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 …

The overall prevalence of kidney stones (KS) in the US rose from 3.2% in 1980 to 10.1% in
2016, but the trends in important subgroups have not been reported. We examined the …

Methods: A systematic literature search was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from the databases' inception through …

Objective To evaluate trends in the incidence of kidney stones and characteristics
associated with changes in the incidence rate over 3 decades. Patients and Methods Adult …

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

Results Among 3023 coded stone formers from 2000 to 2011, a total of 1515 were validated
and matched to 1515 controls (mean age was 45 years old, and 56% were men). After …

The pathophysiology of urinary stone formation is complex, involving a combination of
metabolic, genetic, and environmental factors. Over the past decades, remarkable advances …

The objective of the study was to investigate the association between nephrolithiasis and the
risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). PubMed, Embase and ScienceDirect databases were …

An epidemiological relationship between urolithiasis and cardiovascular diseases has
extensively been reported. Endothelial dysfunction is an early pathogenic event in …

Background/objectives: The risk of hypertension (HTN) in patients who regularly drink soda
is controversial. The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the associations between …