This document discusses urolithiasis (kidney stones). It begins by defining urolithiasis and noting its prevalence and cost. It then covers the epidemiology, types, symptoms, diagnosis, and management of kidney stones. The main points are that kidney stones can form anywhere in the urinary tract, have a lifetime risk of 2-20% depending on location, and are most commonly treated through active medical expulsion or minimally invasive surgeries like ESWL or ureteroscopy. Surgical intervention is indicated for large or obstructing stones, infection, or if conservative measures fail.
Urolithiasis is a common disease that is estimated to
produce medical costs of $2.1 billion per year in the United States alone.
Renal colic affects approximately 1.2 million people
each year in USA and accounts for approximately 1% of
all hospital admissions.
Most active emergency departments (EDs) manage
patients with acute renal colic every day.
Urolithiasis is a common disease that is estimated to
produce medical costs of $2.1 billion per year in the United States alone.
Renal colic affects approximately 1.2 million people
each year in USA and accounts for approximately 1% of
all hospital admissions.
Most active emergency departments (EDs) manage
patients with acute renal colic every day.
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-acute pyelonephritis
-chronic pyelonephritis
-xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
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Pyelonephritis
It is the inflammation of the kidney & upper urinary tract that usually results from the bacterial infection of the bladder.
Pyelonephritis can be classified in several different catagories:
-acute pyelonephritis
-chronic pyelonephritis
-xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
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Hydronephrosis is the distension of the renal calyces and pelvis due to accumulation of the
urine as a result of the obstruction to the outflow of the urine mostly distal to renal pelvis.
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Kidney stones (also called renal calculi, nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your kidneys. Diet, excess body weight, some medical conditions, and certain supplements and medications are among the many causes of kidney stones.
Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) is a disease affecting the urinary tract. Kidney stones are small deposits that build up in the kidneys, made of calcium, phosphate and other components of foods. They are a common cause of blood in urine.
Kidney stone formation may result when the urine becomes overly concentrated with certain substances. These substances in the urine may complex to form small crystals and subsequently stones.
A number of blood and urine tests will be required to detect the presence of infection and test the function of the kidneys
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Defecation
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2. Urolithiasis (from Greek oûron-urine and lithos-stone) is
the condition where urinary stones are formed or located
anywhere in the urinary system.
Urolithiasis
5. Urolithiasis is a common
disease that is estimated to
produce medical costs of $2.1
billion per year in the United
States alone.
Urolithiasis has been a part of
the human condition for
millennia and have even been
found in Egyptian mummies.
Background
6. Renal colic affects approximately 1.2 million people
each year in USA and accounts for approximately 1% of
all hospital admissions.
Most active emergency departments (EDs) manage
patients with acute renal colic every day
Background
8. Urolithiasis occurs in all parts of the world
A lifetime risk:
2-5% for Asia
8-15% for the West
20% for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hot Climate
Dietary habits
Hereditary factors
Epidemiology
9. The lower the economic status, the lower the likelihood
of renal stones
Most at 20-49 years
Peak incidence at 35-45 years
Male-to-female ratio of 3:1
Epidemiology
15. Account for 15% of renal calculi
Infectous stones
Gram-negative rods capable of
splitting urea into ammonium, which
combines with phosphate and
magnesium
More common in females
Urine pH is typically greater than 7
Struvite (magnesium ammonium
phosphate) stones
17. Account for 6% of renal
calculi
Urine pH less than 5.5
High purine intake eg.
organ meats
legumes
malignancy
25% of patients have gout
Uric acid stones
26. History
The presentation is variable.
Patients with urinary calculi may report
Pain
Infection
Hematuria
Asymptomatic
27. Silent Kidney stones
Small nonobstructing stones in
the kidneys only occasionally
cause symptoms.
If present, symptoms are usually
moderate and easily controlled.
