Metabolic syndrome and the urinary microbiome of patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy

• Published in: Asian Journal of Urology Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 316 - 323
• Main Authors: Dornbier, Ryan A, Doshi, Chirag P, Desai, Shalin C, Bajic, Petar, Van Kuiken, Michelle, Khemmani, Mark, Farooq, Ahmer V, Bresler, Larissa, Turk, Thomas M T, Wolfe, Alan J, Baldea, Kristin G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Second Military Medical University 01.04.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Metabolic syndrome; Nephrolithiasis; Original; Percutaneous nephrolithotomy; Urinary microbiome; Urolithiasis; Nephrolithiasis; Urinary microbiome; Urolithiasis; Metabolic syndrome; Percutaneous nephrolithotomy

To identify possible stone-promoting microbes, we compared the profiles of microbes grown from stones of patients with and without metabolic syndrome (MetS). The association between MetS and urinary stone disease is well established, but the exact pathophysiologic relationship remains unknown. Recen...