University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
Raffaele Hospital, Ville Turro Division, Milan, Italy.
World J Urol. 2017 Nov;35(11):1651-1658. doi: 10.1007/s00345-017-2055-z. Epub 2017 Jun 7.
To look at the bibliometric publication trends on 'Urolithiasis' and aspects of treatment and training associated with it over a period of 16 years from 2000 to 2015. To this end, we conducted this study to look at the publication trends associated with urolithiasis, including the use of simulation, laser technology, and all types of interventions for it.
We performed a systematic review of the literature using PubMed over the last 16 years, from January 2000 to December 2015 for all published papers on 'Urolithiasis'. While there were no language restrictions, English language articles and all non-English language papers with published English abstracts were also included. Case reports, animal and laboratory studies, and those studies that did not have a published abstract were excluded from our analysis. We also analyzed the data in two time periods, period-1 (2000-2007) and period-2 (2008-2015).
During the last 16 years, a total of 5343 papers were published on 'Urolithiasis', including 4787 in English language and 556 in non-English language. This included papers on URS (n = 1200), PCNL (n = 1715), SWL (n = 887), open stone surgery (n = 87), laparoscopic stone surgery (n = 209), pyelolithotomy (n = 35), simulation in Endourology (n = 82), and use of laser for stone surgery (n = 406). When comparing the two time periods, during period 2, the change was +171% (p = 0.007), +279% (p < 0.001), and -17% (p = 0.2) for URS, PCNL, and SWL, respectively. While there was a rise in laparoscopic surgery (+116%), it decreased for open stone surgery (-11%) and pyelolithotomy (-47%). A total of 82 papers have been published on simulation for stone surgery including 48 papers for URS (67% rise in period-2, p = 0.007), and 34 papers for PCNL (480% rise in period-2, p < 0.001). A rising trend for the use of laser was also seen in period 2 (increase of 126%, p < 0.02, from 124 papers to 281 papers).
Published papers on intervention for Urolithiasis have risen over the last 16 years. While there has been a steep rise of URS and minimally invasive PCNL techniques, SWL and open surgery have shown a slight decline over this period. A similar increase has also been seen for the use of simulation and lasers in Endourology.
回顾 2000 年至 2015 年 16 年间关于“尿石症”及其治疗和培训相关方面的文献计量学发表趋势。为此，我们进行了这项研究，以观察与尿石症相关的发表趋势，包括模拟、激光技术以及各种干预措施的应用。
我们使用 PubMed 对过去 16 年（2000 年 1 月至 2015 年 12 月）的所有关于“尿石症”的文献进行了系统回顾。虽然没有语言限制，但也包括英语语言文章和所有非英语语言的文章，只要有已发表的英文摘要。排除病例报告、动物和实验室研究以及未发表摘要的研究。我们还将数据分为两个时间段进行分析，时间段 1（2000-2007 年）和时间段 2（2008-2015 年）。
在过去的 16 年中，共发表了 5343 篇关于“尿石症”的论文，其中 4787 篇为英语语言，556 篇为非英语语言。这包括输尿管镜检查术（URS）（n=1200）、经皮肾镜取石术（PCNL）（n=1715）、体外冲击波碎石术（SWL）（n=887）、开放性结石手术（n=87）、腹腔镜结石手术（n=209）、肾盂切开取石术（n=35）、腔内泌尿外科模拟术（n=82）和激光用于结石手术（n=406）。在比较两个时间段时，在时间段 2，URS、PCNL 和 SWL 的变化分别为+171%（p=0.007）、+279%（p<0.001）和-17%（p=0.2）。腹腔镜手术有所增加（+116%），但开放性结石手术（-11%）和肾盂切开取石术（-47%）有所减少。共有 82 篇关于结石手术模拟的论文发表，其中 48 篇关于 URS（第 2 阶段增长 67%，p=0.007），34 篇关于 PCNL（第 2 阶段增长 480%，p<0.001）。激光的使用也呈现上升趋势，第 2 阶段增加了 126%（p<0.02，从 124 篇增加到 281 篇）。
过去 16 年来，关于尿石症干预的文献发表数量有所增加。虽然 URS 和微创 PCNL 技术有了大幅上升，但在这段时间内，SWL 和开放性手术略有下降。腔内泌尿外科中模拟和激光的使用也出现了类似的增长。
