Nephrocalcinosis, cholelithiasis, and umbilical vein calcification in a premature infant

Amin, Arfi Muhammed; Rejjal, Abdellatif; McDonald, Peter J.; Nazer, Hisham M.

doi:10.1007/bf00198265

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“…Other unsolvable cofounding factors like age, gender and stone type may as well contributed to the negative result in abdominal aorta calcification subgroup analysis. Since abdominal CT or ultrasonography scans have become routine examinations in more health centers, abdominal aorta calcification is becoming more easily recognized [ 41 ]. Coronary or carotid artery scans are performed more often in clinical centers for screening risks of cardiovascular disease [ 31 , 42 ].…”

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Vascular calcification on the risk of kidney stone: a meta-analysis

Huang

Xue

et al. 2023

Renal Failure

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Background The association between vascular calcification (VC) and kidney stone is still inconclusive. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the risk of kidney stone disease in subjects with VC. Methods To identify publications from related clinical studies, we performed a search on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases from their inceptions until 1 September 2022. According to obvious heterogeneity, a random-effects model was used to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Subgroup analysis was conducted trying to dissect the effects of VC in different segments and population regions in predicting kidney stone risk. Results Seven articles were included with a total number of 69,135 patients, of which 10,052 have vascular calcifications and 4728 have kidney stones. There was a significantly higher risk of kidney stone disease in participants with VC versus control (OR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.13–2.10). Sensitivity analysis confirmed the stability of the results. VC can be separated into abdominal, coronary, carotid, and splenic aortic calcification while pooled analysis of abdominal aorta calcification did not indicate a significant higher kidney stone risk. An obvious higher risk of kidney stone was observed in Asian VC patients (OR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.07–2.61). Conclusion Combined evidence of observational studies suggested patients with VC may be associated with an increased risk of kidney stone disease. Despite the predictive value was relatively low, it is still worth noting that patients with VC are under the threat of kidney stone disease.

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Vascular calcification on the risk of kidney stone: a meta-analysis

Huang

Xue

et al. 2023

Renal Failure

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“…The histologic picture is assumed to depend on the age of the patient, producing osteomalacia in adults and rickets in growing children (20,21). Premature infants are at higher risk for developing hypercalciuria (22‐24). Aluminum has also been determined to be a cause of metabolic bone disease (25,26).…”

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