Nephrolithiasis part 2 Flashcards
what are the four ways urinary tracts obstructions can be classified
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According cause; congenital and acquired.
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Congenital anomalies leading to UT obstruction are —>
- horse shoe kidney,
- pelvic ureteric junction obstruction,
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ureter cele.
- These congenital anomalies lead to mechanically embarrassed urinary dynamics
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Congenital anomalies leading to UT obstruction are —>
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According to duration; acute and chronic.
- Acute —> e.g. calculus anuria (urgency in urology)
- Chronic —> e.g. hydronephrosis
- duration is equal to clinical manifestation/
- According to the degree; complete or incomplete
- incomplete —> complications with chronic clinical course e.g. hydronpherosis
- Complete —> complications with acute clinical course e.g. calculus anuria
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According to level of obstruction; upper/ lower UT.
- NB! Sequelae of UT obstruction is always stasis of urine,
- stasis is a term used when the cause is located in the upper UT.
- For lower UT the term retention is used.
classifaction of uroliithiasis according to cause (1/4)
give examples of congeital
how does congenital anomalies lead to stones
According cause; congenital and acquired.
Congenital anomalies leading to UT obstruction are —>
- horse shoe kidney,
- pelvic ureteric junction obstruction,
- uretocele.
These congenital anomalies lead to mechanically embarrassed urinary dynamics
classification of urolithiasis according to duration (2/4)
what are the 2 types
why is duration important clinically
According to duration; acute and chronic.
Acute —> e.g. calculus anuria (urgency in urology)
Chronic —> e.g. hydronephrosis
duration is equal to clinical manifestation/
how is urolithiasis classified according to degree of complications
give an example for each of the 2 types
According to the degree; complete or incomplete
incomplete —> complications with chronic clinical course e.g. hydronpherosis
Complete —> complications with acute clinical course e.g. calculus anuria
give the classificatino of urolithiasis according to the level of obstructinon
what is the most certain sequalae of urinary obstruction
how does this change depending on the level of obstruction
According to level of obstruction; upper/ lower UT.
NB! Sequelae of UT obstruction is always stasis of urine,
stasis is a term used when the cause is located in the upper UT.
retention is used for lower UT
what are the 3 components that define hydronephrosis
(DTE)
- Dilation of collecting system of the kidney - renal pelvis and renal calyx
- Thinning of renal parenchyma - this is known as atrophy
- Embarrassed uro dynamics
DEFINE the 3 components of hydronephrosis
DESCRIBE the CLINICAL EVOLUTION of hydronephrosis
in 3 stages
how is the last stage of the evolution rx based on it’s location
how is the stent placed
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def of hydronephrosis has 3 parts
Dilation of the collecting system of the kidney (pelvis & calyx)
Thinning/ Atrophy of renal Parenchyma
Embarassed urodynamics d/2 imcomplete obstruction
3 stage development of hydronephtosis
- 1)Hydronephrosis ⇒ 2) Infected Hydronephrosis ⇒ 3) Pyonephrosis: kidney is non functional and filled with thick pus.
- Unilateral or bilateral.
- rx of unilateral pyonephrosis
- temporising maneover?? & percutaneous nephrostomy.
- Other options to solve the problem is a stent placement. via Percutaneus Nephrostomy
- rx of unilateral pyonephrosis
- Unilateral or bilateral.
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define Pyonephrosis:
3 stages of development
treatment of pyonephrosis
Pynephrosis is = non functional** kidney is filled with **thick pus.
presenting symptom in urine is pyuira. + palpable mass
- can be Unilateral or bilateral.
- rx of unilateral pyonephrosis =
- temporising maneover & percutaneous nephrostomy.
or Other options to solve the problem is a
- stent placement. via Percutaneus Nephrostomy
what are the clinical features of urolithiasis
- most important sx?
- how is renal colic dx to cholelithiasis in terms of the 3 loacations of spread
- when is the kidney palpable
- what is a favourable sign of the stone passing
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Renal colic is 1st and most important sx
- descending radiation of the pain to lower abdomen, groins and external male and female genitalia is typical, unlike for example cholelithiasis.
