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Bargagli M, Anderegg MA, Fuster DG. Effects of thiazides and new findings on kidney stones and dysglycemic side effects. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2024:e14155. [PMID: 38698738 DOI: 10.1111/apha.14155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics (thiazides) belong to the most frequently prescribed drugs worldwide. By virtue of their natriuretic and vasodilating properties, thiazides effectively lower blood pressure and prevent adverse cardiovascular outcomes. In addition, through their unique characteristic of reducing urine calcium, thiazides are also widely employed for the prevention of kidney stone recurrence and reduction of bone fracture risk. Since their introduction into clinical medicine in the early 1960s, thiazides have been recognized for their association with metabolic side effects, particularly impaired glucose tolerance, and new-onset diabetes mellitus. Numerous hypotheses have been advanced to explain thiazide-induced glucose intolerance, yet underlying mechanisms remain poorly defined. Regrettably, the lack of understanding and unpredictability of these side effects has prompted numerous physicians to refrain from prescribing these effective, inexpensive, and widely accessible drugs. In this review, we outline the pharmacology and mechanism of action of thiazides, highlight recent advances in the understanding of thiazide-induced glucose intolerance, and provide an up-to-date discussion on the role of thiazides in kidney stone prevention.
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- Matteo Bargagli
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Kidney.CH, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department for Biomedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Kidney.CH, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department for Biomedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Kidney.CH, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department for Biomedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Buckey JC, Thamer S, Lan M. Bone loss and kidney stone risk in weightlessness. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2023; 32:172-6. [PMID: 36683542 DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Weightlessness increases both bone loss and kidney stone formation risk. The large interior volume of the International Space Station (ISS) has allowed for a mix of exercise devices to help maintain the skeleton. But space exploration is changing. Long stays on the ISS will be replaced by journeys in smaller spacecraft both to and around the Moon. Small private space stations are under development. This will limit the ability to do exercise countermeasures, which can increase both bone loss and kidney stone risk. This review examines this risk and how it can be minimized in this new era of spaceflight. RECENT FINDINGS Simple, low-mass, low-power ways to track bone loss and kidney stone risk in space are being researched. Tracking urinary calcium concentration in the first morning void and targeting additional countermeasures (e.g. bisphosphonates) to those who run consistently high levels is one promising approach. SUMMARY New exploration spacecraft would not have the room and capability to replicate the current 2 h, daily exercise countermeasure programme on the ISS. A monitoring approach, perhaps using urinary calcium as a marker, is needed to find those at greatest risk. This would allow countermeasures to be targeted individually and used efficiently.
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Betz MV, Coe FL, Chapman AB. Agreement of Food Records and 24-Hour Urine Studies in Clinical Practice. J Ren Nutr 2021; 32:51-57. [PMID: 34429244 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2021.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine the level of agreement between 3-day food records obtained as part of clinical care with 24-hour urine collections specifically assessing sodium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, protein, and fluid intake. DESIGN AND METHODS Data were collected from patients at a nephrology clinic in a metropolitan, academic medical center. Patients who completed both a 3-day food record and a 24-hour urine collection were analyzed. Food record and urine collection measurements were compared using a simple ratio, Pearson's correlation, and general linear models. RESULTS Patients (n = 85) were 47.9 ± 15.2 years of age, 54% were female, with a mean serum creatinine of 1.3 ± 0.7 mg/dL and estimated glomerular filtration rate of 64.2 ± 25.6 mL/min. Patients had autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (48.2%), nephrolithiasis (31.1%), chronic kidney disease (4.7%), or other genetic or cystic conditions impacting the kidney (12.9%). Nutrient intake was measured utilizing a 3-day food record. Food records and urine collections were compared using the values, correlations, and general linear models. Fluid intake demonstrated the highest agreement (ratio 1.01) and calcium demonstrated the least agreement (ratio 6.30). Significant correlations were demonstrated for phosphorus (r = 0.321, P = .003), magnesium (r = 0.256, P = .018), protein (r = 0.555, P < .000), and fluid (r = 0.277, P = .010) intake. Food record intake of potassium (P = .046), protein (P = .004), and fluid (P = .010) were significant predictors of 24-hour urine excretion. CONCLUSION 3-day food records are useful tools to determine patient dietary patterns, but should be used with caution when assessing specific nutrient intake in clinical settings.
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- Melanie V Betz
- Chronic Kidney Disease Nutrition & Education Specialist, Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
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- Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Chief of Section of Nephrology & Professor of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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Nazzal L, Francois F, Henderson N, Liu M, Li H, Koh H, Wang C, Gao Z, Perez GP, Asplin JR, Goldfarb DS, Blaser MJ. Effect of antibiotic treatment on Oxalobacter formigenes colonization of the gut microbiome and urinary oxalate excretion. Sci Rep 2021; 11:16428. [PMID: 34385560 PMCID: PMC8361114 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95992-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The incidence of kidney stones is increasing in the US population. Oxalate, a major factor for stone formation, is degraded by gut bacteria reducing its intestinal absorption. Intestinal O. formigenes colonization has been associated with a lower risk for recurrent kidney stones in humans. In the current study, we used a clinical trial of the eradication of Helicobacter pylori to assess the effects of an antibiotic course on O. formigenes colonization, urine electrolytes, and the composition of the intestinal microbiome. Of 69 healthy adult subjects recruited, 19 received antibiotics for H. pylori eradication, while 46 were followed as controls. Serial fecal samples were examined for O. formigenes presence and microbiota characteristics. Urine, collected serially fasting and following a standard meal, was tested for oxalate and electrolyte concentrations. O. formigenes prevalence was 50%. Colonization was significantly and persistently suppressed in antibiotic-exposed subjects but remained stable in controls. Urinary pH increased after antibiotics, but urinary oxalate did not differ between the control and treatment groups. In subjects not on antibiotics, the O. formigenes-positive samples had higher alpha-diversity and significantly differed in Beta-diversity from the O. formigenes-negative samples. Specific taxa varied in abundance in relation to urinary oxalate levels. These studies identified significant antibiotic effects on O. formigenes colonization and urinary electrolytes and showed that overall microbiome structure differed in subjects according to O. formigenes presence. Identifying a consortium of bacterial taxa associated with urinary oxalate may provide clues for the primary prevention of kidney stones in healthy adults.
