Caliceal diverticular calculi: Is there a role for metabolic evaluation?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 18-20

  Liatsikos, Evangelos N ^a   Bernardo, Norberto O ^a   Dinlenc, Caner Z ^a   Kapoor, Rakesh ^a   Smith, Arthur D ^a   Erturk, Erdal ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diverticulum; Kidney; Kidney calculi; Metabolic diseases; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCALCIURIA; HYPEROXALURIA; HYPERURICOSURIA; KIDNEY CALYX; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0033946820     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67439-3     Document Type: Article

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