Meta-Analysis
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World J Transplant. Dec 24, 2016; 6(4): 790-797
Published online Dec 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i4.790
Incidence of kidney stones in kidney transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Charat Thongprayoon, Michael A Mao, Wonngarm Kittanamongkolchai, Insara J Jaffer Sathick, Tsering Dhondup, Stephen B Erickson
Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Charat Thongprayoon, Michael A Mao, Wonngarm Kittanamongkolchai, Insara J Jaffer Sathick, Tsering Dhondup, Stephen B Erickson, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
Author contributions: Cheungpasitporn W and Thongprayoon C contributed equally to this work; Cheungpasitporn W and Thongprayoon C: Performed the search, analysis and interpretation of data, analysis of data and final approval of the version to be published; Mao MA, Kittanamongkolchai W, Jaffer Sathick IJ and Dhondup T: Critical revising of the intellectual content and final approval of the version to be published; Erickson SB: Concept and design, critical revising of the intellectual content and final approval of the version to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors report no conflicts-of-interest.
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Correspondence to: Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, United States. wcheungpasitporn@gmail.com
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Received: May 18, 2016
Peer-review started: May 18, 2016
First decision: July 27, 2016
Revised: September 8, 2016
Accepted: October 22, 2016
Article in press: October 24, 2016
Published online: December 24, 2016
Core Tip

Core tip: The authors performed this meta-analysis to assess the incidence and characteristics of kidney stones in kidney transplant recipients. The estimated incidence of kidney stones in patients after kidney transplantation is 1.0%. Calcium based stones (CaOx and CaP) are the most common kidney stones after transplantation following by struvite stones and uric acid stones. The findings from this study may impact the management of kidney stone prevention after kidney transplantation.