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Lithiasis

MedGen UID:
7363
•Concept ID:
C0023869
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Calculoses; Calculosis; Lithiases
SNOMED CT: Lithiasis (66058000); Calculosis (66058000)

Definition

The formation of stones (calculi) in the body. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLithiasis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Urolithiasis: History, epidemiology, aetiologic factors and management.
Kachkoul R, Touimi GB, El Mouhri G, El Habbani R, Mohim M, Lahrichi A
Malays J Pathol 2023 Dec;45(3):333-352. PMID: 38155376
Management of cholelithiasis with choledocholithiasis: Endoscopic and surgical approaches.
Cianci P, Restini E
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul 28;27(28):4536-4554. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i28.4536. PMID: 34366622Free PMC Article
Why primary obesity is a disease?
De Lorenzo A, Gratteri S, Gualtieri P, Cammarano A, Bertucci P, Di Renzo L
J Transl Med 2019 May 22;17(1):169. doi: 10.1186/s12967-019-1919-y. PMID: 31118060Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Role of claudins in idiopathic hypercalciuria and renal lithiasis.
Negri AL, Del Valle EE
Int Urol Nephrol 2022 Sep;54(9):2197-2204. Epub 2022 Jan 27 doi: 10.1007/s11255-022-03119-2. PMID: 35084652
Drug-induced Cholelithiasis.
Alušík Š, Paluch Z
Curr Rev Clin Exp Pharmacol 2021;16(4):300-305. doi: 10.2174/1574884715666201217125009. PMID: 33334295
Ureteroscopy from the recent past to the near future.
Reis Santos JM
Urolithiasis 2018 Feb;46(1):31-37. Epub 2017 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00240-017-1016-8. PMID: 29188308
Do Calcium Supplements Predispose to Urolithiasis?
Kozyrakis D, Paridis D, Karatzas A, Soukias G, Dailiana Z
Curr Urol Rep 2017 Mar;18(3):17. doi: 10.1007/s11934-017-0668-9. PMID: 28233226
Enterolithiasis.
Gurvits GE, Lan G
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Dec 21;20(47):17819-29. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17819. PMID: 25548480Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Clinical physiology of the kidney, electrolytes and lithiasis. The "old" meets the "new".
Ferraro PM, Fuster DG
J Nephrol 2021 Feb;34(1):29-30. doi: 10.1007/s40620-020-00850-w. PMID: 32886324
Broncholithiasis: A Review.
Alshabani K, Ghosh S, Arrossi AV, Mehta AC
Chest 2019 Sep;156(3):445-455. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.05.012. PMID: 31173766
Dacryolithiasis: A Review.
Mishra K, Hu KY, Kamal S, Andron A, Della Rocca RC, Ali MJ, Nair AG
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Mar/Apr;33(2):83-89. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000769. PMID: 27533513
Enterolithiasis.
Gurvits GE, Lan G
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Dec 21;20(47):17819-29. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17819. PMID: 25548480Free PMC Article
Calcium renal lithiasis: metabolic diagnosis and medical treatment.
Arrabal-Polo MA, Arrabal-Martin M, Garrido-Gomez J
Sao Paulo Med J 2013;131(1):46-53. doi: 10.1590/s1516-31802013000100008. PMID: 23538595Free PMC Article

Therapy

Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis.
Talan DA, Di Saverio S
N Engl J Med 2021 Sep 16;385(12):1116-1123. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp2107675. PMID: 34525287
Management of cholelithiasis with choledocholithiasis: Endoscopic and surgical approaches.
Cianci P, Restini E
World J Gastroenterol 2021 Jul 28;27(28):4536-4554. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i28.4536. PMID: 34366622Free PMC Article
Drug-induced Cholelithiasis.
Alušík Š, Paluch Z
Curr Rev Clin Exp Pharmacol 2021;16(4):300-305. doi: 10.2174/1574884715666201217125009. PMID: 33334295
Biological Activities of Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum) and Its Pungent Principle Capsaicin: A Review.
Srinivasan K
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2016 Jul 3;56(9):1488-500. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2013.772090. PMID: 25675368
Primary hyperoxaluria.
Lorenzo V, Torres A, Salido E
Nefrologia 2014 May 21;34(3):398-412. Epub 2014 Apr 30 doi: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2014.Jan.12335. PMID: 24798559

