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Vanishing hypercalciuric kidney stones after treating underlying acromegaly

A 53-year-old male presented with recurrent calcium oxalate kidney stones as a first sign of underlying acromegaly, which vanished when his acromegaly was controlled. The exact mechanism behind hypercalciuria and urolithiasis in acromegaly is not yet clear. By discussing this case, a short overview...

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Autores principales: van der Valk, Eline, Tobe, Tom, Stades, Aline, Muller, Alex
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3921684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24616756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-13-0001