BJU international
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To detail the 9-year experience of renal trauma at a modern Level 1 trauma centre and report on patterns of injury, management and complications. ⋯ Road trauma is the greatest cause of renal injury. Most haemodynamically stable patients are successfully managed conservatively.
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To investigate upper urinary tract stone composition rates in Australia To investigate changes in stone composition in Australia over the past 30 years ⋯ Stone composition in Australia has remained relatively static over the past 30 years. Modifications in diet and body habitus have not resulted in significant changes in the proportion of uric acid and calcium oxalate stones detected. The decreasing trend in the proportion of struvite stones most likely reflects improved management of urinary tract infections within the Australian population.