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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016 Kidney stones are mineral deposits in the renal calyces and pelvis that are found free or attached to the renal papillae. They contain crystalline and organic components and are formed when the urine becomes supersaturated with respect to a mineral. Calcium oxalate is the main constituent of most stones, many of which form on a foundation of calcium ...
Khan, Saeed R +7 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 Background and objectiveThe early identification of modifiable risk factors is important for preventing kidney stones but determining causal associations can be difficult with epidemiological data.
Minghui Liu +20 more
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Diseases, 2021 Very-low-carbohydrate diets or ketogenic diets are frequently used for weight loss in adults and as a therapy for epilepsy in children. The incidence and characteristics of kidney stones in patients on ketogenic diets are not well studied.
Prakrati Acharya +12 more
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BMJ, 2004 Kidney stones (also called renal stones or urinary stones) are small, hard deposits that form in one or both kidneys; the stones are made up of minerals or other compounds found in urine. Kidney stones vary in size, shape, and color.
A. Ross Morton, Eduard A. Iliescu
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Association between hyperuricemia and kidney stones in Southern China: a multicentre cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in EndocrinologyBackgroundHyperuricemia has been identified as a significant independent risk factor for kidney stones. However, a paucity of research has been conducted on the correlation between hyperuricemia in the general population and the prevalence of kidney ...
Yuwen Zhong +5 more
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Higher Life’s Essential 8 score is associated with lower risk of kidney stones in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Kidney stones are widely prevalent throughout the world and impose a significant economic and medical burden on individuals and society. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) score and kidney ...
Xinqiang Chen +15 more
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Risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with kidney stones—a nationwide cohort study
BMC Nephrology, 2020 Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney stones are common in Taiwan; in particular, CKD has a high prevalence but low self-awareness rate.
Tzung-Fang Chuang +5 more
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On the In Vivo Recognition of Kidney Stones Using Machine Learning [PDF]
IEEE Access, 2022 Determining the type of kidney stones allows urologists to prescribe a treatment to avoid the recurrence of renal lithiasis. An automated in-vivo image-based classification method would be an important step towards an immediate identification of the ...
F. López-Tiro +6 more
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Healthcare, 2023 In the past two decades, major breakthroughs that improve our understanding of the pathophysiology and therapy of kidney stones (KS) have been lacking. The disease continues to be challenging for patients, physicians, and healthcare systems alike.
Kyriaki Stamatelou, D. Goldfarb
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 PurposeAlthough food insecurity is a major public health concern associated with various diseases, the relationship between food insecurity and kidney stones remains unclear.
Wei Wang, Xi Lu, Yixiao Shi, Xin Wei
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