Obesity and the Risk of Developing Kidney Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Materials and methods: Data were collected by reviewing charts of 1204 adult patients of 10
countries with renal or ureteral stones (> 18 years) in whom a stone analysis was done and …

Background: Nephrolithiasis has been associated with bone loss and vascular calcification
(VC), reflecting abnormal extraosseous calcium deposition. Fetuin-A (Fet-A) acts as a potent …

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between recurrence-free
survival (RFS) and perirenal fat thickness (PFT) in a cohort of Chinese population with …

Background: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the most widely used method
for treating kidney and upper ureteric stones smaller than 2 cm due to its effectiveness …

How does kidney disease contribute to disease of the bones, heart and blood vessels? This
question is addressed in the PhD thesis by Fernande Guedes Rodrigues, who performed a …

Es un estudio descriptivo, de tipo monográfico sobre la influencia de la dieta de los
guatemaltecos en el aparecimiento de la nefrolitiasis; muy interesante pues aporta un …