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Bladder stones

MedGen UID:
14149
•Concept ID:
C0005683
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bladder Calculi; Bladder Calculi, Urinary; Bladder Calculus; Bladder Calculus, Urinary; Bladder Stone; Bladder Stone, Urinary; Bladder Stones; Bladder Stones, Urinary; Calculi of Urinary Bladder; Calculi, Bladder; Calculi, Urinary Bladder; Calculi, Vesical; Calculus, Bladder; Calculus, Urinary Bladder; Calculus, Vesical; Cystolith; Cystoliths; Stone, Bladder; Stone, Urinary Bladder; Stones, Bladder; Stones, Urinary Bladder; Urinary Bladder Calculi; Urinary Bladder Calculus; Urinary Bladder Stone; Urinary Bladder Stones; Vesical Calculi; Vesical Calculus
SNOMED CT: Urinary bladder stone (70650003); Vesical calculus (70650003); Bladder stone (70650003); Vesicolithiasis (70650003); Bladder calculus (70650003); Calculus of bladder (70650003)
 
HPO: HP:0010474
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006678

Definition

Buildups of minerals that form in the urinary bladder. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Acute Pelvic Pain: Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management.
Shetty M
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2023 Dec;44(6):491-500. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2023.10.004. PMID: 37832696
Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Kim EH, Larson JA, Andriole GL
Annu Rev Med 2016;67:137-51. Epub 2015 Sep 2 doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-063014-123902. PMID: 26331999
Prostatitis: diagnosis and treatment.
Sharp VJ, Takacs EB, Powell CR
Am Fam Physician 2010 Aug 15;82(4):397-406. PMID: 20704171

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Long-term risks of childhood surgery.
De Win G, De Kort L, Learner H, Noah A, Dautricourt S, Nijman R, Stein R
J Pediatr Urol 2024 Apr;20(2):165-172. Epub 2023 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.07.008. PMID: 37487882
Men's Health: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Langan RC
FP Essent 2021 Apr;503:18-22. PMID: 33856179
Paediatric urolithiasis in emerging economies.
Rizvi SA, Sultan S, Zafar MN, Ahmed B, Aba Umer S, Naqvi SA
Int J Surg 2016 Dec;36(Pt D):705-712. Epub 2016 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.11.085. PMID: 27865972
Epidemiology of nephrolithiasis.
Ramello A, Vitale C, Marangella M
J Nephrol 2000 Nov-Dec;13 Suppl 3:S45-50. PMID: 11132032
The vesical calculus.
Schwartz BF, Stoller ML
Urol Clin North Am 2000 May;27(2):333-46. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70262-7. PMID: 10778475

Diagnosis

Men's Health: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Langan RC
FP Essent 2021 Apr;503:18-22. PMID: 33856179
European Association of Urology Urolithiasis Guidelines: Where Are We Going?
Tzelves L, Türk C, Skolarikos A
Eur Urol Focus 2021 Jan;7(1):34-38. Epub 2020 Oct 1 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.09.011. PMID: 33011151
Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Kim EH, Larson JA, Andriole GL
Annu Rev Med 2016;67:137-51. Epub 2015 Sep 2 doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-063014-123902. PMID: 26331999
Urologic cancer in Indonesia.
Umbas R, Safriadi F, Mochtar CA, Djatisoesanto W, Hamid AR
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug;45(8):708-12. Epub 2015 Jun 16 doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyv066. PMID: 26085688
The vesical calculus.
Schwartz BF, Stoller ML
Urol Clin North Am 2000 May;27(2):333-46. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70262-7. PMID: 10778475

Therapy

Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
Kim EH, Larson JA, Andriole GL
Annu Rev Med 2016;67:137-51. Epub 2015 Sep 2 doi: 10.1146/annurev-med-063014-123902. PMID: 26331999
Urinary catheters: history, current status, adverse events and research agenda.
Feneley RC, Hopley IB, Wells PN
J Med Eng Technol 2015;39(8):459-70. Epub 2015 Sep 18 doi: 10.3109/03091902.2015.1085600. PMID: 26383168Free PMC Article
Urologic cancer in Indonesia.
Umbas R, Safriadi F, Mochtar CA, Djatisoesanto W, Hamid AR
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug;45(8):708-12. Epub 2015 Jun 16 doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyv066. PMID: 26085688
Giant bladder stones.
Picozzi S, Macchi A, Carmignani L
Urol J 2014 Jan 1;10(4):1027. PMID: 24469644
The vesical calculus.
Schwartz BF, Stoller ML
Urol Clin North Am 2000 May;27(2):333-46. doi: 10.1016/s0094-0143(05)70262-7. PMID: 10778475

