| Literature DB >> 28891172 |
Phillip Wong1,2,3, Frances Milat1,2,3, Peter J Fuller1,2,3,4, Peter G Kerr5, James C G Doery3,6, Danielle H Oh7, Dana Jackson8, Matthew T Gillespie1,4, Donald K Bowden9, Sant-Rayn Pasricha9,10,11, Ken K Lau3,8.
Abstract
Asymptomatic urolithiasis is common and of mixed composition in patients with β-thalassaemia major. Twenty-seven subjects were imaged using dual-energy computer tomography to determine the presence and composition of urolithiasis. The prevalence of urolithiasis was 59% and affected patients generally had multiple stones, often with more than one component: struvite (33%), calcium oxalate (31%) and cystine (22%). Hypercalciuria was present in 78% of subjects and calcium-containing urolithiasis was associated with reduced femoral neck Z scores.Entities:
Keywords: computed tomography; kidney stone; osteoporosis; thalassaemia; urolithiasis
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28891172 DOI： 10.1111/imj.13533
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intern Med J ISSN： 1444-0903 Impact factor: 2.048