cases we treated. We have not experienced any severe complications in our 50 cases. The cause of the unsuccessful attempts, complications and other factors of PNL are briefly discussed.     

Can extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy eradicate persistent urinary infection associated with infected stones?

Infected renal stones can be treated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy but it still is not clear whether successful stone fragmentation and the disappearance of all macroscopic stone fragments guarantee eradication of the infection. Therefore, a prospective study was done in 135 patients with renal or upper ureteral stones associated with persistent urinary tract infection. The urinary infection was localized in each patient by bilateral ureteral catheterization. Upper tract infection in the kidney containing the stone was found in 75.6 per cent of the cases. A total of 94 patients completed treatment with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and were followed for 3 to 16 months (mean followup 6.4 months). A marked correlation between the incidence of residual macroscopic stone fragments and the presence of persistent infection was noted. Of the 51 patients who became free of stones 48 (94 per cent) had sterile urine. Only 3 of the 51 patients had persistent infection in the treated kidney despite complete disappearance of the stones. In 45 of the 59 patients with stones smaller than 2 cm. (76 per cent) the infection was eradicated, whereas of the 35 with larger stones the urine became sterile in only 13 (37 per cent). We conclude that extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy can be endorsed for treatment of small infected stones but it is inadequate for treatment of stones larger than 2 cm. unless combined with percutaneous nephrolithotripsy or chemical dissolution of the residual infected fragments.     

复杂性肾结石的早期诊断及预防

目的通过分析复杂性肾结石病史,结石成分等临床特点,为其诊疗及预防提供帮助。方法回顾性研究2009年8月至2010年5月于北京大学人民医院进修期间118例复杂性肾结石病例,对患者病史、既往史、结石化学成分及尿常规、肾功能等临床资料进行总结分析。结果118例患者中,7例(5.9%)接受过定期规律体检,97例(82.2%)从未曾接受过健康体检,64例(54.2%)曾有结石病史,86例(72.9%)以疼痛、血尿及发热等不适症状为主诉,92例(78.0%)伴有泌尿系感染,18例(15.3%)伴有肾功能不全,结石成分中含钙结石94例(79.7%),感染石55例(46.6%),含尿酸结石28例(23.7%)。结石以混合成分为主,其中感染石与草酸钙的混合成分所占比例最大,共51例(43.2%)。结论应通过定期规律体检提高早期诊断比例,控制结石进展,根据不同结石成分,采取有针对性的预防措施,同时必须重视抗感染治疗,以减少患者损伤,降低结石复发率。     

上尿路结石复发原因分析及其治疗(附42例报告)

目的:探讨泌尿系结石复发的原因及其处理措施。方法:回顾性分析2005年1月～2010年5月在我院接受治疗的42例上尿路复发结石患者临床资料,并对其尿石成分进行分析,对血、尿理化指标及代谢指标进行检测。结果:术后复发结石成分中,与原发结石成分相同者34例;与原发结石成分不同者8例,其中1例为尿流改道术后(草酸钙结石变为尿酸结石),1例为ESWL术后(草酸钙结石变为尿酸结石),3例为开放取石术后(草酸钙结石变为感染结石及尿酸结石),2例为输尿管碎石取石术后(尿酸结石变为感染结石)。在血、尿理化检测中,糖尿病8例,尿路感染7例,肥胖6例,甲状旁腺机能亢进3例。结论:根据复发性尿路结石的临床特点及诱发因素,采取针对性措施,选择合理的治疗方式,可以提高治疗效果。     

新疆南部维吾尔族尿石症患者病例对照研究

目的探讨新疆南部维吾尔族泌尿系结石发病的危险因素。方岳采用问卷调查的方式，研究了阿克苏地区90例维吾儿族泌尿系结石患者一般情况及生活习惯、饮食习惯，并对其结石成分进行分析。结果21—50岁为尿结石高发年龄组（74．4％），男性略多于女性，结石患者较对照组多口味偏咸，饮水量较少，差异有统计学意义（P〈0．001）；结石成分以草酸钙为主者81例（90．0％），磷酸钙结石1例（1．1％），尿酸结石5例（5．6％），磷酸镁铵结石2例（2．2％），胱氨酸结石1例（1．1％）。结论泌尿系结石发病主要受饮食习惯和饮水量的影响。     

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy with ultrasonography-guided renal access: experience from over 300 cases