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- Lama Nazzal
- New York University Langone Health, New York University, New York, USA
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- New York University Langone Health, New York University, New York, USA
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- New York University Langone Health, New York University, New York, USA
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- Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, New York University Langone Health, New York, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health, New York University Langone Health, New York University, New York, USA
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, The State University of New York, Korea, Incheon, 21985, South Korea
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health, New York University Langone Health, New York University, New York, USA
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, 679 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, 08854-8021, USA
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- New York University Langone Health, New York University, New York, USA
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- New York University Langone Health, New York University, New York, USA. .,Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers University, 679 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, 08854-8021, USA.
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Liu M, Devlin JC, Hu J, Volkova A, Battaglia TW, Ho M, Asplin JR, Byrd A, Loke P, Li H, Ruggles KV, Tsirigos A, Blaser MJ, Nazzal L. Microbial genetic and transcriptional contributions to oxalate degradation by the gut microbiota in health and disease. eLife 2021; 10:e63642. [PMID: 33769280 PMCID: PMC8062136 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Over-accumulation of oxalate in humans may lead to nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis. Humans lack endogenous oxalate degradation pathways (ODP), but intestinal microbes can degrade oxalate using multiple ODPs and protect against its absorption. The exact oxalate-degrading taxa in the human microbiota and their ODP have not been described. We leverage multi-omics data (>3000 samples from >1000 subjects) to show that the human microbiota primarily uses the type II ODP, rather than type I. Furthermore, among the diverse ODP-encoding microbes, an oxalate autotroph, Oxalobacter formigenes, dominates this function transcriptionally. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) frequently suffer from disrupted oxalate homeostasis and calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. We show that the enteric oxalate level is elevated in IBD patients, with highest levels in Crohn's disease (CD) patients with both ileal and colonic involvement consistent with known nephrolithiasis risk. We show that the microbiota ODP expression is reduced in IBD patients, which may contribute to the disrupted oxalate homeostasis. The specific changes in ODP expression by several important taxa suggest that they play distinct roles in IBD-induced nephrolithiasis risk. Lastly, we colonize mice that are maintained in the gnotobiotic facility with O. formigenes, using either a laboratory isolate or an isolate we cultured from human stools, and observed a significant reduction in host fecal and urine oxalate levels, supporting our in silico prediction of the importance of the microbiome, particularly O. formigenes in host oxalate homeostasis.
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- Menghan Liu
- NYU Langone HealthNew YorkUnited States
- Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical SciencesNew YorkUnited States
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- NYU Langone HealthNew YorkUnited States
- Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical SciencesNew YorkUnited States
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- NYU Langone HealthNew YorkUnited States
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- NYU Langone HealthNew YorkUnited States
- Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical SciencesNew YorkUnited States
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- NYU Langone HealthNew YorkUnited States
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- Litholink Corporation, Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsChicagoUnited States
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech IncSouth San FranciscoUnited States
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- NYU Langone HealthNew YorkUnited States
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- NYU Langone HealthNew YorkUnited States
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- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers UniversityNew YorkUnited States
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Williams JC Jr, Gambaro G, Rodgers A, Asplin J, Bonny O, Costa-Bauzá A, Ferraro PM, Fogazzi G, Fuster DG, Goldfarb DS, Grases F, Heilberg IP, Kok D, Letavernier E, Lippi G, Marangella M, Nouvenne A, Petrarulo M, Siener R, Tiselius HG, Traxer O, Trinchieri A, Croppi E, Robertson WG. Urine and stone analysis for the investigation of the renal stone former: a consensus conference. Urolithiasis 2021; 49:1-16. [PMID: 33048172 DOI: 10.1007/s00240-020-01217-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The Consensus Group deliberated on a number of questions concerning urine and stone analysis over a period of months, and then met to develop consensus. The Group concluded that analyses of urine and stones should be routine in the diagnosis and treatment of urinary stone diseases. At present, the 24-h urine is the most useful type of urine collection, and accepted methods for analysis are described. Patient education is also important for obtaining a proper urine sample. Graphical methods for reporting urine analysis results can be helpful both for the physician and for educating the patient as to proper dietary changes that could be beneficial. Proper analysis of stones is also essential for diagnosis and management of patients. The Consensus Group also agreed that research has shown that evaluation of urinary crystals could be very valuable, but the Group also recognizes that existing methods for assessment of crystalluria do not allow this to be part of stone treatment in many places.
