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 …

Objective: This study explores associations between recurrent kidney stones and genetic
polymorphisms. Methods: Meta-analysis of polymorphisms in renal stone cases versus …

Timely implementation of electricity power consumption (EPC) analysis and evaluation
helps assess energy-saving potential and develop energy management plans. Yet, timely …

Background Kidney and urinary tract stones are among the most common and important
health problems, the prevalence of which is increasing nowadays due to a sedentary …

The role of the gut microbiome in the development of renal stone diseases has not been well
characterized. This study focused on the taxonomic and functional profiles of gut …

Defining the kidney stone composition is important for determining a treatment plan,
understanding etiology and preventing recurrence of nephrolithiasis, which is considered as …

Objective: The purposes of this multi-center study were to evaluate the rate of infection
stones and to evaluate the urine cultures of patients with infection stones. Materials: Charts …

Abstract Pleurolobus gangeticus (L.) J. St.-Hil. ex H. Ohashi & K. Ohashi (Fabaceae) is an
important medicinal plant used to treat various ailments. In this study, we report the …

Background Triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index has been considered as the reliable marker
of insulin resistance (IR), which is one risk factor of kidney stone. This study aimed to …

Introduction Kidney stone disease (KS) is a complicated disease with an increasing global
incidence. It was shown that Bushen Huashi decoction (BSHS) is a classic Chinese …