Open AccessProtocol-based metabolic evaluation in high-risk patients with renal stones in North India
Author(s) -
Sandeep Julka,
Sushil K. Gupta,
Aneesh Srivastava
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.93754
Subject(s) - hypercalciuria , hyperuricosuria , medicine , urinary calcium , creatinine , urinary system , uric acid , context (archaeology) , urology , population , kidney stones , gastroenterology , endocrinology , paleontology , biology , environmental health
Renal calculus disease has a lifetime recurrence rate of 80%. Protocol-based metabolic evaluation in high-risk subjects for recurrent renal stones reveals abnormalities in a large subset of subjects. However, such information is not available in Indian subjects.