Chemolysis of calcium oxalate stones: study in vitro and possible clinical application

Urol Res. 2012 Jun;40(3):205-9. doi: 10.1007/s00240-011-0429-z. Epub 2011 Nov 17.

Abstract

The flow cell modeling clinical conditions have been used to study the interaction between dilute chemolytic solutions and large calcium oxalate renal stones. The stone treatment with 5% disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate aqueous solutions or citrate buffer are found not to provide notable disruption of the samples studied. The significant improvement is reached with the mixed compositions containing both natural and synthetic chelating reagents:citrate and ethylenediaminetetraacetate ions as well as an antibiotic. Description of the chemolytic irrigation, numerical results and their possible clinical application are the main topic of the present research.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium Oxalate / chemistry*
  • Electron Probe Microanalysis
  • Humans
  • Kidney Calculi / chemistry*
  • Solubility

Substances

  • Calcium Oxalate