Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: Of the entire cohort of 1,391 consecutive patients who started maintenance dialysis therapy at our nephrology department between January 1989 and December 2000, a total of 45 patients (21 men) had renal stone disease as the cause of ESRD and constitute the study material. Type and cause of renal stone disease was determined in the 45 patients, as well as the change in prevalence of nephrolithiasis-related ESRD with time during this 12-year period. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Severe forms of nephrolithiasis remain an underestimated cause of potentially avoidable ESRD and need for renal replacement therapy. These findings highlight the crucial importance of accurate stone analysis and metabolic evaluation to provide early diagnosis and proper therapy for conditions that may lead to ESRD through recurrent stone formation and/or parenchymal crystal infiltration.
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Authors | Paul Jungers, Dominique Joly, Frédéric Barbey, Gabriel Choukroun, Michel Daudon |
Journal | American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
(Am J Kidney Dis)
Vol. 44
Issue 5
Pg. 799-805
(Nov 2004)
ISSN: 1523-6838 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 15492945
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- France
(epidemiology)
- Humans
- Kidney Calculi
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
(etiology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
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