"Kidney Calculi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Stones in the KIDNEY, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS). Their sizes vary and most contains CALCIUM OXALATE.
| Descriptor ID |
D007669
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.419.600.500 C12.777.967.249.500 C12.777.967.500.503 C13.351.968.419.600.500 C13.351.968.967.249.500 C13.351.968.967.500.503 C23.300.175.850.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Kidney Calculi- Kidney Calculi
- Calculi, Kidney
- Calculus, Kidney
- Kidney Calculus
- Nephrolith
- Renal Calculus
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Stone
- Stone, Kidney
- Stones, Kidney
- Renal Calculi
- Calculi, Renal
- Calculus, Renal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kidney Calculi" by people in Profiles.
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Tartronic Acid as a Potential Inhibitor of Pathological Calcium Oxalate Crystallization. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024 Jun; 11(21):e2400642.
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Hydroxycitrate: a potential new therapy for calcium urolithiasis. Urolithiasis. 2019 Aug; 47(4):311-320.
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Citrate therapy for calcium phosphate stones. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2019 03; 28(2):130-139.
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Molecular modifiers of kidney stones. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2017 07; 26(4):256-265.
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The role of macromolecules in the formation of kidney stones. Urolithiasis. 2017 Feb; 45(1):57-74.
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Prevalence of kidney stones in the United States. Eur Urol. 2012 Jul; 62(1):160-5.