OBJECTIVE: To report our experience with over 300 patients treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), for although PNL was established as a treatment in the 1970s, its use diminished with the introduction of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL); clinical experience with ESWL showed its limitations, and the role of PNL for treating urolithiasis was redefined, which with improvements in instruments and lithotripsy technology has expanded the capability of percutaneous stone disintegration. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 315 patients (156 males, 159 females, aged 13-85 years) treated with PNL in our department between 1987 and 2002. The mean (range) stone diameter was 27 (7-52) mm. The kidney was punctured under ultrasonography guidance via a lower-pole calyx whenever possible. The working channel was dilated using an Alken dilator under X-ray control. If necessary, a flexible renoscope was used. Ultrasonic, pneumatic and laser probes were used for lithotripsy. RESULTS: Four weeks after treatment the total stone-free rate was 96.5%; 45.7% of all patients were primarily stone-free, 21.3% had clinically insignificant residual stones that passed spontaneously within 4 weeks after PNL, and 33% of the patients needed auxiliary measures (a second PNL, ESWL, ureterorenoscopy). Overall, the early complication rate was 50.8%, the most common complications being transient fever (27.6%), clinically insignificant bleeding (7.6%) or both (3.2%); 3.5% of the patients developed urinary tract infections (with no signs of urosepsis), 3.2% had renal colic and 2.9% upper urinary tract obstruction. One patient (0.3%) developed acute pancreatitis after PNL; one died from urosepsis and one needed selective angiographic embolization of the punctured kidney due to bleeding. No patient required transfusions and there were no injuries to neighbouring organs. CONCLUSIONS: These results show that PNL causes no significant blood loss or major complications in almost all patients. Two aspects may especially reduce the potential complications: ultrasonography-guided renal puncture and using PNL in an experienced centre. PNL is a highly efficient procedure that provides fast and safe stone removal.     

Medical management for the prevention of the recurrence of urolithiasis--with special recurrence to the patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Questionnaires about stone recurrence after treatment with percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) were sent to 11 hospitals in the central section of Japan. We received 255 replies on PNL cases and 157 replies on ESWL cases. These patients were evaluated for the recurrence of renal stones and the enlargement of residual stone fragments. The effect of the medical management for the prevention of recurrent stone disease on postoperative recurrence rate was also evaluated. The average follow-up period of patients treated with PNL was 21.6 months, and 18.5 months for patients treated with ESWL. In patients who underwent PNL, 25 of 162 patients (15.4%) who were treated completely without any residual stones have suffered from new stones. The residual stone or fragments enlarged in 14 of the 93 patients (15.1%) who had residual stones or fragments after the treatment. The recurrence rate was significantly higher for the recurrent stone former than the single stone former. The recurrence rate for the patients who had multiple stones, staghorn calculi and metabolic disorders such as hypercalciuria also had a high incidence. Patients who received medical treatment for the prevention of stone recurrence had a lower recurrence rate than the group not treated. Especially among the patients with hypercalciuria, the recurrence rate of stone disease in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the group not treated.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Changes in the management of urolithiasis: endourologic treatment of calculi in the upper urinary tract

Three hundred seventy cases with calculi in upper urinary tract were treated by endourology, 210 cases were subjects of percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL) and 160 cases of transurethral ureterolithotripsy (TUL), in Nara Medical University Hospital and 13 affiliated hospitals. Of the PNL cases, PNL was completed in 184 cases (87.6%) and not completed in 16 cases (12.4%). 168 cases (80.0%) had successful results by PNL alone, stone-free or stone fragments less than 5 mm, in spite of the stone location and size. No serious adverse effect was experienced throughout the study. However, changes like a scar formation or fibrosis around the nephrostomy tract were revealed as a late complication by excretory urography, computed tomography and renal scanning. Of the 160 TUL cases, TUL was successful in 132 cases (82.5%) and unsuccessful in 28 cases (17.5%). The results of TUL for the calculi above the upper iliac cresta were not favorable, success rate for stone 6-10 mm in diameter was 70.3% and that for stones larger than 11 mm 37.5%. However, the results of TUL for the calculi below the upper ileac cresta were favorable, the success rate for the 6-10 mm calculi was 91.5% and for the calculi larger than 11 mm 88.4%. Of 28 TUL failures, 7 cases underwent PNL and 21 cases received open surgery. Throughout our endourologic treatments, the most problematic stone was calculi impact in the ureter. The indication of endourology for the calculi in upper urinary tract is discussed with consideration of ESWL which is becoming the main stream of stone treatment.     

