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Nephrolithiasis in children

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A metabolic etiology is the most common cause for pediatric kidney stones. Appropriate evaluation of affected children should include assessment of stone type, if available, and assessment of predisposing factors in all cases. This review discusses the metabolic disorders that lead to nephrolithiasis with respect to the development of calcium, uric acid, struvite, and cystine stones. Environmental and hereditary factors are summarized to provide a guide in the evaluation of pediatric stone formers.

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The authors are supported by the National Institutes of Health (P01-DK20543, R01–48482, M01-RR00633, T32-DK07257) and by a research fellowship from the National Kidney Foundation.

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  1. Charles and Jane Pak Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75390-8885, USA

    Mary Ann Cameron, Khashayar Sakhaee & Orson W. Moe

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Cameron, M.A., Sakhaee, K. & Moe, O.W. Nephrolithiasis in children. Pediatr Nephrol 20, 1587–1592 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-005-1883-z

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