Biochemistry & Analytical Biochemistry

Kanwar SS

Publications

• Review Article
  Phyto-molecules for Kidney Stones Treatment and Management
  Author(s): Gupta S and Kanwar SSGupta S and Kanwar SS
  
  It has been centuries since humans are being affected by kidney stones or urolithiasis. In the past decade, in rural and the urban sectors, kidney stone cases are rising at an alarming rate having a high relapse rate. The rate and prevalence of urolithiasis has been attributed to a number of factors such as age, fluid intake, infections of the urinary tract, climatic conditions sex, genetic predisposition, ethnicity as well as diet. Kidney stones may cause extreme pain and blockage of urine flow, urinary tract infection, hydronephrosis and severe bleeding which necessitates the use of surgery in some cases to remove or break the stones. Although a number of treatments for kidney stones are available which include extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and drug therapy but the expensive nature of these therapies and the severe side effects caused by exposure to these shock waves .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1009.1000362

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