- uncomplicated => Conservative rx
- complicated= > Surgical rx
- descending radiation of the pain to lower abdomen, groins and external male and female genitalia is typical, unlike for example cholelithiasis.
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LUTS
- Dysuria
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Hematuria: micro and macroscopic,
- microscopic hematuria is typical after renal colic.
- Why is macroscopic hematuria a presenting symptom? …. gross hematuria is variable in case of small stones and after physical exercise.
- NB! Painless hematuria always raises the suspicion of malignancy.
- Urgency:
- Frequency: once the stone anchors the bladder. Very favourable sign for stone passing.
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Associated sx
- Nausea & vomiting,
- lower abdominal rigidity,
- Palpable mass in the loin.
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ONLY when the kidney is enlarged.!!
- e.g. hydryhonephrosis
- w/ pyonephrosis the presenting symptom in urine is pyuira.
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ONLY when the kidney is enlarged.!!
whan is renal colic considered complicated
F. A. P criteria fro complicated stones
Criteria to define as complicated renal colic;
- Fever with or without chills
- Protracted or prolonged renal colic - colic lasting more than 24h
- Anuria - main symptom is empty urinary bladder Complicated requires some type of surgical treatment.
what does anuria suggest in UROLOGY
what are the 4 surgical subrenal reasons of anuria/ ARF
how is ormond’s disease treated
how does prostate cancer cause anuria and which type is usually the cause
which other 3 types of malignancies cause anuria
list 2 examples of adjacent tumors causing anuria
Anuria = means acute renal failure!!!
Subrenal Surgical reasons for Anuria or ARF —
- Urinary stone disease - the most common reason is stones located on ureters,> kidney. According to location of stone in ureter, most common is UretoVesicularJunction kidney stones rarely cause anuria
- Retroperintoneal fibrosis - Ormonds disease. = proliferation of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneum, can cause bilateral obstruction to the ureters.
- obstruction is always bilateral
- Clinical manifestation of this obstruction is anuria.
- Temporising maneouver is percutaneous nephrostomy or stent placement.
- Definitive treatment is open surgery —> reconstruction of ureters in abdominal a cavity, this means to move the ureters in the abdominal cavity.
- Iatrogenic trauma to the ureter! Ligature of the ureters during extended abdominal or gynaecological operations
- Malignancies
- mg in retroperitoneal space. For further reading know several histological types of retroperitoneal tumours.
- Malignancies of UB.
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Prostate cancer especially Locally advanced prostate cancer may infiltrate intramural ureters => complete obstruction , leads stasis of urine and anuria.
- In cases of prostate cancer, what is the temporising maneouver —> bilateral percutaneous nephrostomy
- cancers of adjacent organs e.g. endometrial cancer, cervical, colorectal carcinoma.
give histological examples of Reteroperitioneal malignancies

Extremely rare group of tumors (The most common type is liposarcoma(90%).

order of frequency of histological types
liposarcoma
malignant fibrous histiocytoma
leiomyosarcoma
rhabdomyosarcoma
fibrosarcoma
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
hemangiopericytoma
extragonadal germ cell tumor
primary retroperitoneal adenocarcinoma
Mechanisms of calculus anuria
there’s 2 principle mechanisms
what are the 2 anatomically solitary kidney causes
what’s dumb kidney
what kind of obscruction causes calculus anuria in urology
Solitary kidney obstruction vs Bilateral obstruction
Solitary = anatomical or functional
anatomically causes
- 1) removal of the kidney (nephrectomy) for several reasons e.g. RCC.
- 2) Congenital anomaly to kidney (renal agenesis or renal aplasia).
Functional causes
Non functional kidney e.g. nephrosclerosis.