Pediatric urolithiasis--evaluation of risk factors in 95 children

OBJECTIVE: Pediatric urolithiasis is a rarely encountered pathology, except in endemic areas such as Turkey. As a recurrent pathology which may reveal functional as well and morphologic changes in the urinary tract, metabolic and environmental factors, in addition to urogenital abnormalities, should be evaluated thoroughly in each patient. In this prospective study, the patient and family histories of 95 children with stone disease were evaluated, together with serum and urine risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between 1996 and 2001, 95 children (25 females, 70 males; mean age 7.3 years; age range 0.6-15 years) referred to our department with urolithiasis were evaluated. All patients were investigated with respect to stone localization, associated abnormalities, urinary tract infection (UTI), positive family history and serum and urine risk factors. In addition to standard risk factors (hypocitraturia, hypercalciuria, hyperoxaluria, hyperuricosuria, hypomagnesuria), diet and 24-h urine volume were also assessed in all children. Children with cystinuria were excluded from the study. RESULTS: Stone size ranged from 0.3 to 3.3 cm, with an average value of 2.0 cm. The localization of the stones was classified as unilateral single stone in 37 patients, multiple unilateral stones in six and bilateral multiple stones in 27. Hypocitraturia was the commonest risk factor detected in our patients. A positive family history was present in 51 cases (54%). In addition, UTI was present in 59 cases (62%) and 67 cases had a previous history of recurrent UTI. Associated urogenital abnormality was detected in nine cases (9.4%). There were significant correlations between stone size and urinary citrate excretion (p < 0.05) and between the presence of UTI and urinary phosphate excretion (r = 0.59, p = 0.047). Treatments used were open surgery in seven (7.3%) cases, extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy in 39 (41%) and endoscopic surgery in 20 (21%). Following these procedures, 39 (41%) patients were completely stone-free, 11 (11%) had residual stones (<5 mm in diameter) and 12 (14.8%) passed the stone(s) spontaneously. During follow-up, regrowth was seen in four (4.2%) patients and stone recurrence was noted in a further four (4.2%). CONCLUSIONS: In addition to stone removal, treatment of pediatric urolithiasis requires a thorough metabolic and environmental evaluation of all patients on an individual basis. Obstructive pathologies have to be corrected immediately and apparent metabolic abnormalities should also be treated. Children with a positive family history should be followed carefully with respect to stone recurrence. Urine volume increases in parallel with body mass index and medical therapeutic agents which increase urine citrate levels should be encouraged.     

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in pediatric patients: is computerized tomography a must?

The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the results of pediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) cases, and discuss the results and necessity of non-contrast computerized tomography (CT) in these cases. In all, 48 pediatric patients who underwent PNL were retrospectively evaluated. Before PNL, either intravenous urography or CT was performed. In all patients, we evaluated the PNL time, scopy time with stone burden, and complications. During the PNL procedure, we switched to open surgery in two cases: in one because of renal pelvis perforation and in the other because of transcolonic access. In one patient who was scheduled to undergo PNL, we performed open surgery, primarily because we detected a retrorenal colon with CT. The stone burden in 45 patients who underwent PNL was 445 ± 225 mm², the PNL time was 51 ± 23 min, and the scopy time was 6.1 ± 2.7 min. We removed nephrostomy tubes 1–4 days after the procedure. In two patients, 24 h after removal of nephrostomy tubes, we inserted double J stents because of prolonged urine extravasation from the tract. In all, 34 of the 45 patients were stone-free, 5 patients had clinically insignificant stone fragments, and 6 patients had residual stones. PNL is a safe and effective method in the treatment of pediatric patients with kidney stones. Clinical experience is the most important factor in obtaining stone-free results. CT should be performed in all pediatric patients in order to prevent colon perforation.     

Stone and pelvic urine culture and sensitivity are better than bladder urine as predictors of urosepsis following percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective clinical study

PURPOSE: Urosepsis due to manipulation during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) can be catastrophic despite prophylactic antibiotic coverage, and negative midstream urine culture and sensitivity testing (C&S). It has been postulated that bacteria in the stone may be responsible for systemic infection. In this prospective study we determined the correlation between different sites of urine sampling, including stones, and also ascertained which is more predictive of urosepsis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All patients undergoing PCNL who fulfilled our selection criteria were recruited. The samples collected were 1) midstream urine and bladder urine at cystoscopy, 2) renal pelvic urine collected at percutaneous puncture of the pelvicaliceal system and 3) extracted and later fragmented stones. They were sent immediately for C&S. Patients were monitored for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). RESULTS: A total of 54 procedures were suitable for analysis. Midstream urine C&S was positive in 11.1% of cases, stone C&S was positive in 35.2% and pelvic C&S was positive in 20.4% (p = 0.009). Pelvic urine C&S predicted infected stones better than bladder urine C&S. Of the patients 37% had SIRS and 3 experienced septic shock. Patients with infected stones or pelvic urine were found to be at a relative risk for urosepsis that was at least 4 times greater (p = 0.0009). Bladder urine did not predict SIRS. Stone C&S had the highest positive predictive value of 0.7. Preoperative hydronephrosis correlated with infected pelvic urine. No patients with urosepsis had positive blood C&S. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that positive stone C&S and pelvic urine C&S are better predictors of potential urosepsis than bladder urine. Therefore, routine collection of these specimens is recommended.     

Urinary tract infection associated with urinary calculi. 2. Effects of antibiotics on bacteria within infected stones

We investigated the effect of antimicrobial agents against bacteria within infected stones. Cefmetazole (CMZ) was found to have equally strong activities against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria isolated from the stones. In addition, CMZ was excreted in the urine from the affected kidney in high concentrations and was penetrated into the stone to some extent in vitro. However, preoperative administration of CMZ did not so significantly eradicate bacteria within the stones. Stones may function as a sanctuary for organisms and may attenuate the effects of antibiotics against them. Therefore, to treat urinary tract infection associated with urinary calculi, complete extirpation is necessary. In recent years, ultrasonic and other types of stone crushing methods are in wide use. CMZ or other effective antibiotics may become useful for the perioperative management of infected urinary stones.