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Case report: A 32-year-old truck driver had previously been treated with allopurinol because of hyperuricaemia and gouty =Protein consumption (g/day) arthritis. After having first formed a kidney stone at (adapted from [5]); age 20, he had passed calculi annually for 8 years before he finally underwent ESWL for bilateral radio- it amounted to 108.1 g … Leggi tutto
Background and objectives: Higher urinary calcium is a risk factor for nephrolithiasis. This study delineated associations between demographic, dietary, and urinary factors and 24-h urinary calcium. Design, setting, participants, & measurements: Cross-sectional studies were conducted of 2201 stone formers (SF) and 1167 nonstone formers (NSF) in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (men) and Nurses’ Health … Leggi tutto
Diet interventions may reduce the risk of urinary stone formation and its recurrence, but there is no conclusive consensus in the literature regarding the effectiveness of dietary interventions and recommendations about specific diets for patients with urinary calculi. The aim of this study was to review the studies reporting the effects of different dietary interventions … Leggi tutto
ORIGINAL PAPER – SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS to the ‘Dietary treatment of urinary risk factors for renal stone formation. A review of CLU Working Group.’ 0
The aim of this review is to give patient-tailored dietary suggestions whatever the level of clinical and biochemistry evaluation. This can help to deliver a useful recommendation, while avoiding excessive dietary restrictions especially when they are not based on a specific diagnosis, and therefore potentially useless or even harmful. We focused our attention on calcium … Leggi tutto
La valutazione metabolica, pur essendo consigliata da linee guida nazionali ed internazionali, trova una limitata diffusione fra pazienti con nefrolitiasi a causa delle difficoltà di accesso alle indagini e/o di raccolta urinaria. Per questo, accanto alla classica raccolta di 24 ore, sono state proposte modalità alternative e semplificate. Riportiamo qui i risultati del confronto fra … Leggi tutto
Commento al lavoro di M Bargagli su Tolvaptan nei paz con ADPKD e rischio litogeno.
ight control of blood Ca2 levels within a narrow range is essential for the performance of vital physiologic functions. Muscle contraction, neuronal excitation, and intracellular signaling processes acquisitively require Ca2. It is the concerted action of intestine, bone, and kidney that controls the Ca2 balance through the regulation of intestinal absorption, bone (de)mineralization, and renal … Leggi tutto