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Bergsland KJ, Coe FL, Parks JH, Asplin JR, Worcester EM. Evidence for a role of PDZ domain-containing proteins to mediate hypophosphatemia in calcium stone formers. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018; 33:759-770. [PMID: 29126251 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Hypophosphatemia (HYP) is common among calcium stone formers (SFs) and in rare cases is associated with mutations in sodium-phosphate cotransporters or in Na+/H+ exchanger regulatory factor 1 (NHERF1), but the majority of cases are unexplained. We hypothesized that reduced sodium-phosphate cotransporter activity mediated via NHERF1 or a similar PDZ domain-containing protein, causes HYP. If so, other transport activities controlled by NHERF1, such as NHE3 and URAT1, might be reduced in HYP. Methods To test this idea, we analyzed two large but separate sets of 24-h urine samples and paired serums of 2700 SFs from the University of Chicago and 11 073 SFs from Litholink, a national laboratory. Patients were divided into quintiles based on serum phosphate. Results Males were more common in the lowest phosphate tiles in both datasets. Phosphate excretion did not vary across the quintiles, excluding diet as a cause of HYP. Tubule maximum (Tm) phosphate per unit glomerular filtration rate decreased and fractional excretion increased with decreasing phosphate quintiles, indicating reduced tubule phosphate reabsorption was responsible for HYP. Urine pH and serum chloride increased with decreasing serum phosphate, suggesting a coordinate change in NHE3 activity. Serum uric acid and Tm uric acid decreased significantly with decreasing serum phosphate, while uric acid excretion did not vary. Conclusion. HYP in SFs results from decreased tubule phosphate reabsorption and, being associated with related changes in other proximal tubule transporters, may arise from alterations in or signaling to PDZ-containing proteins.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Litholink Corporation, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Chicago, IL, USA
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Ellis D, Lieb J. Hyperoxaluria and Genitourinary Disorders in Children Ingesting Almond Milk Products. J Pediatr 2015; 167:1155-8. [PMID: 26382627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We describe 3 children presenting with hematuria, dysuria or kidney stones, and hyperoxaluria believed to be related to ingestion of excessive amounts of almond milk products. Our investigation of the oxalate content of several popular plant-based milk substitutes indicates that almond milk products are a particularly rich source of dietary oxalate. All genitourinary and urinary metabolic disturbances resolved after discontinuation of almond milk ingestion. Therefore, pediatricians should be aware of this potential link.
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- Demetrius Ellis
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
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Han H, Segal AM, Seifter JL, Dwyer JT. Nutritional Management of Kidney Stones (Nephrolithiasis). Clin Nutr Res 2015; 4:137-52. [PMID: 26251832 PMCID: PMC4525130 DOI: 10.7762/cnr.2015.4.3.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The incidence of kidney stones is common in the United States and treatments for them are very costly. This review article provides information about epidemiology, mechanism, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of kidney stone formation, and methods for the evaluation of stone risks for new and follow-up patients. Adequate evaluation and management can prevent recurrence of stones. Kidney stone prevention should be individualized in both its medical and dietary management, keeping in mind the specific risks involved for each type of stones. Recognition of these risk factors and development of long-term management strategies for dealing with them are the most effective ways to prevent recurrence of kidney stones.
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- Haewook Han
- Department of Nephrology, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associate, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Harvard Vanguard Medical Associate, Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition and School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Kirejczyk JK, Porowski T, Filonowicz R, Kazberuk A, Stefanowicz M, Wasilewska A, Debek W. An association between kidney stone composition and urinary metabolic disturbances in children. J Pediatr Urol 2014; 10:130-5. [PMID: 23953243 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2013.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine kidney stone composition in children and to correlate stone fractions with urinary pH and metabolic urinary risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied 135 pediatric patients with upper urinary tract lithiasis in whom excreted or extracted stones were available for analyses. Composition of stones was analyzed. A 24-hour urine assessment included volume, pH and daily excretions of calcium, oxalate, uric acid, cystine, creatinine, phosphate, magnesium and citrate. RESULTS Calcium oxalate was the major component of 73% stones, followed by struvite (13%) and calcium phosphate (9%). Uric acid was present in almost half of stones, but in rudimentary amounts. The calcium oxalate content in calculi showed a strong relationship with calciuria, and moderate association with oxaluria, magnesuria and acidification of urine. The percent content of struvite presented reverse and lower correlations with regard to the above parameters. Calcium phosphate stone proportion had low associations with urinary risk factors. CONCLUSIONS Calciuria, oxaluria, magnesuria and low urine pH exerted the biggest influence on calcium oxalate content in pediatric renal stones. Relationships of urinary risk factors with calculi calcium phosphate content were of unclear significance. Urinary citrate excretion did not significantly correlate with kidney stone composition in children.
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- Jan K Kirejczyk
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland.
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
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OBJECTIVE To assess (i) the extent to which urinary supersaturation (SS) has successfully discriminated between stone formers and healthy individuals (N), (ii) whether absolute SS has diagnostic worth and (iii) whether high SS is the fundamental cause of stone formation per se. MATERIALS AND METHODS Google Scholar was used to identify studies in which urinary compositional data had been determined. In those cases where SS values were not given, or where other risk indices had been reported, they were (re-)calculated. Collected data were termed 'global' but were then 'filtered' according to stone type and protocols used for SS calculations. SS distribution plots for calcium oxalate, brushite and uric acid were constructed. Data were statistically analysed using the unpaired t-test and Mann-Whitney test. RESULTS In all, 47 studies yielded 123 SS values for healthy individuals and 122 values for stone formers. The mean and median SS values were significantly greater in stone formers compared with healthy individuals in all but one of the comparisons. Wide variations in SS occurred for healthy individuals and stone formers. The two groups could not be separated. CONCLUSIONS Absolute SS has no diagnostic worth. It is impossible to quantify the meaning of a 'high' SS value. Urines cannot be identified as originating from healthy individuals or stone formers based on their SS. SS should be determined in clinical and research settings for relative comparisons during the assessment of treatment efficacies. This study provides a compelling argument for SS being a casual factor rather than a causal one.
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- Allen L Rodgers
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Liu Y, Qu M, Carter RE, Leng S, Ramirez-Giraldo JC, Jaramillo G, Krambeck AE, Lieske JC, Vrtiska TJ, McCollough CH. Differentiating calcium oxalate and hydroxyapatite stones in vivo using dual-energy CT and urine supersaturation and pH values. Acad Radiol 2013; 20:1521-5. [PMID: 24200478 PMCID: PMC3963806 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2013.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2013] [Revised: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Knowledge of urinary stone composition can guide therapeutic intervention for patients with calcium oxalate (CaOx) or hydroxyapatite (HA) stones. In this study, we determined the accuracy of noninvasive differentiation of these two stone types using dual-energy CT (DECT) and urine supersaturation (SS) and pH values. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who underwent clinically indicated DECT scanning for stone disease and subsequent surgical intervention were enrolled. Stone composition was determined using infrared spectroscopy. DECT images were processed using custom-developed software that evaluated the ratio of CT numbers between low- and high-energy images. Clinical information, including patient age, gender, and urine pH and supersaturation profile, was obtained from electronic medical records. Simple and multiple logistic regressions were used to determine if the ratio of CT numbers could discriminate CaOx from HA stones alone or in conjunction with urine supersaturation and pH. RESULTS Urinary stones (CaOx n = 43, HA n = 18) from 61 patients were included in this study. In a univariate model, DECT data, urine SS-HA, and urine pH had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.78 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.66-0.91, P = .016), 0.76 (95% CI 0.61-0.91, P = .003), and 0.60 (95% CI 0.44-0.75, P = .20), respectively, for predicting stone composition. The combination of CT data and the urinary SS-HA had an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.79 (95% CI 0.66-0.92, P = .007) for correctly differentiating these two stone types. CONCLUSIONS DECT differentiated between CaOx and HA stones similarly to SS-HA, whereas pH was a poor discriminator. The combination of DECT and urine SS or pH data did not improve this performance.