Prognosis

Extraintestinal complications of inflammatory bowel diseases.
Navrátil V, Cveková S, Slodička P, Aiglová K, Pipek B, Falt P
Vnitr Lek 2021 Spring;67(2):92-96. PMID: 34074107
Broncholithiasis: A Review.
Alshabani K, Ghosh S, Arrossi AV, Mehta AC
Chest 2019 Sep;156(3):445-455. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.05.012. PMID: 31173766
Dacryolithiasis: A Review.
Mishra K, Hu KY, Kamal S, Andron A, Della Rocca RC, Ali MJ, Nair AG
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Mar/Apr;33(2):83-89. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000769. PMID: 27533513
Endoscopic assessment of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
De Vries B, Weersma RK
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 2016 Mar;62(1):49-62. Epub 2015 Oct 7 PMID: 26446685
Enterolithiasis.
Gurvits GE, Lan G
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Dec 21;20(47):17819-29. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17819. PMID: 25548480Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Broncholithiasis: A Review.
Alshabani K, Ghosh S, Arrossi AV, Mehta AC
Chest 2019 Sep;156(3):445-455. Epub 2019 Jun 4 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.05.012. PMID: 31173766
Endoscopic assessment of primary sclerosing cholangitis.
De Vries B, Weersma RK
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 2016 Mar;62(1):49-62. Epub 2015 Oct 7 PMID: 26446685
Enterolithiasis.
Gurvits GE, Lan G
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Dec 21;20(47):17819-29. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i47.17819. PMID: 25548480Free PMC Article
Primary hyperoxaluria.
Lorenzo V, Torres A, Salido E
Nefrologia 2014 May 21;34(3):398-412. Epub 2014 Apr 30 doi: 10.3265/Nefrologia.pre2014.Jan.12335. PMID: 24798559
Renal transplant lithiasis: analysis of our series and review of the literature.
Stravodimos KG, Adamis S, Tyritzis S, Georgios Z, Constantinides CA
J Endourol 2012 Jan;26(1):38-44. Epub 2011 Dec 5 doi: 10.1089/end.2011.0049. PMID: 22050494

Recent systematic reviews

Endoscopic Management of Rhinolithiasis: A Systematic Review.
Nguyen J, Omiunu A, Patel R, Patel P, Fang CH, Eloy JA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Jun;168(6):1338-1345. Epub 2023 Jan 29 doi: 10.1002/ohn.230. PMID: 36939404
The prognostic value of testicular microlithiasis as an incidental finding for the risk of testicular malignancy in children and the adult population: A systematic review. On behalf of the EAU pediatric urology guidelines panel.
't Hoen LA, Bhatt NR, Radmayr C, Dogan HS, Nijman RJM, Quaedackers J, Rawashdeh YF, Silay MS, Tekgul S, Stein R, Bogaert G
J Pediatr Urol 2021 Dec;17(6):815-831. Epub 2021 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.06.013. PMID: 34217588
Cystinuria: clinical practice recommendation.
Servais A, Thomas K, Dello Strologo L, Sayer JA, Bekri S, Bertholet-Thomas A, Bultitude M, Capolongo G, Cerkauskiene R, Daudon M, Doizi S, Gillion V, Gràcia-Garcia S, Halbritter J, Heidet L, van den Heijkant M, Lemoine S, Knebelmann B, Emma F, Levtchenko E; Metabolic Nephropathy Workgroup of the European Reference Network for Rare Kidney Diseases (ERKNet) and eUROGEN
Kidney Int 2021 Jan;99(1):48-58. Epub 2020 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.06.035. PMID: 32918941
Alpha blockers in the management of ureteric lithiasis: A meta-analysis.
Raison N, Ahmed K, Brunckhorst O, Dasgupta P
Int J Clin Pract 2017 Jan;71(1) doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12917. PMID: 28097758
Tamsulosin for treatment of unilateral distal ureterolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Malo C, Audette-Côté JS, Emond M, Turgeon AF
CJEM 2014 May;16(3):229-42. doi: 10.2310/8000.2013.131012. PMID: 24852587

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