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[Hyperuricosuria and urolithiasis].

Abstract

Hyperuricosuria with or without hypercalciuria amounted to about 23% of the possible cause of urolithiasis in my clinical experience. Approximately three forth of urolithiasis caused by hyperuricosuria was calcium oxalate stones and the rest was uric acid stones. Uric acid is one of the composition of urinary stones itself, but it has an activity of calcium oxalate stone formation. The hypotheses why the uric acid induced calcium oxalate stones were introduced. The preventive effect of allopurinol on the recurrent calcium oxalate stone formers was proved in our previous study which may revealed the urinary uric acid promoted calcium oxalate stone formation or masked the inhibitory activity of urinary macromolecular inhibitors. On the basis of above statement, I emphasize the importance of the treatment of hyperuricosuria in preventing urinary stones.

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T Koide. 1996. [Hyperuricosuria and urolithiasis].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8976104/

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