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Modern diagnostics and treatment modalities for urolithiasis

Guest Editor

Senol Tonyali, MD, FEBU, Department of Urology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Turkiye


BMC Urology has published this Collection on Modern diagnostics and treatment modalities for urolithiasis.

This Collection welcomed submissions on advanced diagnostic methods, including radiological and ultrasonographic techniques, alongside innovative minimally invasive surgical approaches, pharmacological interventions, and precision medicine strategies. The Collection seeks to shed light on emerging technologies, preventive measures, and their impact on patient outcomes and quality of life.

Meet the Guest Editor

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Senol Tonyali, MD, FEBU, Department of Urology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Turkiye

Associate Professor Senol Tonyali has been working at Istanbul University School of Medicine since 2019. He obtained his medical degree from Ankara University School of Medicine and completed his urology residency at Hacettepe University School of Medicine. He has been an active member of the European Association of Urology Young Academic Urologist Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group since 2019. He received a 1-year scholarship from EAU and completed his research fellowship at Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Germany in 2022-2023. His main area of interests is endourology, urolithiasis, minimal invasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and renal transplantation.


About the Collection

BMC Urology has published this Collection on Modern diagnostics and treatment modalities for urolithiasis.

 Urolithiasis, commonly referred to as kidney stones, is a painful and recurrent urological condition that significantly impacts a patient's quality of life. The pain, frequent hospital visits, and potential complications, such as urinary tract infections, can lead to a substantial decline in physical and emotional well-being. 

Moreover, the burden of urolithiasis on healthcare systems is considerable, as it demands costly diagnostic procedures, surgical interventions, and long-term management. The prevalence of kidney stones is on the rise, posing an escalating challenge for healthcare providers in terms of resource allocation and patient care. Thus, urolithiasis represents a substantial physical, mental, and economical burden, necessitating ongoing research and innovation to improve the quality of life of affected individuals, and reduce healthcare costs.

This Collection welcomed submissions on novel diagnostic methods, including radiological and ultrasonographic techniques, alongside minimally invasive surgical approaches, therapeutic interventions, and precision medicine strategies. The Collection seeks to shed light on preventive measures and their impact on patient outcomes.

Welcomed topics included, but were not limited to:

  • Advanced imaging techniques
  • Innovative therapeutic approaches
  • Pharmacological interventions
  • Precision medicine
  • Emerging surgical technologies 
  • Primary and secondary prevention of urolithiasis
  • Patient outcomes and quality of life


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  1. This study aims to assess stone-free rates after flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) using the T.O.HO. (Tallness, Occupied lesion, Hounsfield unit evaluation) scoring system and Ito’s nomogram.

    Authors: Süleyman Bulut, Sedat Yahsi, Kazım Ceviz, Selcuk Esengen and Hüseyin Gültekin
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:203
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  3. Urolithiasis combined with ESBL-producing E. coli is often difficult to control and leads to higher postoperative infection-related complications. This study was aim to explore the efficacy and necessity for earl...

    Authors: Zhilin Li, Donglong Cheng, Huacai Zhu, Mehmet Ali Karagöz, Chonghe Jiang, Shilin Zhang and Yongda Liu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:195
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  4. Urolithiasis is a highly prevalent global disease closely associated with metabolic factors; however, the causal relationship between blood metabolites and urolithiasis remains poorly understood.

    Authors: Dekai Hu, Jiashan Pan, Anqi Deng, Defeng Ge, Rui Yao, Bingbing Hou and Zongyao Hao
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:182
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  6. Inflammatory and immunological responses are reported involved in the pathogenesis and progression of obstructive nephropathy (ON). This study was designed to investigate the characteristics of peripheral immu...

    Authors: Subo Qian, Yongdong Pan, Quan Li, Liying Zhang, Liujian Duan, Yan Xu, Jianwei Cao, Xingang Cui and Yunteng Huang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:169
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  8. Renal calculi are one of the most frequent diseases in urology, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) being the gold standard for treating renal calculi larger than 2 cm. However, traditional rigid nephrosco...

    Authors: Hongbo Luo, Yuan Yuan, Haibo Shi, Chuanqing Hu, Xun Hu, Linlin Luo, Cong Wang, Pengcheng Luo and Lei Wang
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:153
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  13. First research to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of flexible ureteral lithotripsy (FURSL) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the treatment of the upper ureteral stone is between 1.5 cm and 2...

    Authors: Wenpu Chen, Hengda Hu and Guofeng Yu
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:98
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  14. For renal stones > 20 mm, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) offers the best stone clearance rates with acceptable complication rates. This study aimed to compare the efficiency of high-power holmium YAG laser...

    Authors: Muhammed Arif Ibis, Ahmet Furkan Özsoy, Mehmet Fatih Özkaya, Emre Erdem, Serhat Erkmen, Ahmet Doruk Güler and Mehmet İlker Gökce
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:54
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  15. This retrospective study was conducted to compare the safety and efficacy of Sun’s tip-flexible semirigid ureterorenoscopy (tf-URS), super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SMP) and flexible ureteroscopy (FUR...

    Authors: Xinkai Huang, Liang Zhong, Zhifeng Huang and Haibiao Lai
    Citation: BMC Urology 2024 24:39
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The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.