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SUBMITTER: Weigert A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5906718 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weigert Alexander A Hoppe Bernd B
Frontiers in pediatrics 20180412
Nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis, and nephrocalcinosis (NC) have become common causes of hospitalization and referral to pediatric outpatient clinics. It is of utmost importance to start with diagnostic evaluation directly after the first passage of a kidney stone, or if NC is diagnosed, in each pediatric patient. This is necessary, as in about 80% of children a metabolic reason for stone disease is detected. Current treatment options are scarce and mainly include general measures like an increased ...[more]