Efficacy of Potassium Citrate in Treatment of Nephrolithiasis Less Than 7mm Diameter in Children without Any Metabolic or Infectious Risk Factors

Autor:	Hamid Mohammadjafari, Mehrnoush Kosaryan, Zahra Tahernassab
Jazyk:	English<br />Persian
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	nephrolithiasis potassium citrate polycitrate Medicine Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Vol 27, Iss 152, Pp 40-49 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1735-9260 1735-9279
Popis:	Background and purpose: Nephrolithiasis in the pediatric population includes 7% of all kidney stone disorders in all age groups. Potassium citrate is one of medical agents used in treatment of these disorders. This study investigated the role of potassium citrate in treatment of patients with kidney stones without any metabolic or infectious risk factors. Materials and methods: A clinical trial was conducted in all patients less than 16 years of age in whom ultrasonography confirmed kidney or urinary tract stones
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