28. The passage of stones into
the ureter is associated with
classic renal colic because
of:
subsequent acute obstruction
proximal urinary tract dilation
ureteral spasm
Acute renal colic is probably
the most excruciatingly
painful event a person can
endure
Obstructive ureteral stone
29. Classic Renal Colic
Acute onset of severe flank pain radiating to the groin
Gross or microscopic hematuria
Nausea, and vomiting not associated with an acute abdomen in
50%
30. Staghorn calculi are often
relatively asymptomatic.
Branched kidney stone occupying
the renal pelvis and at least one
calyceal system.
Manifest as infection and
hematuria.
Staghorn stone
31. Acute renal failure
Asymptomatic bilateral
obstruction
Solitary Kidney with
obstructive stone
32. Location and characteristics of
pain from ureteral stones
Depends on the level of
obstruction and its degree:
ureteropelvic junction
pelvic brim
ureterovesical junction
33. UPJ Stone
Stones obstructing the
ureteropelvic junction may
present with mild-to-severe
deep flank pain without
radiation to the groin
34. Ureteral Stone
Cause abrupt, severe, colicky pain in the flank and
ipsilateral lower abdomen
with radiation to the testicles or the vulvar area.
Intense nausea, with or without vomiting, usually is
present.
36. Mid Ureter
Cause pain that radiates anteriorly and caudally.
Can easily mimic appendicitis on the right or acute
diverticulitis on the left.
37. Distal Ureter and UVJ stones
Cause pain that tends to radiate into the groin or testicle
in the male or labia majora in the female
At the ureterovesical junction also may cause irritative
voiding symptoms mimicking cystitis, such as:
urinary frequency
dysuria
39. Bladder Stones
Usually asymptomatic and are passed relatively easily
during urination.
Rarely, a patient reports positional urinary retention
(obstruction precipitated by standing, relieved by
recumbency).
41. Phases of an attack
The entire process typical lasts 3-18 hours
Acute phase: peak in most patients within 2 hours of onset (30 min to 6
hours)
Constant Phase 1- 4 hours maximum 12 hours
Relief phase 1.5-3 hours
45. The diagnosis of nephrolithiasis is often made on the
basis of clinical symptoms alone, although confirmatory
tests are usually performed.
Diagnosis
47. The recommended based on EUA recommendations:
Urinary sediment/dipstick test: To demonstrate blood cells
Serum creatinine level: To measure renal function
Labarotary Testing
48. May be helpful:
CBC in febrile patients
Serum electrolyte assessment in vomiting patients
24-Hour urine profile on outpatient basis
Additional Lab Tests
50. Noncontrast abdominopelvic CT scan: The imaging
modality of choice for assessment of urinary tract
disease, especially acute renal colic.
IV contrast and delayed images might be required in
selected cases
Imaging studies
51. Renal ultrasonography:
Renal stone
Hydronephrosis or ureteral dilation
Misses 30 % of stones
Plain abdominal radiograph (flat plate or KUB) misses
40 % of stones
Imaging studies
52. Imaging studies
IVP (urography) historically, the criterion standard
In rare select situations:
Plain renal tomography
Retrograde pyelography
Nuclear renal scanning
54. Emergency Renal Colic
IV access to allow :
Fluid
Analgesics:
Paracetamol
NSAID
Opiod
Antiemetic
In case of infection:
Urine culture
Blood culture accordingly e.g. febrile
Antibiotics
55. Approach Considerations
In emergency settings what should be kept in mind is the
small percentage suffering renal damage or sepsis.
These include:
Evident infection with obstruction
A solitary functional kidney
Bilateral ureteral obstruction
Renal failure
56. Important
The most morbid and potentially dangerous aspect of
stone disease is the combination of urinary tract
obstruction and upper urinary tract infection.
Pyelonephritis
Pyonephrosis
Urosepsis
Early recognition and immediate surgical drainage are
necessary in these situations
57. Approach Considerations
The size of the stone is an
important predictor of
spontaneous passage.
A stone less than 4 mm in
diameter has an 80%
chance of spontaneous
passage; this falls to 20%
for stones larger than 8 mm
in diameter
58. Approach Considerations
Hospital admission is clearly necessary when any of the
following is present:
Oral analgesics are insufficient to manage the pain.
