van der Valk E, Tobe T, Stades A, Muller A. Vanishing hypercalciuric kidney stones after treating underlying acromegaly.
Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Case Rep 2013;
2013:130001. [PMID:
24616756 PMCID:
PMC3921684 DOI:
10.1530/edm-13-0001]
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Abstract
A 53-year-old male presented with recurrent calcium oxalate kidney stones as a first sign of underlying acromegaly, which vanished when his acromegaly was controlled. The exact mechanism behind hypercalciuria and urolithiasis in acromegaly is not yet clear. By discussing this case, a short overview of the pathophysiology of hypercalciuria in acromegaly and practical insights are given.
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