Open AccessAristolochic acid: What urologists should know
Author(s) -
M. Thangavelu,
Asmaa Ismail,
Ahmed Zakaria,
Hazem Elmansy,
Walid Shahrour,
Owen Prowse,
Ahmed Kotb
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2022.1.123
Subject(s) - aristolochic acid , medicine , population , environmental health , biology , genetics
To the Editor, Aristolochic acid is one of major causes for upper tract urothelial carcinoma, especially in younger population. While it is mentioned as a cause in guidelines, little is actually known about the toxin by urologists. We are aiming in our letter to provide some direct and clear information to ourselves that would help us to know more about that toxin and how it can adversely affect our patients [...].