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Background Urolithiasis is a significant cause of morbidity that may be diagnosed at a young age. However, there is little research on the role of nutrition in pediatric urolithiasis, and research on the infantile period is extremely rare. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of dietary factors on those diagnosed with 'idiopathic' infantile urolithiasis. Method The study group included 44 infants without a proven etiological factor for urolithiasis. The control group consisted of 60 fully healthy infants of matched age and gender. The parents and caregivers of each infant in the patient and control groups were carefully questioned by the same researcher for their dietary characteristics. Result The duration of formula usage and daily volume of formula were statistically higher in the study group than the control group (p = 0.041 and p = 0.003, respectively). The urolithiasis group consumed significantly more cow's milk and dairy products (p = 0.033 and p = 0.001). There was no statistically meaningful difference between the two groups in terms of starting age for free water and salty food, as well as daily water intake. Conclusion We concluded that dietary conditions could also be a risk factor for idiopathic urolithiasis. We believe that nutritional factors for infantile urolithiasis should be better described, in addition to genetic, anatomical, and metabolic factors. Graphical abstract A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information., Author(s): Aysun Çaltik Yilmaz [sup.1] , Necla Ünal [sup.2] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.411548.d, 0000 0001 1457 1144, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara Baskent University, , Ankara, Turkey (2) grid.415121.2, Department [...]

Hinman syndrome was a non-neurogenic neurogenic bladder and the most severe form of dysfunctional voiding disorder. The bladder-sphincter discoordination causes damage to the bladder and upper urinary tract if it is not diagnosed early and treated adequately. This case emphasizes the following important message: nighttime wetting is not a benign condition in every child. Parental awareness should be raised about voiding disorders, as it may be possible to prevent important renal diseases such as Hinman syndrome., Author(s): Aysun Çaltik Yilmaz [sup.1] , Bahar Buyukkaragoz [sup.1] , Selcuk Kivilcim [sup.1] , Asli Celebi Tayfur [sup.1] , Sacit Gunbey [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara [...]

Hinman syndrome (HS), or non-neurogenic neurogenic bladder, is a voiding dysfunction of the bladder of neuropsychological origin that is characterized by functional bladder outlet obstruction in the absence of neurologic deficits. The bladder-sphincter discoordination causes damage to the bladder and upper urinary tract if it is not timely diagnosed and adequately treated. This case emphasizes the following important message; nighttime wetting is not a benign condition in every child. Parental awareness should be raised about voiding disorders, so it may be possible to prevent some important renal diseases such as Hinman syndrome., Author(s): Aysun Çaltik Yilmaz [sup.1] , Bahar Buyukkaragoz [sup.1] , Selcuk Kivilcim [sup.1] , Asli Celebi Tayfur [sup.1] , Sacit Gunbey [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara [...]