Introducción y objetivos: en las últimas dos décadas a nivel mundial, se ha visto una predilección por el manejo endoscópico (URS) por sobre la litotripcia extracorpórea (LEC) para el tratamiento de cálculos de vía urinaria ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the presence of metabolic disorders in elderly men with urolithiasis. METHODS: We performed a case-control study. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) men older than 60 years of age and either ...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the influence of combined clinical therapy and nutritional guidance on the recurrence of urolithiasis. METHODS: From our registry of patients with recurrent urolithiasis we selected 57 who had at least ...

The effect of chondroitin sulfate upon the growth of calcium oxalate crystals was measured in vivo by using an experimental model in rats. Adult male Wistar rats were treated by cronical i.p. injections of chondroitin ...

1. Acromegaly is associated with metabolic disturbances of calcium and phosphorus which can also contribute to renal lithogenesis.2. In order to characterize these disturbances more precisely, an oral calcium load test was ...

Kelley-Seegmiller syndrome (KSS) is a disorder that occurs when there is a partial deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase. It is involved in the metabolism of purines, clinically manifesting ...