- diagnosied with IVU/CT contrast medium —> “dumb kidney”
Bilateral obstruction
- bilat obs of renal pelvis
- bilat obs of the ureters => Proximal, Mid, Distal
what is dumb kidney
how is dumb kidney dg
Non functional kidney e.g. nephrosclerosis.
diagnosied with IVU/CT contrast medium —> “dumb kidney”
NB: what are the complications of urothelial disease
DO NOT CONFUSE W/ 2NDARY PATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS (Migration, Obstruction, Infection, UIceration, Malignisation)
there are 4 classifications of complications list them all
give 2 examples for each type
which is the most common type for chronic urolithisasis
which has the most dangerous spread
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According to clinical manifestation/course - acute and chronic
- acute: → Renal colic, Anuria/ ARF, Acute calculus obstructive Pyelonephritis, urosepsis,
- chronic → CRF (most common), Hydrpnephrosis→Pyonephrosis, Chronic calculus Pyelonephritis. Synonym of complications is morbidity.
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According to mech of occurrence - obstructive & inflammatory.
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Obstructive → several examples is 1)calculus anuria, 2)
acute calculus pyelonephritis, - inflammatory mechanism → 1)infected hydronephrosis, 2)pyonephrosis, acute and chronic calculus pyelonephritis.
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Obstructive → several examples is 1)calculus anuria, 2)
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According to type of changes - morphological and functional.
- Morphological → 1)hydronephrosis 2)pyinephrosis 3)infected pyelonephritis
- Functional → 1) acute and chronic renal failure, 2)renal hypertension
- According to the spread - unilateral or bilateral. NB! bilateral is more dangerous
difference between infected hydronephrosis and pyonephrosis
Infected hydronephrosis means the bacterial infection of a hydronephrotic kidney.
pyonephrosis = infected hydronephrosis + suppurative destruction of renal parenchyma
steps for the basic evaluation of urolithiasis
- standard evaluation consists of what?
- imaging. types used, what do they i.d. indications for KUB
- lab investigation. which parameters
standard evaluation
= detailed medical history and physical examination
Diagnostic imaging
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step 1 US - should be very first step in the initial investigation,
- I.D’S stone located in:
- upper, middle or lower renal calyx,
- renal pelvis,
- proximal or distal ureter.
- I.D’s Most common complication of incomplete obstruction = hydronephrosis,
- reveal stasis of urine
- I.D’S stone located in:
- step 2 IVU replaced by CT w/ contrast media
or?
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KidneyUreterBladder radiograph/ plain X-RAY
- this is NOT an imaging investigation ?
- NB! Indications for plain abdominal radiography
- —>First indication is to find stones! only visible are radiopaque stones (calcium containing stones) and sometimes poor radio opaque stones such as struvite. can’t I.D UricAcid stones as they’re radioluscent
basic lab investigations
- Urine analysis: Ph (4.5-5.5 = UA, 6-6.5= CO, 7-7.5 Str)
- Urine sedimentation results: crystalluria-( ⇔ in 1st 2 stages so rx conservativley) , lvls of lithogenic subs
- Blood: drugs (biseptol, sulfonamides, ) minerals:Na,K,Ca2+,Phos
- RFT: urea lvls, Creatinine, Uric acid
- Culture & Chemical composition of the stone
what’s metaphylaxis in USD
prophylaxis of stone formation is named to prevent stone relapses
how to present dx of urinary stones
PRESENT AS TABLE NB

management of urolithiasis
what are the four main urological goals in mx of urolothiasis
2 types of rx appriaches
- Relieve the pain
- Remove the stone
- Treat complications
- Influence the diathesis
types of rx = Conservative and Surgical
when is conservative treatment used for USD =
expulsive therapy
what constitutes simple stones
4 types of conservative rx used for USD
simple stones are based on diameter size
- Less than 5 mm=> 90% spontaneously pass
- Less than 10 mm => 10% spontaneously pass
Expulsive therapy
- α1 blockes targeting SM cell m.brane receptors
- ↓ ureteric contrxns
- S.E = retrograde ejaculation
- ↓ ureteric contrxns
- Analgesics
- Spasmolytics
- Nsaids
when is surgical management indicated
- which conditions require emergency surgical management
- when should you avoid rx w/ abiotics
- which 2 emergency cndts lead to anuria
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conditions requiring emergency surgical rx in USD
- Obstruction + UTI e.g. ACUTE PURULENT PYELONEPHRITIS. NB. never rx this w/ a.biotics- 9th floor
- Urosepsis
- Calculus anuria as it may lead to ARF
- Obstruction of solitary/ ransplanted kidey=> anuria
- Bilateral Obstructing stones => anuria=>arf
what are the 2 types of less invasive surgical methods for USD
indications for ESWL
what are the types of ISWL
types of contact lithotripsy
which modality is used for stones in the ureter and renal pelvis
can both types of ISWL be used together?
