Impact of coexisting type 2 diabetes mellitus on the urinary microbiota of kidney stone patients
Xiang Li,
Yifan Tang,
Zhenyi Xu
et al.
Abstract:Objectives
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) commonly complicates kidney stone disease (KSD). Our objective is to investigate the variations in the urinary microbiota between individuals with KSD alone and those with KSD plus T2DM. This exploration could have implications for disease diagnosis and treatment strategies.
Methods
During lithotripsy, a ureterscope was employed, and 1 mL of urine was collected from the renal pelvis after bladder d… Show more
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