Endemic urinary lithiasis in turkish children

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Eckstein H. B.

Archives of Disease in Childhood, vol.36, no.186, pp.137-145, 1961 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 186
  • Publication Date: 1961
  • Doi Number: 10.1136/adc.36.186.137
  • Journal Name: Archives of Disease in Childhood
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.137-145
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Endemic urinary lithiasis is a clinical entity with certain well-defined characteristics. A series of 119 consecutive cases which were seen at the Hacettepe Children's Hospital in Ankara have been reported and discussed. The aetiology of the disease is not known, but it is likely that a protein deficiency is the most important factor in a complex mechanism of stone formation. As the standard of living rises the disease will probably disappear.