[Renal colique management].

RENAL COLIC MANAGEMENT. Renal colic is a common reason for consultation or emergency room visit. In most of the cases, it is caused by the migration of a urinary calculus and the resulting ureteral obstruction.

Schistosoma haematobium urinary tract complications in African migrants attending primary care facilities in Paris, France: A retrospective cohort study (2004-2018).

Objectives: Little is known about the burden of urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS) outside endemic areas. This study was aimed at describing urinary complications of UGS detected among African migrants in French primary care facilities.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective cohort study included patients with UGS diagnosed from 2004 to 2018 in 5 primary health centers in Paris.

How did we take care of our older cancer patients during the first COVID-19 wave? The French experience.

Background: The management of older cancer patients has been highly challenging for clinicians in a health-care system operating at maximum capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patients And Methods: We analyzed data from 9 different institutions. The primary endpoint was to assess the prevalence of adapted patient care during the pandemic for elderly cancer patients.

Evaluation of medical practices in oncology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in France: Physicians' point of view: the PRATICOVID study.

The cancer population seems to be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection and have worse outcomes. We had to adapt our medical practice to protect our patients without compromising their cancer prognosis. The national PRATICOVID study aims to describe the adaptation of cancer patient care for this population.

Imaging-based assessment of the mineral composition of urinary stones: an in vitro study of the combination of hounsfield unit measurement in noncontrast helical computerized tomography and the twinkling artifact in color Doppler ultrasound.

We evaluated the value of combining noncontrast helical computerized tomography (NCHCT) and color Doppler ultrasound in the assessment of the composition of urinary stones. In vitro, we studied 120 stones of known composition, that separate into the five main types: 18 calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) stones, 41 calcium oxalate dihydrate (COD) stones, 24 uric acid stones, 25 calcium phosphate stones and 12 cystine calculi. Stones were characterized in terms of their Hounsfield density (HU) in NCHCT and the presence of a twinkling artifact (TA) in color Doppler ultrasound.

Which efficiency index for urinary stones treatment?

Clinical results in urinary stones management are often reported using the stone-free (SF) rate, which is simple, reproducible and useful to compare techniques or centers. But this index does not take into account costs or patients' quality of life. In a way, SF "pursuit", which cannot be considered as a universal therapeutic goal could increase costs and decrease patients' comfort.

[Renal complications of sickle-cell anaemia].

There are six described complications of sickle cell trait or disease : gross hematuria, renal infarction, papillary necrosis, nephrotic syndrome and urine concentration defects. Because of a high frequency of sickle cell trait patients among patients suffering from medullary kidney carcinoma, it has been called the seventh complication. We briefly review physiopatholgy and diagnosis of these complications.