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- Yu Liu
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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Moreira DM, Friedlander JI, Hartman C, Elsamra SE, Smith AD, Okeke Z. Using 24-Hour Urinalysis to Predict Stone Type. J Urol 2013; 190:2106-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.05.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Daniel M. Moreira
- Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, Hosftra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York
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- Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, Hosftra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York
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- Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, Hosftra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York
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- Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, Hosftra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York
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- Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, Hosftra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York
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- Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, Hosftra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York
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UNLABELLED Abstract Purpose: We examined the stone composition, 24-hour urinary risk factors, and insurance status in patients evaluated in two regional stone clinics to further investigate the relationship between the socioeconomic status and kidney stone formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective review of stone formers who completed a 24-hour urinalysis as part of a metabolic evaluation for nephrolithiasis. Insurance status was determined by billing records and those with state-assisted insurance (SAI) were compared to patients with private insurance (PI). Multivariate analyses were performed adjusting for known risk factors for stones. RESULTS Three hundred forty-six patients were included. Patients with SAI (16%) were significantly more likely to be female (55% vs.38%, p=0.026) and younger (43.5 vs.49.2, p=0.003). Among those with stone composition data (n=200), SAI patients were as likely to form calcium phosphate (CaPhos) as calcium oxalate (CaOx) stones (46.9% vs.31.3%, p=0.44). PI patients were significantly less likely to form CaPhos than CaOx stones (10.1% vs.77.4%, p<0.001). On multivariate analysis, among those with calcium stones, the odds of forming CaPhos stones over CaOx stones were ten times higher among SAI patients compared to PI, odds ratio 10.2 (95% CI 3.6, 28.6, p<0.001). Further, patients with SAI had significantly higher urine sodium, pH, and supersaturation of CaPhos, and a lower supersaturation of uric acid compared to patients with PI. CONCLUSIONS SAI was associated with a greater likelihood of a CaPhos stone composition and increased urinary risk factors for CaPhos stones. These findings may reflect dietary or other unmeasured differences, and have important implications for resource allocation and counseling, as treatment may differ for these groups.
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- Benjamin W Herrick
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
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Bergsland KJ, Coe FL, White MD, Erhard MJ, DeFoor WR, Mahan JD, Schwaderer AL, Asplin JR. Urine risk factors in children with calcium kidney stones and their siblings. Kidney Int 2012; 81:1140-8. [PMID: 22358148 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2012.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Calcium nephrolithiasis in children is increasing in prevalence and tends to be recurrent. Although children have a lower incidence of nephrolithiasis than adults, its etiology in children is less well understood; hence, treatments targeted for adults may not be optimal in children. To better understand metabolic abnormalities in stone-forming children, we compared chemical measurements and the crystallization properties of 24-h urine collections from 129 stone formers matched to 105 non-stone-forming siblings and 183 normal, healthy children with no family history of stones, all aged 6 to 17 years. The principal risk factor for calcium stone formation was hypercalciuria. Stone formers have strikingly higher calcium excretion along with high supersaturation for calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate, and a reduced distance between the upper limit of metastability and supersaturation for calcium phosphate, indicating increased risk of calcium phosphate crystallization. Other differences in urine chemistry that exist between adult stone formers and normal individuals such as hyperoxaluria, hypocitraturia, abnormal urine pH, and low urine volume were not found in these children. Hence, hypercalciuria and a reduction in the gap between calcium phosphate upper limit of metastability and supersaturation are crucial determinants of stone risk. This highlights the importance of managing hypercalciuria in children with calcium stones.
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Asplin JR. Management of Hypercalciuria and Oxalates in the Prevention of Stone Recurrence. Urolithiasis 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-4387-1_88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pak CY, Maalouf NM, Rodgers K, Poindexter JR. Comparison of Semi-Empirical and Computer Derived Methods for Estimating Urinary Saturation of Calcium Oxalate. J Urol 2009; 182:2951-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Patel V, Nicar M, Emmett M, Asplin J, Maguire JA, Santa Ana CA, Fordtran JS. Intestinal and renal effects of low-volume phosphate and sulfate cathartic solutions designed for cleansing the colon: pathophysiological studies in five normal subjects. Am J Gastroenterol 2009; 104:953-65. [PMID: 19240703 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Ingestion of a concentrated low-volume phosphate solution produces copious diarrhea, which cleanses the colon, but it occasionally causes renal failure due to calcium phosphate precipitation in renal tubules. We hypothesized that a concentrated low-volume sulfate solution would be an equally effective cathartic, and that urine produced after sulfate would have less tendency to precipitate calcium salts than urine produced after phosphate. METHODS Hydrated subjects ingested 75 ml of phosphosoda or an equimolar dose of sulfate salts in a small volume of solution. Four liters of PEG (polyethylene glycol) lavage solution was the control. All solutions were administered in split doses, 10 h apart. Propensity of urine to precipitate at pH 6.4 (the pH of renal tubular fluid) was assessed by determining the minimal calcium concentration that caused precipitation. RESULTS Average diarrheal stool weight was 2,004 g after phosphate, 2,854 g after sulfate, and 3,021 g after PEG (P<0.001). Average calcium concentration (in mg/dl) required to induce urine precipitation at pH 6.4 was 43 after PEG, 10 after PO(4), and 187 after SO(4) (P=0.009). CONCLUSIONS (i) In equimolar doses, sulfate produced 42% more diarrheal stool weight than phosphate. (ii) Phosphate increased the propensity for calcium salt precipitation in urine at pH 6.4, whereas sulfate did not. (iii) These results suggest that a hypertonic low-volume sulfate solution would be an effective cathartic for colon cleansing and that sulfate-induced catharsis would be less likely than phosphate catharsis to produce calcium salt deposition in renal tubules.
