Obesity and kidney stone disease. A systematic review [PDF]
, 2018 INTRODUCTION: Currently, abdominal obesity has reached an epidemic stage and obesity represents an important challenge for worldwide health authorities. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that the stone risk incidence increases with Body Mass Index,
AL SALHI, Yazan +8 more
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Noninvasive Urinary Monitoring of Progression in IgA Nephropathy. [PDF]
, 2019 Standard methods for detecting and monitoring of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) have conventionally required kidney biopsies or suffer from poor sensitivity and specificity.
Fervenza, Fernando C +4 more
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Epidemiology and economics of nephrolithiasis [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2017 Nephrolithiasis is a disease common in both the Western and non-Western world. Several population based studies have dem-onstrated a rising prevalence and incidence of the disease over the last several decades.
Justin B. Ziemba, Brian R. Matlaga
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Caspase-independent programmed cell death triggers Ca2PO4 deposition in an in vitro model of nephrocalcinosis [PDF]
, 2018 We provide evidence of caspase-independent cell death triggering the calcification process in GDNF-silenced HK-2 ...
Anglani F. +8 more
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Phenotype standardization for drug-induced kidney disease. [PDF]
, 2015 Drug-induced kidney disease is a frequent cause of renal dysfunction; however, there are no standards to identify and characterize the spectrum of these disorders.
Awdishu, Linda +8 more
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Nephrolithiasis in gout: prevalence and characteristics of Brazilian patients
Advances in Rheumatology, 2019 Background The aims of this article were to assess the prevalence of nephrolithiasis and the factors associated with nephrolithiasis in Brazilian patients with primary gout.
Leonardo Santos Hoff +2 more
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Clinical Features and Associated Factors of Asymptomatic Nephrolithiasis/Nephrocalcinosis in Primary Aldosteronism [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 Background Urinary calculi in primary aldosteronism (PA) have been studied almost only in case reports, and most of which have been reported to be associated with nephrolithiasis.
Xu CAO, Xianjun ZHU, Yan YANG, Nie TANG, Limei LIU, Hui ZHOU, Lei ZHANG, Ying ZHU, Yi YANG, Wei XIA, Youren LIU
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the management of distal ureteral stones in children [PDF]
, 2019 Objective To determine the most cost-effective approach to the management of distal ureteral stones in children given the potential for recurrent renal colic during a trial of passage versus potential stent discomfort and complications of ureteroscopy.
Bennett, William E., Jr. +6 more
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Hydrochlorothiazide reduces urinary calcium excretion in a child with Lowe syndrome. [PDF]
, 2015 There is a growing recognition that children with Lowe syndrome are at risk of nephrocalcinosis and nephrolithiasis from hypercalciuria. Increased fluid intake and correction of metabolic acidosis have remained the focus for intervention but are not ...
Butani, Lavjay
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Renal function assessment in adults with recurrent calcium kidney stone disease [PDF]
, 2012 The prevalence of nephrolihiasis and chronic kidney disease has risen over the past three decades, we sought to determine if person with a history of kidney stones have lower renal function relative to non stone formers.
Milladipour, Amir Hossein +1 more
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