ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Epidemiology of Kidney Stones.
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150 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Incidence and context-specific risk patterns of ureteral avulsion and perforation during ureteroscopy: EAU endourology systematic review and meta-analysis.Urolithiasis · 2026Pooled it
- Recent Progression and Treatment Approaches for the Kidney Stone Management.Current drug targets · 2025Pooled it
- Environmental cadmium exposure and the risk of kidney stones: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Global prevalence of urolithiasis: a meta-analysis accounting for methodological heterogeneity.Frontiers in urology · 2025Pooled it
- Association between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and risk of urolithiasis: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Internal and emergency medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Patient-reported outcome measures of percutaneous nephrostomy vs JJ stent in obstructive urolithiasis: results of the STent Or NEphrostomy (STONE) randomised controlled trial.BJU international · 2026Trial
- Comparison of suction and standard ureteral access sheath versus sheathless flexible ureteroscopy in management of upper ureteral and renal calculi.BMC urology · 2026Trial
- Stone extraction during flexible ureterorenoscopy with or without the hydrogel method: a randomized, multicenter safety and feasibility study.World journal of urology · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the safety of bipolar nephrostomy tract cauterization "BNTC" towards a safe tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a randomized controlled trial.Urolithiasis · 2024Trial
- Quadratus Lumborum Block versus Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Recovery Quality after Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial.Pain and therapy · 2026Article
- Novel associations of Claudin gene variants with kidney stone disease.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Article
- Magnetically actuated microrobots in urolithiasis: emerging frontiers in kidney stone diagnosis and management.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Review
- Biophysical and functional characterization of the Escherichia coli Dr fimbrial envelope reveals its importance for pathogenesis and lithogenesis.PLoS pathogens · 2026Article
- Influence of primary language on follow-up after emergency department visits for acute renal colic: evidence from an ethnically diverse urban cohort.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Cementum Attachment Protein-Derived Peptides Modulate Brushite and Calcium Oxalate Crystallization In Vitro.Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2026Article
- A qualitative exploration of occupational influences on hydration, urination habits, food patterns, and self-care among patients with urolithiasis.BMC nephrology · 2026Observational
- Deciphering the association between uric acid and kidney stones: insights into the mediating roles of BMI and serum iron: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2007-2018.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- MAG-EX study protocol: magnetic stent versus stent on extraction string in patients after ureteroscopy-a multi-centre randomised controlled trial.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Article
- Study on metabolic differences and microbiota distribution in patients with infection-induced kidney stones by gender.BMC microbiology · 2026Article
- FASLG Derived from Fibroblasts in Hydroxyapatite-Rich Microenvironment Induces Urothelial Anoikis to Trigger Randall's Plaque Exposure.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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Abstract
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 continues to be challenging for patients, physicians, and healthcare systems alike. In this context, epidemiological studies are striving to elucidate the worldwide changes in the patterns and the burden of the disease and identify modifiable risk factors that contribute to the development of kidney stones. Our expanding knowledge of the epidemiology of kidney stones is of paramount importance and largely upgrades the modern management of the disease. In this paper, we review the variables affecting prevalence and incidence, including age, gender, race, ethnicity, occupation, climate, geography, systemic diseases, diabetes, vascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and dietary risk factors relevant to kidney stones.
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