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Goodman JW, Asplin JR, Goldfarb DS. Effect of two sports drinks on urinary lithogenicity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 37:41-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00240-008-0166-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2008] [Accepted: 11/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pak CY, Rodgers K, Poindexter JR, Sakhaee K. New methods of assessing crystal growth and saturation of brushite in whole urine: effect of pH, calcium and citrate. J Urol 2008; 180:1532-7. [PMID: 18710766 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Brushite crystallization might be important in stone formation and prevention. To explore this question new methods for the saturation and crystal growth of brushite were devised that are applicable to whole urine without any computer program. MATERIALS AND METHODS The saturation value (concentration-to-product ratio) was determined by dividing the molar concentration product of Ca ([Ca]) and phosphate ([P]), that is [Ca] x [P], of original urine by the steady state solubility obtained after incubating with an excess of brushite (10 mg/ml) for 5 hours. Crystal growth was measured from the depletion of filtrate ([Ca] x [P]) 3 hours after seeding with brushite (0.25 mg/ml). To test the effect of pH, Ca and citrate the saturation value and crystal growth were determined in 24-hour urine samples from 4 normal volunteers and 2 stone formers, and modified artificially to produce 4 ranges of pH, Ca and citrate by adding acid, base, Ca or citrate. RESULTS The saturation value and crystal growth of brushite increased with an increase in pH or the Ca concentration but they decreased when the citrate concentration increased. The saturation value correlated strongly with crystal growth. CONCLUSIONS The new methods of brushite saturation value and crystal growth should help discern how abnormalities in urinary pH, Ca and citrate interact to influence the formation of Ca stones in cases of distal renal tubular acidosis and alkali therapy.
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Kidney stones affect more than 5% of adults in the United States, and the prevalence is rising. The fundamental cause for all stones is supersaturation of urine with respect to the stone components; factors affecting solubility include urine volume, pH, and total solute excretion. Calcium stones are the most common in both adults and children and are associated with several metabolic disorders, the most common of which is idiopathic hypercalciuria. Therapy to prevent stones rests on lowering supersaturation, using both diet and medication. Effective treatment decreases stone recurrence and the need for procedures for stone removal.
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- Elaine M Worcester
- Nephrology Section/MC 5100, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Worcester EM, Gillen DL, Evan AP, Parks JH, Wright K, Trumbore L, Nakagawa Y, Coe FL. Evidence that postprandial reduction of renal calcium reabsorption mediates hypercalciuria of patients with calcium nephrolithiasis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 292:F66-75. [PMID: 17210796 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00115.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Idiopathic hypercalciuria (IH) is common among calcium stone formers (IHSF). The increased urinary calcium arises from increased intestinal absorption of calcium, but it is unclear whether increased filtered load or decreased renal tubular reabsorption of calcium is the main mechanism for the increased renal excretion. To explore this question, 10 IHSF and 7 normal subjects (N) were studied for 1 day. Urine and blood samples were collected at 30- to 60-min intervals while subjects were fasting and after they ate three meals providing known amounts of calcium, phosphorus, sodium, protein, and calories. Fasting and fed, ultrafiltrable calcium levels, and filtered load of calcium did not differ between N and IHSF. Urine calcium rose with meals, and fractional reabsorption fell in all subjects, but the change was significantly higher in IHSF. The changes in calcium excretion were independent of sodium excretion. Serum parathyroid hormone levels did not differ between N and IHSF, and they could not account for the greater fall in calcium reabsorption in IHSF. Serum magnesium and phosphorus levels in IHSF were below N throughout the day, and tubule phosphate reabsorption was lower in IHSF than N after meals. The primary mechanism by which kidneys ferry absorbed calcium into the urine after meals is via reduced tubule calcium reabsorption, and IHSF differ from N in the magnitude of the response. Parathyroid hormone is not likely to be a sufficient explanation for this difference.
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- Elaine M Worcester
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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DeFoor W, Asplin J, Jackson E, Jackson C, Reddy P, Sheldon C, Erhard M, Minevich E. Urinary metabolic evaluations in normal and stone forming children. J Urol 2006; 176:1793-6. [PMID: 16945651 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(06)00607-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Urinary stone disease is relatively rare in children and urinary metabolic evaluations have been the standard in our practice. We have previously reported a high rate of urinary metabolic abnormalities in stone forming children. We compared urinary chemistry values in normal and stone forming children. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective study was performed to assess urinary metabolic profiles in children with no history or a family history of urinary calculi. The 24-hour urine collections were performed and evaluated at an outside central laboratory. Urine chemistry studies were adjusted for creatinine. The data were compared to those on a historical cohort of calcium stone forming children. RESULTS A total of 58 samples from normal children and 142 from stone forming children were evaluated. Mean age was 10 years in normal children and 12 years in stone forming children. of the normal and stone forming children 45% and 51%, respectively, were female. Supersaturation levels of calcium oxalate as well as calcium to creatinine levels were significantly higher in children with stones. No data confounding by age or sex was identified by stratification. CONCLUSIONS There are significant differences in urinary metabolic evaluations between normal and stone forming children. This may allow more precise treatment to prevent recurrent stone episodes. We continue to perform metabolic evaluations in all children with documented urolithiasis.
