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Uric acid renal calculus

MedGen UID:
643496
•Concept ID:
C0558595
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Uric acid nephrolithiasis
SNOMED CT: Uric acid nephrolithiasis (274401005); Uric acid renal calculus (274401005)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Drug-Induced Kidney Stones and Crystalline Nephropathy: Pathophysiology, Prevention and Treatment.
Daudon M, Frochot V, Bazin D, Jungers P
Drugs 2018 Feb;78(2):163-201. doi: 10.1007/s40265-017-0853-7. PMID: 29264783
EAU Guidelines on Diagnosis and Conservative Management of Urolithiasis.
Türk C, Petřík A, Sarica K, Seitz C, Skolarikos A, Straub M, Knoll T
Eur Urol 2016 Mar;69(3):468-74. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.07.040. PMID: 26318710
Treatment and prevention of kidney stones: an update.
Frassetto L, Kohlstadt I
Am Fam Physician 2011 Dec 1;84(11):1234-42. PMID: 22150656

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Nutrition and Kidney Stone Disease.
Siener R
Nutrients 2021 Jun 3;13(6) doi: 10.3390/nu13061917. PMID: 34204863Free PMC Article
Serum Uric Acid and Diabetes: From Pathophysiology to Cardiovascular Disease.
Katsiki N, Dimitriadis GD, Mikhailidis DP
Curr Pharm Des 2021;27(16):1941-1951. doi: 10.2174/1381612827666210104124320. PMID: 33397230
Renal effects of uric acid: hyperuricemia and hypouricemia.
Park JH, Jo YI, Lee JH
Korean J Intern Med 2020 Nov;35(6):1291-1304. Epub 2020 Sep 9 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2020.410. PMID: 32872730Free PMC Article
Empiric therapy for kidney stones.
Goldfarb DS
Urolithiasis 2019 Feb;47(1):107-113. Epub 2018 Nov 26 doi: 10.1007/s00240-018-1090-6. PMID: 30478476Free PMC Article
Kidney stones.
Khan SR, Pearle MS, Robertson WG, Gambaro G, Canales BK, Doizi S, Traxer O, Tiselius HG
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2016 Feb 25;2:16008. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2016.8. PMID: 27188687Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Metabolomic profiles and pathogenesis of nephrolithiasis.
Kowalczyk NS, Prochaska ML, Worcester EM
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2023 Sep 1;32(5):490-495. Epub 2023 Jul 21 doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000903. PMID: 37530089Free PMC Article
Risk factors for kidney stone disease recurrence: a comprehensive meta-analysis.
Wang K, Ge J, Han W, Wang D, Zhao Y, Shen Y, Chen J, Chen D, Wu J, Shen N, Zhu S, Xue B, Xu X
BMC Urol 2022 Apr 19;22(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-01017-4. PMID: 35439979Free PMC Article
Risk of Kidney Stones: Influence of Dietary Factors, Dietary Patterns, and Vegetarian-Vegan Diets.
Ferraro PM, Bargagli M, Trinchieri A, Gambaro G
Nutrients 2020 Mar 15;12(3) doi: 10.3390/nu12030779. PMID: 32183500Free PMC Article
Serum uric acid levels and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of evidence from observational studies, randomised controlled trials, and Mendelian randomisation studies.
Li X, Meng X, Timofeeva M, Tzoulaki I, Tsilidis KK, Ioannidis JP, Campbell H, Theodoratou E
BMJ 2017 Jun 7;357:j2376. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2376. PMID: 28592419Free PMC Article
EAU Guidelines on Diagnosis and Conservative Management of Urolithiasis.
Türk C, Petřík A, Sarica K, Seitz C, Skolarikos A, Straub M, Knoll T
Eur Urol 2016 Mar;69(3):468-74. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.07.040. PMID: 26318710

Clinical prediction guides

Recent advances on the mechanisms of kidney stone formation (Review).
Wang Z, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Deng Q, Liang H
Int J Mol Med 2021 Aug;48(2) Epub 2021 Jun 16 doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2021.4982. PMID: 34132361Free PMC Article
Renal effects of uric acid: hyperuricemia and hypouricemia.
Park JH, Jo YI, Lee JH
Korean J Intern Med 2020 Nov;35(6):1291-1304. Epub 2020 Sep 9 doi: 10.3904/kjim.2020.410. PMID: 32872730Free PMC Article
Obesity and kidney stone disease: a systematic review.
Carbone A, Al Salhi Y, Tasca A, Palleschi G, Fuschi A, De Nunzio C, Bozzini G, Mazzaferro S, Pastore AL
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2018 Aug;70(4):393-400. Epub 2018 May 31 doi: 10.23736/S0393-2249.18.03113-2. PMID: 29856171
Serum uric acid levels and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of evidence from observational studies, randomised controlled trials, and Mendelian randomisation studies.
Li X, Meng X, Timofeeva M, Tzoulaki I, Tsilidis KK, Ioannidis JP, Campbell H, Theodoratou E
BMJ 2017 Jun 7;357:j2376. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2376. PMID: 28592419Free PMC Article
EAU Guidelines on Diagnosis and Conservative Management of Urolithiasis.
Türk C, Petřík A, Sarica K, Seitz C, Skolarikos A, Straub M, Knoll T
Eur Urol 2016 Mar;69(3):468-74. Epub 2015 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.07.040. PMID: 26318710

Recent systematic reviews

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Adverse Human Health Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies.
Lane MM, Travica N, Gamage E, Marshall S, Trakman GL, Young C, Teasdale SB, Dissanayaka T, Dawson SL, Orr R, Jacka FN, O'Neil A, Lawrence M, Baker P, Rebholz CM, Du S, Marx W
Annu Rev Nutr 2024 Aug;44(1):383-404. doi: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-062322-020650. PMID: 39207876
Selection and Outcomes for Dissolution Therapy in Uric Acid Stones: A Systematic Review of Literature.
Ong A, Brown G, Tokas T, Hameed BMZ, Philip J, Somani BK
Curr Urol Rep 2023 Aug;24(8):355-363. Epub 2023 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s11934-023-01164-7. PMID: 37079196
Obesity and kidney stone disease: a systematic review.
Carbone A, Al Salhi Y, Tasca A, Palleschi G, Fuschi A, De Nunzio C, Bozzini G, Mazzaferro S, Pastore AL
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2018 Aug;70(4):393-400. Epub 2018 May 31 doi: 10.23736/S0393-2249.18.03113-2. PMID: 29856171
Treatment of asymptomatic hyperuricemia for the prevention of gouty arthritis, renal disease, and cardiovascular events: a systematic literature review.
Vinik O, Wechalekar MD, Falzon L, Buchbinder R, van der Heijde DM, Bombardier C
J Rheumatol Suppl 2014 Sep;92:70-4. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.140465. PMID: 25180131
Pegloticase for chronic gout.
Anderson A, Singh JA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Mar 17;2010(3):CD008335. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008335.pub2. PMID: 20238366Free PMC Article

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