Correlation research demonstrates that an inflammatory diet is a risk factor for calcium oxalate renal stone formation.

Background And Aims: Previous studies have demonstrated associations between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®), an analytical tool which evaluates the inflammatory potential of the diet according to the pro- and anti-inflammatory properties of its components, and renal stone formation. However, these have not comprehensively addressed important parameters such as stone type, gender, DII scores in stone formers (SFs) and healthy controls (Cs) and associations of DII with urine and blood chemistries. These were adopted as the survey parameters for the present study, the purpose of which was to test whether the contributory role of an inflammatory diet on stone formation could be further confirmed.

Stress-stones-stress-recurrent stones: a self-propagating cycle? Difficulties in solving this dichotomy.

Numerous studies have reported an association between stress and urolithiasis. Although urinary risk factors have been measured in several of these, compelling evidence of a causal relationship has not been established. A shortcoming is that alterations in single urinary parameters rather than ratios and quotients, which provide a more synergistic risk evaluation, have been measured.

[Diet in the lithiasic patient: A practical guide.].

The incidence and prevalence of lithiasic disease in developed countries has increased over the last years. Being diet one of the risk factors for urolithiasis, and having it evolved in conjunction with lifestyle over the last decades, such changes could explain the increase in lithiasis case-load. In this article, we analyze how the exercise of the urologist has been regarding the preventive role of diet in the lithiasis patient, what are the scientific evidences on the relationship of diet and lithiasis, and, on this base, what general dietetic recommendations we can give currently to our patients.

Chronic stress and calcium oxalate stone disease: influence on blood cortisol and urine composition.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of chronic stress (CS) on urine composition of calcium oxalate (CaOx) stone patients and controls.

Methods: This case-control study enrolled 128 patients during a period of 20 months. The cases were CaOx stone formers with a recent stone episode.

Chronic stress and calcium oxalate stone disease: is it a potential recurrence risk factor?

Chronic emotional stress is associated with increased cortisol release and metabolism disorders. However, few studies have evaluated the influence of chronic stress on calcium oxalate (CaOx) stone disease and its recurrence. A total of 128 patients were enrolled in this case-control study over a period of 20 months.

[Primary lymphoma of penis].

We describe a case of primary penis lymphoma in a 71 yr old man. We review the bibliography and we emphasize the peculiarity and different sorts of clinical presentation. The initial symptoms were insidious.

[Female urethra diverticula].

Objectives: To remind the most relevant features on the presenting clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of this disease, which is not uncommon although many times is not suspected.

Methods: We review five cases of female urethra diverticula diagnosed in our department over the last five years. We describe the clinical picture, physical examination, diagnostic tests, as well as treatment undertaken in each, comparing them with current bibliography up to date.