British Journal of Radiology · 1997 · 13 citations · 0 references
MedicineNephrologyUrologyCalcium HomeostasisRenal PathologyRenal PathophysiologyDisorders Of Calcium MetabolismRenal Medullary DiseaseRenal Tubular DisordersVesicoureteral RefluxMedullary NephrocalcinosisVesicoureteral Reflux Nephropathy
A case of medullary nephrocalcinosis developing in the course of vesicoureteral reflux is described. It is suggested that the probable mechanism of nephrocalcinosis was the stagnation of urine in collecting tubules favouring precipitation of calcium salts.