Gouty diathesis—10–20% of patients with stones have gout. 14 The stones are uric acid,
calcium oxalate or phosphate, or a mixture of the two. Invariably, the urinary acidity is low …

Recent studies have shown that patients with kidney stone disease, and particularly calcium
oxalate nephrolithiasis, exhibit dysbiosis in their fecal and urinary microbiota compared with …

Studies in Western countries have suggested an increasing incidence of nephrolithiasis
(NL) in the latter part of the 20th century. Therefore, we updated NL epidemiology data for …

Urinary stone disease has afflicted mankind for centuries and continues to be a significant
medical ailment throughout the world. Contemporary management reflects the changes and …

Objective To compare dietary factors between incident symptomatic stone formers and
controls, and among the incident stone formers, to determine whether dietary factors were …

Nephrolithiasis is a common disorder that accounts for significant cost, morbidity, and loss of
work. There is a one in eight lifetime chance of being diagnosed with urinary stones …

Up to 85% of all stone patients could anticipate lower risk of stone recurrence with
elementary reorientation of their lifestyle and dietary habits. Normalizing the major risk …

Idiopathic calcium oxalate urolithiasis is a frequent and recurrent multifactorial disease. This
review focuses on urinary and dietary risk factors for this disease and conservative …

Diet plays a central role in the development and prevention of nephrolithiasis. Although
pharmacologic treatment may be required for some patients who are resistant to dietary …

A variety of dietary and metabolic factors may contribute or cause stone formation in
idiopathic calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. Dietary factors include a high intake of animal …