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Hypercalciuria has been associated with a decrease in bone mineral content (BMC) but this finding is still debated (1). In the present study, we followed 12 male patients age 44.4±13.2(±SD) years with recurrent Ca nephrolithiasis (RCN) and idiopathic hypercalciuria (IH) for a one-year period, comparing their data with those of 12 matched normal subjects. In the patients, mean urinary Ca excretion was 372±128 mg/day and their average stone occurrence was 10.2±1.2 calculi/patient. All individuals had previously undergone conservative treatment for their stone disease using low Ca and oxalate diets and had not received any specific pharmacological therapy.
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Castrignano, R. et al. (1989). Bone Mineral Content and Recurrent Calcium Nephrolithiasis with Idiopathic Hypercalciuria. In: Walker, V.R., Sutton, R.A.L., Cameron, E.C.B., Pak, C.Y.C., Robertson, W.G. (eds) Urolithiasis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0873-5_122
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