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Kidney stone matrix proteins: Role in stone formation
World Journal of Nephrology, 2023 Stone formation is induced by an increased level of urine crystallization promoters and reduced levels of its inhibitors. Crystallization inhibitors include citrate, magnesium, zinc, and organic compounds such as glycosaminoglycans.
A. Negri, F. Spivacow
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The role of autophagy in calcium oxalate kidney stone: A systematic review of the literature
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Background: Calcium oxalate kidney stone is one of the common diseases in the urinary system and has a high recurrence rate. Currently, the pathogenesis of kidney stone and the methods to prevent recurrence are still being investigated.
Hao Li +11 more
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Recent advances on the mechanisms of kidney stone formation (Review)
International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2021 Kidney stone disease is one of the oldest diseases known to medicine; however, the mechanisms of stone formation and development remain largely unclear.
Zhu Wang +4 more
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Prevalence and characteristics of monogenic disease in adult kidney stone formers [PDF]
, 2023 Molecular mechanisms of kidney stone formation remain unknown in most patients. Previous studies showed a high heritability of nephrolithiasis, but data on prevalence and characteristics of monogenic disease in unselected adults with nephrolithiasis are ...
Schaller, André +10 more
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Management of kidney stones [PDF]
BMJ, 2007 Urolithiasis affects 5-15% of the population worldwide.1 w1 Recurrence rates are close to 50%,2 w2 and the cost of urolithiasis to individuals and society is high. Acute renal colic is a common presentation in general practice, so a basic understanding of its evaluation and treatment would be useful. Most of the literature is retrospective, but we will
Nicole L, Miller, James E, Lingeman
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Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Indonesia, 2021 Background. Kidney stones are one of the three most common cases in urology. The best standard management for kidney stones with stone burden >20mm is PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy), a minimal invasive method that uses percutaneous access to remove ...
Millenia Calista +2 more
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Obesity, metabolic dysfunction, and risk of kidney stone disease: a national cross-sectional study
The Aging Male, 2023 Background This study aimed to investigate the association between different metabolic syndrome-body mass index (MetS-BMI) phenotypes and the risk of kidney stones.
Zhen-Yang Ye +7 more
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Vascular calcification on the risk of kidney stone: a meta-analysis
Renal Failure, 2023 Background The association between vascular calcification (VC) and kidney stone is still inconclusive. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the risk of kidney stone disease in subjects with VC.Methods To identify publications from related ...
Linxi Huang +5 more
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Innovations in Kidney Stone Removal
Research and Reports in Urology, 2023 Urolithiasis is a common clinical condition, and surgical treatment is performed with different minimally invasive procedures, such as ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
L. Tzelves +4 more
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Medical Physics (Lancaster), 2022 Purpose: Early detection and size quantification of renal calculi are important for optimizing treatment and preventing severe kidney stone disease. Volumetric measurements of kidney stones are more informative and reproducible than linear measurements ...
Daniel C. Elton +3 more
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