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- William DeFoor
- Division of Pediatric Urology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnett Avernue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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Ferraz RRN, Baxmann AC, Ferreira LG, Nishiura JL, Siliano PR, Gomes SA, Moreira SRS, Heilberg IP. Preservation of urine samples for metabolic evaluation of stone-forming patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 34:329-37. [PMID: 16896690 DOI: 10.1007/s00240-006-0064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2005] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Metabolic evaluation of stone-forming (SF) patients is based on the determination of calcium, oxalate, citrate, uric acid and other parameters in 24-h urine samples under a random diet. A reliable measurement of urinary oxalate requires the collection of urine in a receptacle containing acid preservative. However, urinary uric acid cannot be determined in the same sample under this condition. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that the addition of preservatives (acid or alkali) after urine collection would not modify the results of those lithogenic parameters. Thirty-four healthy subjects (HS) were submitted to two non-consecutive collections of 24-h urine. The first sample was collected in a receptacle containing hydrochloric acid (HCl 6 N) and the second in a dry plastic container, with HCl being added as soon as the urine sample was received at the laboratory. Additionally, 34 HS and 34 SF patients collected a spot urine sample that was divided into four aliquots, one containing HCl, another containing sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO(3 )5 g/l), and two others in which these two preservative agents were added 24 h later. Urinary oxalate, calcium, magnesium, citrate, creatinine and uric acid were determined. Urinary parameters were also evaluated in the presence of calcium oxalate or uric acid crystals. Mean values of all urinary parameters obtained from previously acidified 24-h urine samples did not differ from those where acid was added after urine collection. The same was true for spot urine samples, with the exception of urinary citrate that presented a slight albeit significant change of 5.9% between samples in HS and 3.1% in SF. Uric acid was also not different between pre- and post-alkalinized spot urine samples. The presence of crystals did not alter these results. We concluded that post-delivery acidification or alkalinization of urine samples does not modify the measured levels of urinary oxalate, calcium, magnesium, creatinine and uric acid, and that the change on citrate was not relevant, hence allowing all parameters to be determined in a single urine sample, thus avoiding the inconvenience and cost of multiple 24-h urine sample collections.
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- Renato Ribeiro Nogueira Ferraz
- Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua: Botucatu, 740 Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04023-900, Brazil
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Bergsland KJ, Kelly JK, Coe BJ, Coe FL. Urine protein markers distinguish stone-forming from non-stone-forming relatives of calcium stone formers. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2006; 291:F530-6. [PMID: 16622176 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00370.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We have investigated urine protein inhibitors of calcium oxalate crystallization to determine whether variations in these proteins are associated with kidney stone disease and whether protein measurements improve the identification of stone formers compared with conventional risk factors (RF). Using Western blotting, we studied variations in the electrophoretic mobility patterns and relative abundances of crystallization-inhibitory proteins in urine from 50 stone-forming (SF) and 50 non-stone-forming (NS) first-degree relatives of calcium SF patients, matched by gender and age. Standard urine chemistry stone risk measurements were also made. Multivariate discriminant analysis was used to test the association of these proteins with nephrolithiasis. Differences in form and abundance of several urine proteins including inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor (ITI), prothrombin fragment 1 (PF1), CD59, and calgranulin B (calB) were found to be associated with stone formation. By multivariate discriminant analysis, measurements of forms of PF1, ITI, and calB in men and ITI and CD59 in women, classified 84% of men and 76% of women correctly by stone status. In contrast, standard urine chemistry RF identified only 70% of men correctly and failed to distinguish female SF from NS. Thus a small subset of protein measurements distinguished SF from NS far better than conventional RF in a population of relatives of calcium SF, illustrating the significant association of these proteins with stone disease. Variations in these proteins may serve as markers of stone disease activity or vulnerability to recurrence and may provide new insights into mechanisms of stone formation.
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Jiang Z, Asplin JR, Evan AP, Rajendran VM, Velazquez H, Nottoli TP, Binder HJ, Aronson PS. Calcium oxalate urolithiasis in mice lacking anion transporter Slc26a6. Nat Genet 2006; 38:474-8. [PMID: 16532010 DOI: 10.1038/ng1762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2006] [Accepted: 02/10/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Urolithiasis is one of the most common urologic diseases in industrialized societies. Calcium oxalate is the predominant component in 70-80% of kidney stones, and small changes in urinary oxalate concentration affect the risk of stone formation. SLC26A6 is an anion exchanger expressed on the apical membrane in many epithelial tissues, including kidney and intestine. Among its transport activities, SLC26A6 mediates Cl(-)-oxalate exchange. Here we show that mutant mice lacking Slc26a6 develop a high incidence of calcium oxalate urolithiasis. Slc26a6-null mice have significant hyperoxaluria and elevation in plasma oxalate concentration that is greatly attenuated by dietary oxalate restriction. In vitro flux studies indicated that mice lacking Slc26a6 have a defect in intestinal oxalate secretion resulting in enhanced net absorption of oxalate. We conclude that the anion exchanger SLC26A6 has a major constitutive role in limiting net intestinal absorption of oxalate, thereby preventing hyperoxaluria and calcium oxalate urolithiasis.
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- Zhirong Jiang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- John P Kavanagh
- Department of Urology, South Manchester University Hospitals Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
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BACKGROUND To better portray the clinical phenotype of kidney stone patients with high calcium phosphate (CaP) stone abundance, we present here clinical and laboratory findings of large numbers of stone formers (SF) with stone CaP ranging from 0% to 100%. Our purpose was to inform clinicians and highlight areas that seem to deserve further research. METHODS We calculated average percent CaP (CaP%) in all stones of 1201 patients, and classified them into CaOx (N= 1011) or CaP (N= 190). Sex differences, stone formation rates, urine stone risk factors, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) treatments, and relapse during treatment were quantified in relation to stone CaP content. RESULTS CaP% has risen for three decades, especially among women. ESWL rates adjusted for numbers of stones and duration of stone disease were higher in CaP SF (0.6 vs. 1.86 and 0.73 vs. 1.82, CaOx vs. CaP, men and women, respectively, P < 0.001), and especially when stones contained brushite (2.90 vs. 1.02 and 3.11 vs. 1.35, brushite vs. not, males and females, respectively, P < 0.001). Urine pH and CaP supersaturation rose in proportion to CaP% in a dose response manner. Relapse rates of CaP and CaOx SF did not differ, and both did well with medical prevention. CONCLUSION Stone CaP% has risen for three decades. CaP SF, particularly with brushite stones, receive more ESWL treatments than CaOx SF, not explained by stone number or duration of stone disease. Urine supersaturations explain the high CaP%. High CaP% does not hamper medical stone prevention.
