Age-stratified analysis of the BMI-kidney stone relationship: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Liuliu Zhou, Wei Gu, Yufeng Jiang, Haimin Zhang

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Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation for Removal of Large Bile Duct Stones in Advanced Age by Kook Hyun Kim, Tae Nyeun Kim

“…Objective. Bile duct stone-related adverse events can be detrimental in the elderly. …”
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Assessment of Stone Columns as a Mitigation Technique of Liquefaction-Induced Effects during Italian Earthquakes (May 2012) by Davide Forcellini, Angelo Marcello Tarantino

“…This paper aims first of all to reproduce soil response to liquefaction-induced lateral effects and thus to evaluate stone column mitigation technique effectiveness by gradually increasing the extension of remediation, in order to achieve a satisfactory lower level of permanent deformations. …”
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Short-Term Biliary Stent Placement Contributing Common Bile Duct Stone Disappearance with Preservation of Duodenal Papilla Function by Tatsuki Ueda, Masataka Kikuyama, Yuzo Kodama, Takafumi Kurokami

“…We estimated the rate of stone disappearance at the time of second ERCP. Results. …”
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Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate plus thulium fiber laser therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia combined with bladder stones by Chen Wang, Yuanwei Li, Yongjun Yang, Junjie Chen, Zhuo Li, Guangqing Song, Jia Chen, Liu Zhe, Yili Teng, Qiang Lu

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Effects Comparison between Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilatation and Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Common Bile Duct Stone Removal by Yandong Guo, Chen Li, Shan Lei, Fachao Zhi

“…Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) is a treatment of choice for stone extraction and is now most frequently used. …”
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Detection of genetic relations between species in the genus Prunus L. when using them in breeding of stone fruit crops by G. V. Eremin

“…Research conducted at Krymsk Experiment Breeding Station of VIR on the gene pools of stone fruit plants and genomic analysis of the genetic collection of interspecific hybrids within the genus Prunus L. disclosed differences in the degree of incompatibility among the studied species. …”
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Siliceous rocks of the Polish part of the Tatra Mountains. Potential source of raw materials for the Stone Age communities. Preliminary report by Katarzyna Kerneder-Gubała

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The Biosorption of Copper(II) Using a Natural Biofilm Formed on the Stones from the Metro River, Malang City, Indonesia by Andi Kurniawan, Siti Mariyah Ulfa, Chamidah Chamidah

“…The biofilms used in this study grow naturally on the stones in the Metro River in Malang City, Indonesia. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Granite Stone Slabs with Near Surface Mounted CFRP Bars and Screw-Thread Steels by Xiaopeng Gao, Zhongfan Chen, Xiaomeng Ding, Erxiang Dong

“…A total of ten full-scale stone slabs were tested under a four-point bending loading to investigate the effect of groove dimension, reinforcement ratios, and reinforcement materials on the flexural performance of stone slabs. …”
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Initial Diagnosis and Detection of Very Late Local Recurrence of a Ductal Prostate Cancer due to a Ureteral Stone by Manolis Pratsinis, Charlotte Düwel, Olivia Köhle, Annette Enzler-Tschudy, Hans-Peter Schmid, Patrick Betschart

“…We report the case of a 74-year-old patient in whom a ductal prostate cancer was incidentally endoscopically diagnosed in the course of ureteral stenting due to a left distal ureteral stone. The initial PSA was 0.8 μg/l and the digital rectal examination was not suspicious. …”
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First Use of Superpulsed Fibre Thulium Laser-Based Contact Stone Ablation in Common Bile and Main Pancreatic Ducts by S. A. Budzinskiy, S. G. Shapovalyants, E. D. Fedorov, E. A. Vorobyeva, M. Yu. Svirin, M. G. Malyarov, P. L. Chernyakevich, E. N. Platonova

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The atherogenic index of plasma increases the risk of incident kidney stones: a nested case–control study in Chinese adults by Dawei Wang, Feng Shi, Dingguo Zhang, Hui Wang, Yu Zhu, Jun Wang

Subjects: “…Kidney stones…”
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Loading Behavior and Soil-Structure Interaction for a Floating Stone Column under Rigid Foundation: A DEM Study by Feng Liu, Panpan Guo, Haibo Hu, Chengwei Zhu, Xiaonan Gong

“…This paper investigates the loading behavior and soil-structure interaction associated with a floating stone column under rigid foundation by using the discrete element method (DEM). …”
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Manometric Measurement of the Sphincter of Oddi in Patients with Common Bile Duct Stones: A Consecutive Study of the Han Population of China by Yadong Feng, Jie Zhang, Chunhua Jiao, Hong Zhu, Wenfang Cheng, Shunfu Xu, Bin Xiao, Jinliang Ni, Xiaoxing Chen

“…In this study, 76 patients with CBD stones were enrolled in a single tertiary endoscopy center. …”
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The use of D-Optimal Mixture Design in the development of date stone and spirulina tablet formulation as a phycocyanin dietary supplement by Jabri Karoui, Iness, Hammami, Majdi, Abderrabba, Manef

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Two birds, one stone: can Nigeria have the best of both worlds internationally while chasing regional leadership? by Radu Magdin

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Retrograde Approach to a Diverticular Kidney Stone through a Vesicoureteral Cohen's Reimplantation: A Novel Surgical Technique by Fahd Khalil, Mohamed Tligui, Olivier Traxer

“…Its disadvantage is still the classic difficulty in subsequent retrograde ureteral access, requiring the use of percutaneous techniques in the treatment of kidney stones. We describe a novel surgical technique for retrograde catheterization of an adult ureter by a flexible ureterorenoscope, thereby facilitating the treatment of a symptomatic diverticular kidney stone. …”
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10 Fr S-Type Plastic Pancreatic Stents in Chronic Pancreatitis Are Effective for the Treatment of Pancreatic Duct Strictures and Pancreatic Stones by Ken Ito, Naoki Okano, Seiichi Hara, Kensuke Takuma, Kensuke Yoshimoto, Susumu Iwasaki, Yui Kishimoto, Yoshinori Igarashi

“…Endoscopic pancreatic stenting for refractory pancreatic duct strictures associated with impacted pancreatic stones in chronic pancreatitis cases has yielded conflicting results. …”
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Association between the neutrophil-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with kidney stone risk: a cross-sectional study by Yuan-Zhuo Du, Jia-Qing Yang, Ji-Ming Yao, Chi-Teng Zhang, Yi-Fu Liu

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