how is stone fragmentation in the renal pelvis surgically rx
advancement in Extracorporeal and endourological surgery has reduced the need for opern surgery for USD
2 main mech’s are used nowadayws
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Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
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Indications
- compulsory for radioopaque stones(ca)
- stones over 2 cm
- Stones in renal pelvis (MgAmPh)
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Indications
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Intracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
- anterograde ISWL akapercutaneous nephrolithotripsy
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retrograde ISWL => ureteronoscopy + Contact lithotripsy for stones in ureter & renal pelvis
- contact lithotripsy can be
- 1) Laser. 2) Electrohydralic 3) US
- contact lithotripsy can be
- combination of both anterograde and retrograde can be used
retrograde intrarenal surgery reserved for stone fragmentation of the renal pelvis
retrograde intrarenal surgery reserved for what condition
stone fragmentation of the renal pelvis
what are the 8 special forms of urolithiasis
what is mg lithiasis
- Rpx calculosis aka malignant lithiasis
- Urolithiasis in preg ( abortion, diff preg, fertility issues)
- Bilateral obstruction
- Solitary Kidney Obstruction
- Transplanted kidney obstruction
- Stone in an abnormal kidney (cong anom)
Temporizing maneuvers
PCa -> bilateral percut nephrostomy
Pyonephrosis –> percut nephrostomy +/- a stent
ormonds disease - percut nephrostomy or a stent
Most common complication of incomplete obstruction
= hydronephrosis,
first step in STONE diagnosis
what does it do
US
- I.D’S stone located in:
- renal calyx,
- renal pelvis,
- proximal or distal ureter.
- I.D’s hydronephrosis,
- I.D’s stasis of urine
stones complications according to According to clinical manifestation/course - acute and chronic
Synonym of complications is morbidity.
- acute: →
- Renal colic,
- Anuria/ ARF, Acute calculus obstructive Pyelonephritis,
- urosepsis,
- chronic →
- CRF (most common), Chronic calculus Pyelonephritis
- .Hydrpnephrosis→Pyonephrosis,
stone complications According to mech of occurrence
- obstructive & inflammatory.
Obstructive →
1)calculus anuria, 2) acute calculus pyelonephritis,
inflammatory →
1) infected hydronephrosis, 2)pyonephrosis,
3) acute and chronic calculus pyelonephritis.
stones complications According to type of changes
- morphological and functional.
Morphological → (changes w/in parenchyma)
- hydronephrosis→ infected pyelonephritis →pyonephrosis
Functional →(sx d/2 changes in filtering ability)
1) acute and chronic renal failure, 2)renal hypertension
stones complications According to the spread
- uni lateral / bilateral
unilateral or bilateral.
NB! bilateral is more dangerous
basic lab investigations in stones
Urine analysis:
- Ph (4.5-5.5 = UA, 6-6.5= CO, 7-7.5 Str)
Urine sedimentation results:
- lvls of lithogenic subs
- crystalluria-(reversible in 1st 2 stages so rx conservativley) ,
Blood:
- drugs (biseptol, sulfonamides, )
- minerals:Na,K,Ca2+,Phos
RFT: urea lvls, Creatinine, Uric acid
Culture & Chemical composition of the stone (Struvite)