Intractable vommiting
Ureteral obstruction from a stone occurs in a solitary or
transplanted kidney.
Bilateral ureteral obstruction
Ureteral obstruction from a stone occurs in the presence of
a urinary tract infection (UTI)
Fever
Sepsis
Pyonephrosis
59. Approach Considerations
Relative indications to consider for a possible admission
include comorbid conditions
diabetes
dehydration
renal failure
immunocompromised state
perinephric urine extravasation
pregnancy
61. Approach Considerations
Aggressive medical therapy has shown promise in
increasing the spontaneous stone passage rate and
relieving discomfort while minimizing narcotic usage
62. Clinic Follow up
Patients who do not meet admission criteria to be
discharged on medical expulsive therapy from the ED in
anticipation that the stone will pass spontaneously at
home.
Arrangements should be made for follow-up with a
urologist in 2-3 days.
63. Active medical expulsive therapy
Paracetamol PRN for pain with or without Codeine
NSAID PRN for pain
Oral opiod analogue for severe pain
Alpha blockers
Antiemetic PRN for nausea and/or vommiting
Prednisone 20 mg twice daily for 6 days
With MET, stones 5-8 mm in size often pass, especially if
located in the distal ureter.
64. Approach Considerations
An important aspect of medical and preventive therapy is
maintaining a good fluid intake and subsequent high
urinary volume.
65. Emergency Advice
Patients should be told to return for :
fever
uncontrolled pain
uncontrolled vomiting
Patients should be discharged with a urine strainer and
encouraged to submit any recovered calculi to a urologist
for chemical analysis
66. General recommendation not to wait longer than 4
weeks for a stone to pass spontaneously before
considering intervention.
Approach Considerations
67. Approach Considerations
Larger stones (ie, ≥ 7 mm) that are unlikely to pass
spontaneously require some type of surgical procedure.
Such patients require mandatory urology follow up
68. Approach Considerations
About 15-20% of patients require invasive intervention
eventually as emergency or electively due to:
stone size
continued obstruction
Infection
intractable pain
69. Indications for Surgery
The primary indications for surgical treatment include:
Pain
Infection
Obstruction
Indications for urgent intervention:
Obstruction complicated by evident infection
Obstruction complicated by acute renal failure
Solitary kidney
Bilateral obstruction
71. Surgical options
For an obstructed and infected collecting system
secondary to stone disease
Emergency surgical relief is required with no contraindications:
percutaneous nephrostomy for critical patients
ureteral stent placement for stable patients
72. Surgical options
The vast majority of symptomatic urinary tract calculi are
now treated with noninvasive or minimally invasive
techniques
Open surgical excision of a stone from the urinary tract is
now limited to isolated atypical cases
73. Surgical options
ESWL and ureteroscopy are internationaly recognized as
first-line treatments for ureteral stones.
The 2005 American Urological Association (AUA)
staghorn calculus guidelines recommend percutaneous
nephrostolithotomy as the cornerstone for management
74. Ureteral Stent
Guarantees drainage of urine from
the kidney into the bladder and
bypass any obstruction.
Relieves renal colic pain even if the
actual stone remains.
Dilate the ureter, making
ureteroscopy and other endoscopic
surgical procedures easier to
perform later.
75. Percutaneous nephrostomy
Indicated if stent placement is
inadvisable or impossible.