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- Joan H Parks
- Nephrology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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PURPOSE We determined whether men and women differ in urine stone risk factors during the 4 seasons of the year. MATERIALS AND METHODS Measurements from 28,498, 24-hour urines from stone forming patients prior to treatment were analyzed to determine whether monthly variation was significant and whether the sexes differed using ANOVA. Locations of supersaturation maxima were determined. RESULTS The 2 sexes showed modest sodium depletion in summer with a corresponding decrease in urine calcium but men showed a remarkable decrease in urine volume, causing high calcium oxalate supersaturation. Women had maximum calcium oxalate supersaturation in early winter because of decreasing urine volume and increasing urine calcium excretion. Urine pH was reduced in the 2 sexes during summer but the decrease was far more marked in men, who had a uric acid supersaturation spike. PURPOSE Overall the sexes differ markedly in the timing of stone risk. Men show a dual summer calcium oxalate and uric acid high risk, while women show a high early winter calcium oxalate high risk.
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- Joan H Parks
- Nephrology Section, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
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PURPOSE To determine if kidney stone composition can predict the underlying medical diagnosis, and vice versa. METHODS We studied 1392 patients with kidney stones who underwent a complete ambulatory evaluation and who submitted one or more stones for analysis. We ascertained the associations between medical diagnosis and stone composition. RESULTS The most common kidney stones were composed of calcium oxalate (n = 1041 patients [74.8%]), mixed calcium oxalate-calcium apatite (n = 485 [34.8%]), and calcium apatite alone (n = 146 [10.5%]). The most common medical diagnoses were hypocitraturia (n = 616 patients [44.3%]), absorptive hypercalciuria (n = 511 [36.7%]), and hyperuricosuria (n = 395 [28.4%]). Calcium apatite and mixed calcium oxalate-calcium apatite stones were associated with the diagnoses of renal tubular acidosis and primary hyperparathyroidism (odds ratios >/=2), but not with chronic diarrheal syndromes. As the phosphate content of the stone increased from calcium oxalate to mixed calcium oxalate-calcium apatite, and finally to calcium apatite, the percentage of patients with renal tubular acidosis increased from 5% (57/1041) to 39% (57/146), and those with primary hyperparathyroidism increased from 2% (26/1041) to 10% (14/146). Calcium oxalate stones were associated with chronic diarrheal syndromes, but not with renal tubular acidosis. Pure and mixed uric acid stones were strongly associated with a gouty diathesis, and vice versa. Chronic diarrheal syndromes and uric acid stones were associated with one another, and brushite stones were associated with renal tubular acidosis. As expected, there was a very strong association between infection stones and infection, and between cystine stones and cystinuria. CONCLUSION Stone composition has some predictive value in diagnosing medical conditions, and vice versa, especially for noncalcareous stones.
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- Charles Y C Pak
- Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-8885, USA.
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of nephrolithiasis among patients with bowel disease is higher than in the general population. We examined urine stone risk factors and clinical characteristics of these patients, contrasted with a large group of stone forming patients without systemic disease. METHODS A total of 180 patients with bowel disease were compared with a group of 2048 nephrolithiasis patients with calcium or uric acid stones and without systemic diseases. Bowel diseases included inflammatory bowel disease with and without bowel resections, bowel resections from cancer or trauma, and bypass procedures for obesity or hypercholesterolemia. Urine stone risk factors, stone rates, stone compositions, and creatinine clearance were measured. RESULTS Compared to ordinary stone forming patients, bowel patients formed stones higher in rate of recurrence and in uric acid content. Uric acid content was highest when colon surgery had occurred. Urine volumes were low among all bowel patients except those with a bypass. Average creatinine clearance values were low among all bowel patients. Urine oxalate excretion was modestly elevated after small bowel resection, but very high with bypass. Supersaturations were increased mainly by low urine volume and-for uric acid-low pH. Patients with no surgery were indistinguishable from routine stone formers. CONCLUSIONS Low urine volume and pH are the main stone-forming abnormalities in bowel disease patients. Hyperoxaluria is extreme after bypass, but only modest after small bowel surgery. In the absence of surgery, bowel disease patients with stones cannot be distinguished from common stone formers by comprehensive stone risk measurements.
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- Joan H Parks
- Nephrology Program and Urology Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Battino BS, DeFOOR W, Coe F, Tackett L, Erhard M, Wacksman J, Sheldon CA, Minevich E. Metabolic evaluation of children with urolithiasis: are adult references for supersaturation appropriate? J Urol 2002; 168:2568-71. [PMID: 12441985 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)64217-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE We determined the incidence of urinary stone risk factors in pediatric patients with urolithiasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1998 and 2001, 71 children with urolithiasis at 2 pediatric institutions underwent metabolic evaluation. The 24-hour urine samples were analyzed outside central laboratory using adult and known pediatric references. Supersaturation and traditional metabolic parameters were determined and compared. RESULTS All patients had metabolic abnormalities. Calcium related abnormalities were present in 92% of children, calcium oxalate supersaturation was abnormal in 69%, calcium phosphate supersaturation was elevated in 70% and traditional calcium parameters were abnormal in 80%. While 11% of the patients had abnormal calcium phosphate or oxalate supersaturation with normal traditional calcium parameters, 10% had normal calcium oxalate or phosphate supersaturation with abnormal traditional calcium parameters. Low urinary volume was identified in 75% of the children. CONCLUSIONS Metabolic abnormalities are extremely common in pediatric patients with urolithiasis. Calcium related abnormalities are the most common abnormality. Urinary supersaturation values are complementary to traditional metabolic parameters and may be more sensitive predictors of recurrent stone risk. It is important to establish pediatric reference ranges to interpret these data more accurately.
