The relation between stone disease and obesity in Jordan.

Obesity forms a growing challenge in medicine worldwide. In Jordan, the obese and the overweight population form 49.7% of the total population.

Retrograde intrarenal lithotripsy for small renal stones in prepubertal children.

Advancements in ureteroscopy have now given the urologist virtually unrestricted access to calculi at all locations in the upper urinary tract. Retrograde intrarenal lithotripsy is a new modality to treat upper urinary tract stones in children. In this retrospective study, we present our experience in retrograde intra-renal lithotripsy in children over a period of 30 months.

Long-term follow-up after retroperitoneal laparoscopic decortication of symptomatic renal cysts.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to present our long-term experience of retroperitoneal laparoscopic decortication (RLD) for patients with severely symptomatic simple renal cysts. The feasibility, safety and efficacy of this technique is reported, along with immediate and long-term clinical outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Over a 6-year period, 22 consecutive patients with symptomatic simple renal cysts underwent RLD by a single surgeon.