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Global, regional, and national burden of urolithiasis among children and adolescents, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers estimated how common kidney stones were in children and teenagers in every country from 1990 to 2021, and projected the trend out to 2050. The work pools existing health records and surveys, so it counts the problem and shows where it is growing. It cannot show what causes the rise. Stones in childhood can damage kidneys over a lifetime, which is why the count matters.

Who did this work

Jue Gong · Guangming Yin · Chenyu Qiu · Guanchen Liu · Peng Yuan

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-13
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-026-06758-7