While the associations between obesity and kidney stone risk have been defined, the mechanisms behind this relationship warrant further investigation. Calcium oxalate is the most common stone ...

The incidence of calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in the US has ... an individual to the development of nephrolithiasis -- stone-promoting urine chemistries, Randall's plaques, and defects in ...

Kidney stones can cause severe pain and discomfort. They form when calcium, oxalate, and uric acid accumulate in very high ...

Crivelli JJ, Fretts AM, McGwin G, Assimos DG, Gutierrez OM. Prevalence of Kidney Stone Disease Among American Indian Adults in the Strong Heart Family Study. American Urological Association Annual ...