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- Benjamin S Battino
- Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cinncinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
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Battino BS, Defoor W, Coe F, Tackett L, Erhard M, Wacksman J, Sheldon CA, Minevich E. Metabolic Evaluation of Children with Urolithiasis: Are Adult References for Supersaturation Appropriate? J Urol 2002. [DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200212000-00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bergsland KJ, Kinder JM, Asplin JR, Coe BJ, Coe FL. Influence of Gender and Age on Calcium Oxalate Crystal Growth Inhibition by Urine from Relatives of Stone Forming Patients. J Urol 2002. [DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200206000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BERGSLAND KRISTINJ, KINDER JENNIFERM, ASPLIN JOHNR, COE BRIANJ, COE FREDRICL. Influence of Gender and Age on Calcium Oxalate Crystal Growth Inhibition by Urine from Relatives of Stone Forming Patients. J Urol 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)64987-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- From the University of Chicago and LithoLink Corp., Chicago, Illinois
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- From the University of Chicago and LithoLink Corp., Chicago, Illinois
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- From the University of Chicago and LithoLink Corp., Chicago, Illinois
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Parks JH, Goldfisher E, Asplin JR, Coe FL. A Single 24-Hour Urine Collection Is Inadequate For The Medical Evaluation Of Nephrolithiasis. J Urol 2002; 167:1607-12. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)65163-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Coe FL, Wise H, Parks JH, Asplin JR. PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION OF URINE SUPERSATURATION DURING NEPHROLITHIASIS TREATMENT. J Urol 2001. [DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200110000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- FREDRIC L. COE
- From the University of Chicago and LithoLink Corp., Chicago, Illinois, and American Kidney Stone Management Corporation, Columbus, Ohio
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- From the University of Chicago and LithoLink Corp., Chicago, Illinois, and American Kidney Stone Management Corporation, Columbus, Ohio
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- From the University of Chicago and LithoLink Corp., Chicago, Illinois, and American Kidney Stone Management Corporation, Columbus, Ohio
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- From the University of Chicago and LithoLink Corp., Chicago, Illinois, and American Kidney Stone Management Corporation, Columbus, Ohio
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- From the University of Chicago and LithoLink Corp., Chicago, Illinois, and American Kidney Stone Management Corporation, Columbus, Ohio
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BACKGROUND Nanobacteria are cytotoxic, sterile-filterable, gram-negative, atypical bacteria detected in bovine and human blood. Nanobacteria produce carbonate apatite on their cell walls. Data on Randall's plaques suggest that apatite may initiate kidney stone formation. We assessed nanobacteria in 72 consecutively collected kidney stones from Finnish patients. METHODS Nanobacteria and kidney stone units were compared using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Demineralized kidney stones were screened for nanobacteria using a double-staining method and a specific culture method. Isolated nanobacteria were analyzed for mineral formation in vitro with Ca and 85Sr incorporation tests. RESULTS SEM highlighted the resemblance in size and morphology of nanobacteria and the smallest apatite units in the kidney stones. Nanobacterial antigens could be detected after the demineralization of the stones in 1 N HCl. Nanobacteria were surprisingly resistant to this treatment, and cultures could be established from 93.1% of the stones. Only struvite stones had common bacteria, in addition to the nanobacteria. When the results of all of the assays were combined, 70 of the 72 stones (that is, 97.2%) were nanobacteria positive. Although apatite stones indicated highest nanobacteria antigen signals, the overall nanobacteria positivity did not depend on the stone type. The isolated nanobacteria produced apatite stones in vitro, measured by Ca and 85Sr incorporation. CONCLUSIONS We propose that kidney stone formation is a nanobacterial disease analogous to Helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer disease. Both diseases are initiated by bacterial infection and subsequently endogenous and dietary factors influence their progression.
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- N Ciftçioglu
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kuopio, Finland.
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Lingeman J, Kahnoski R, Mardis H, Goldfarb DS, Lacy S, Scheinman SJ, Asplin JR, Parks JH, Coe FL. DIVERGENCE BETWEEN STONE COMPOSITION AND URINE SUPERSATURATION. J Urol 1999. [DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199904000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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LINGEMAN J, KAHNOSKI R, MARDIS H, GOLDFARB D, GRASSO M, LACY S, SCHEINMAN S, ASPLIN J, PARKS J, COE F. DIVERGENCE BETWEEN STONE COMPOSITION AND URINE SUPERSATURATION: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY IMPLICATIONS. J Urol 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)61594-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lingeman J, Mardis H, Kahnoski R, Goldfarb DS, Lacy S, Grasso M, Scheinman SJ, Parks JH, Asplin JR, Coe FL. MEDICAL REDUCTION OF STONE RISK IN A NETWORK OF TREATMENT CENTERS COMPARED TO A RESEARCH CLINIC. J Urol 1998. [DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199811000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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LINGEMAN J, MARDIS H, KAHNOSKI R, GOLDFARB D, LACY S, GRASSO M, SCHEINMAN S, PARKS J, ASPLIN J, COE F. MEDICAL REDUCTION OF STONE RISK IN A NETWORK OF TREATMENT CENTERS COMPARED TO A RESEARCH CLINIC. J Urol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62365-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- J. LINGEMAN
- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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- From the Renal Section, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Institute for Kidney Stone Research, The Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, The Michigan Medical P. C., Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Urology Center, P. C., Omaha, Urology P. C., Lincoln, Nebraska, and Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, the New York University School of Medicine and the New York Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, New York
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