A STUDY OF THE ETIOLOGY OF IDIOPATHIC CALCIUM UROLITHIASIS IN CHILDREN: HYPOCITRURIA IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RISK FACTOR

Abstract

Hypocitruria was the most important risk factor in our patients. Hyperoxaluria was also common and accompanied hypocitruria in many stone formers. In contrast to many previous reports, we failed to show that hypercalciuria is an important metabolic defect for idiopathic calcium stones, possibly because our study evaluated a different population.