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 …

Context The recent evolution of management options for urolithiasis has presented a unique
dilemma for the modern urologist. A comprehensive understanding of epidemiological …

Abstract The Urological Association of Asia, consisting of 25 member associations and one
affiliated member since its foundation in 1990, has planned to develop Asian guidelines for …

Kidney stone disease is increasing in prevalence, and the most common stone composition
is calcium oxalate. Dietary oxalate intake and endogenous production of oxalate are …

Hyperoxaluria can cause not only nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis, but also renal
parenchymal disease histologically characterized by deposition of calcium oxalate crystals …

Black women are less likely to develop kidney stones and have greater bone mass than
white women. However, little is known about racial differences in urine composition. Urine …

Aim To examine whether enhanced diversity or numbers of oxalate‐degrading bacteria in
the gastrointestinal tracts of black South Africans play a role in determining the rarity of …

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is an edible herbal mushroom extensively distributed in the
temperate to frigid regions of the Northern hemisphere, especially the Baltic and Siberian …

Renal calculi are the products of crystallization of specific stone-forming components seen in
about 10% of people, and 80% are calcium-based stones. The most common stone, calcium …

Using combinations of the key words urolithiasis, kidney stones, race, ethnicity, population
group in Google Scholar and Pubmed, a literature search identified 40 articles. Of these, 33 …