Ureteroscopy for Management of Ureteric Stones in Children - A Single Centre Experience.

Objective: To determine the outcomes of pediatric patients who underwent ureteroscopic removal of ureteric stones in terms of stone free rates and complications.

Study Design: Descriptive case series.

Place And Duration Of Study: Urology Department at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, from January 2012 to December 2014.

Paediatric Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL).

Objective: To describe Paediatric Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in terms of safety and efficacy in a group of 26 children.

Study Design: An observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, from January 2011 to June 2013.

Dietary sodium restriction: take it with a grain of salt.

The American Heart Association recently strongly recommended a dietary sodium intake of <1500 mg/d for all Americans to achieve "Ideal Cardiovascular Health" by 2020. However, low sodium diets have not been shown to reduce cardiovascular events in normotensive individuals or in individuals with pre-hypertension or hypertension. Moreover, there is evidence that a low sodium diet may lead to a worse cardiovascular prognosis in patients with cardiometabolic risk and established cardiovascular disease.