Prognosis

Epidemiology of bladder stone of children: precipitating events.
Halstead SB
Urolithiasis 2016 Apr;44(2):101-8. Epub 2015 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s00240-015-0835-8. PMID: 26559057
Bladder stones after bladder augmentation are not what they seem.
Szymanski KM, Misseri R, Whittam B, Lingeman JE, Amstutz S, Ring JD, Kaefer M, Rink RC, Cain MP
J Pediatr Urol 2016 Apr;12(2):98.e1-6. Epub 2015 Sep 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.06.021. PMID: 26455637
Urologic cancer in Indonesia.
Umbas R, Safriadi F, Mochtar CA, Djatisoesanto W, Hamid AR
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2015 Aug;45(8):708-12. Epub 2015 Jun 16 doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyv066. PMID: 26085688
Renal stones in the tropics.
Robertson WG
Semin Nephrol 2003 Jan;23(1):77-87. doi: 10.1053/snep.2003.50007. PMID: 12563603
Etiology of bladder cancer.
Shirai T
Semin Urol 1993 Aug;11(3):113-26. PMID: 8210833

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence of urolithiasis in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tan S, Yuan D, Su H, Chen W, Zhu S, Yan B, Sun F, Jiang K, Zhu J
BJU Int 2024 Jan;133(1):34-43. Epub 2023 Sep 27 doi: 10.1111/bju.16179. PMID: 37696625
Association of stone surgery with patient-reported complications after spinal cord injury.
Kasabwala K, Borofsky M, Grove S, Lenherr SM, Myers JB, Stoffel JT, Welk B, Elliott SP
Neurourol Urodyn 2022 Mar;41(3):820-829. Epub 2022 Feb 3 doi: 10.1002/nau.24887. PMID: 35114016
Risk of ESRD and Mortality in Kidney and Bladder Stone Formers.
Dhondup T, Kittanamongkolchai W, Vaughan LE, Mehta RA, Chhina JK, Enders FT, Hickson LJ, Lieske JC, Rule AD
Am J Kidney Dis 2018 Dec;72(6):790-797. Epub 2018 Aug 23 doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.06.012. PMID: 30146423Free PMC Article
History, epidemiology and regional diversities of urolithiasis.
López M, Hoppe B
Pediatr Nephrol 2010 Jan;25(1):49-59. doi: 10.1007/s00467-008-0960-5. PMID: 21476230Free PMC Article
Etiology of bladder cancer.
Shirai T
Semin Urol 1993 Aug;11(3):113-26. PMID: 8210833

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence of urolithiasis in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tan S, Yuan D, Su H, Chen W, Zhu S, Yan B, Sun F, Jiang K, Zhu J
BJU Int 2024 Jan;133(1):34-43. Epub 2023 Sep 27 doi: 10.1111/bju.16179. PMID: 37696625
Advances in lasers for the minimally invasive treatment of upper and lower urinary tract conditions: a systematic review.
Kronenberg P, Cerrato C, Juliebø-Jones P, Herrmann T, Tokas T, Somani BK
World J Urol 2023 Dec;41(12):3817-3827. Epub 2023 Oct 31 doi: 10.1007/s00345-023-04669-5. PMID: 37906263
Treatment outcomes of bladder stones in children with intact bladders in developing countries: A systematic review of >1000 cases on behalf of the European Association of Urology Bladder Stones Guideline panel.
Davis NF, Donaldson JF, Shepherd R, Neisius A, Petrik A, Seitz C, Thomas K, Lombardo R, Tzelves L, Somani B, Gambarro G, Ruhayel Y, Türk C, Skolarikos A
J Pediatr Urol 2022 Apr;18(2):132-140. Epub 2022 Jan 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.01.007. PMID: 35148953
Comparison of nephroscopy and cystoscopy used in the treatment of bladder stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Gou L, Wang Z, Zhou Y, Zheng X
BMC Surg 2021 Dec 31;21(1):448. doi: 10.1186/s12893-021-01461-3. PMID: 34972510Free PMC Article
Ramadan Fasting and Kidney Stones: A Systematic Review.
Amjadi M, Soleimanzadeh F, Ghamatzadeh H, Hajebrahimi S, Hosseinifard H, Salehi Pourmehr H, Tahmasbi F
Urol J 2020 Sep 23;18(4):364-370. doi: 10.22037/uj.v16i7.6373. PMID: 32981032

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