Can lemon juice be an alternative to potassium citrate in the treatment of urinary calcium stones in patients with hypocitraturia? A prospective randomized study

Urological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 313-317

  Aras, Bekir ^a   Kalfazade, Nadir ^a   Tuǧcu, Volkan ^a   Kemahli, Eray ^a   Özbay, Bedi ^a   Polat, Hakan ^a   Taşçi, Ali Ihsan ^a  

^a BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcium stones; Hypocitraturia; Lemon juice; Potassium citrate

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CITRATE POTASSIUM; OXALIC ACID; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CALCIUM STONE; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOCITRATURIA; LEMON JUICE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; URIC ACID URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BEVERAGES; CALCIUM OXALATE; CITRATES; CITRUS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM CITRATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 57049150141     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-008-0152-6     Document Type: Article

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