"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kidney Calculi" by people in Profiles.
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Ureteroscopy vs Shockwave Lithotripsy to Remove Kidney Stones in Children and Adolescents: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2525789.
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy vs Ureteroscopy for Kidney Stones in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 06 02; 8(6):e2516749.
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Endourological Management of Renal Stones: A Systematic Review, Bayesian Network Meta-analysis and Meta-regression. Urology. 2025 04; 198:193-206.
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Bariatric surgery does not affect kidney stone disease. Sci Rep. 2024 12 04; 14(1):30193.
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Editorial Comment on "Current Perspectives on Endourological Ex Vivo Stone Interventions in Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review". Urology. 2024 09; 191:153-154.
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Genetic testing in children with nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 08; 38(8):2615-2622.
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Efficacy and safety of lumasiran for infants and young children with primary hyperoxaluria type 1: 12-month analysis of the phase 3 ILLUMINATE-B trial. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 04; 38(4):1075-1086.
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A comparison of adverse pregnancy events between ureteral stents and percutaneous nephrostomy tubes in the treatment of nephrolithiasis during pregnancy: A propensity score-matched analysis of a large multi-institutional research network. World J Urol. 2023 Jul; 41(7):1721-1726.
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Commentary in response to BMC Urology publication entitled "Infection-related hospitalization following ureteroscopic stone treatment: results from a surgical collaborative". BMC Urol. 2021 Nov 06; 21(1):150.
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Outcomes of kidney donors with pre- and post-donation kidney stones. Clin Transplant. 2021 02; 35(2):e14189.