A large staghorn stone diagnosed and managed in an asymptomatic patient using the "Kidney Injury Test (Kit)" spot urine assay: A case report.

Leslie Bernal Charondo, Fadl Hamouche, Reuben D Sarwal, Minnie M Sarwal, Thomas Chi, Marshall L Stoller

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Leslie Bernal CharondoSchool of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Fadl HamoucheDepartment of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Reuben D SarwalNephrosant, Brisbane, USA.

Minnie M SarwalDepartment of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Thomas ChiDepartment of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

Marshall L StollerDepartment of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

University of California, San Francisco · USNephros (United States) · US

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Abstract

The Kidney Injury Test (KIT) Stone-Score provides an objective measure of stone burden. Unlike urinary supersaturation the KIT Stone-Scores assess underlying stone disease rather than urinary solute composition. We report a case of a 43-year-old woman with no history of nephrolithiasis who underwent an elective, voluntary KIT assay and was diagnosed with a large staghorn renal stone after an unanticipated markedly elevated score. This clinical scenario highlights the potential future use of the non-invasive urinary KIT assay as a reliable non-invasive tool to detect and monitor urinary stone disease.

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Cell-free DNAKidney injury test (KIT)NephrolithiasisStaghornUrinary biomarker

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PMID34621621

DOI10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101854

PMCPMC8479636

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