In particular patients with
pyonephrosis who have a UTI or
urosepsis exacerbated by an
obstructing calculus
76. Extracorporeal shockwave
lithotripsy
ESWL, the least invasive of the
surgical methods of stone
removal
Utilizes an underwater energy
wave focused on the stone to
shatter it into passable fragments
It is especially suitable for stones
that are smaller than 2 cm and
lodged in
the upper or middle calyx
the upper ureter
77. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
The patient, under varying degrees of anesthesia
The shock head delivers shockwaves developed from an
Electrohydraulic
Electromagnetic
piezoelectric source
78. Ureteroscopy
Ureteroscopic manipulation of a
stone is a commonly applied
method of stone removal
A small endoscope, which may be
Rigid
Semirigid
Flexible
is passed into the bladder and up
the ureter to directly visualize the
stone
79. Ureteroscopy
Flexible ureteroscopy allows tackling
of even lower calyceal stones
Stones are fragmented using
Swiss lithoclast
Laser
Ultrasonic lithotripter
Stones are retrieved using a stone
basket
80. Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy
Percutaneous procedures are generally reserved for
large and/or complex renal stones and failures from the
other 2 modalities
Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy is especially useful for
stones larger than 2 cm in diameter
81. Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy
In some cases, a combination
of SWL and a percutaneous
technique is necessary to
completely remove all stone
material from a kidney.
82. Open Surgery
Open surgery has been used less
and less often since the
development of the previously
mentioned techniques
It now constitutes less than 1% of
all interventions.
Disadvantages include
longer hospitalization
longer convalescence
increased requirements for blood
transfusion.
83. Approach Considerations
Metabolic evaluation and treatment at clinic are indicated
for patients at greater risk for recurrence, including:
multiple stones
personal or family history of previous stone formation
stones at a younger age
residual stones after treatment
84. Medical Therapy for Stone Disease
Urinary calculi composed predominantly of calcium
cannot be dissolved
medical therapy is important in the long-term
chemoprophylaxis of further calculus growth or formation
85. Medical Therapy for Stone Disease
Uric acid and cystine calculi can be dissolved with
medical therapy.
Suitable option in patients with uric acid stones who do
not require urgent surgical intervention
Is based on alkalization of the urine.
86. Medical Therapy for Stone Disease
Sodium bicarbonate can be used as the alkalizing agent
But potassium citrate is usually preferred because of the
availability of slow-release tablets and the avoidance of a
high sodium load
87. Medical Therapy for Stone Disease
The dosage of the alkalizing agent should be adjusted to
maintain the urinary pH between 6.5 and 7.0.
88. Chemoprophylaxis
Prophylactic therapy might include:
most importantly, augmentation of fluid intake.
limitation of dietary components
addition of stone-formation inhibitors or intestinal calcium binders
avoid excessive salt and protein intake
89. Chemoprophylaxis
Better to base medical therapy for long-term
chemoprophylaxis of urinary calculi on the results of a
24-hour urinalysis for chemical constituents
90. Long-Term Monitoring
Metabolic evaluation is done by a typical 24-hour urine
determination of:
urinary volume
pH
specific gravity
Calcium
Citrate
Magnesium
Oxalate
Phosphate
uric acid.
91. Long-Term Monitoring
Most common findings are
Hypercalciuria
Hyperuricosuria
Hyperoxaluria
Hypocitraturia
low urinary volume
94. Chemoprophylaxis
Pharmaceuticals that can bind free cystine in the urine:
D-penicillamine
2-alpha-mercaptopropionyl-glycine
Help reduce stone formation in cystinuria.
Captopril has been shown to be effective in some trials
95. Dietary Measures
In almost all patients in whom stones form, an increase in
fluid intake and, therefore, an increase in urine output is
recommended.
This is likely the single most important aspect of stone
prophylaxis
The goal is a total urine volume in 24 hours in excess of
2 liters.
96. Dietary Measures
The only other general dietary guidelines are to avoid
excessive salt and protein intake.
Moderation of calcium and oxalate intake is also
reasonable
Beware to advice moderation not avoid calcium intake as
it will result in calcium deficiency disorders, most
importantly osteoperosis.
98. References
• Main references:
• Medscape article nephrolithiasis by J Stuart Wolf Jr, MD, FACS updated
feb 11, 2013
• Campbell-Walsh Urology 10th edition
• Smith and Tanagho's General Urology, Eighteenth Edition
• Images used in this presentation are from different web
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• N.B. The presentation is directed to general medical
audience in the hospital mainly nurses and physicians
with special focus on the acute management.