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Glycine Irrigation and Urinary Oxalate Excretion
Author(s) -
HAHN R.G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1989.tb06015.x
Subject(s) - glycine , oxalate , mannitol , urine , urinary system , excretion , therapeutic irrigation , urology , chemistry , calcium oxalate , medicine , biochemistry , surgery , amino acid , inorganic chemistry
Summary— The short‐term effect of glycine supplementation on urinary oxalate excretion was studied. An intravenous infusion of 1 litre of a solution of 2.2% glycine, 1.5% glycine+ 1% ethanol or 5% mannitol (control) was given on 13 occasions to 5 healthy volunteers. Glycine irrigation was used in 9 patients undergoing transurethral prostatic resection and the absorption of irrigant was measured volumetrically (range 0–2.7 I). The results suggest that glycine irrigation in transurethral prostatic surgery does not raise the urinary oxalate level in the early post‐operative period.