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ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2017

Silicate calculi, a rare cause of kidney stones in children.

Mehmet Taşdemir, Dilara Fuçucuoğlu, Oktay Özman, Lale Sever, Bülent Önal, Ilmay Bilge

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Article in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mehmet TaşdemirDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Koç University Hospital, Davutpaşa cd no: 4 34010, Topkapı, Istanbul, Turkey. mtasdemir@kuh.ku.edu.tr.
Dilara FuçucuoğluDepartment of Pediatrics, Ministry of Health Bağcılar Education and Research Hospital, Bağcılar, Istanbul, Turkey.
Oktay ÖzmanDepartment of Urology, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Kocamustafapaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Lale SeverDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Kocamustafapaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bülent ÖnalDepartment of Urology, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Kocamustafapaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ilmay BilgeDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Koç University Hospital, Davutpaşa cd no: 4 34010, Topkapı, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TRKoç University · TRBağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUrinary silicate calculi in humans are extremely rare. Reported cases of silicate calculi are mostly documented in adults and are commonly related to an excessive intake of magnesium trisilicate in food or drugs. Published studies on the presence of silicate calculi in children are scarce. CASES: Three cases of silicate kidney stones without prior silicate intake are reported. Two patients underwent surgical treatment, and the third patient was treated using conservative methods. Urinalysis revealed no underlying metabolic abnormalities. Analyses revealed that silicate was the major component of the stones.

conclusionSiliceous deposits in urinary stones may be more common than anticipated, and the underlying pathophysiology remains to be clarified.

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Child, PreschoolHumansKidney CalculiMaleNephrolithotomy, PercutaneousRadiographySilicatesTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographySilicatesChildhoodKidney stoneMagnesium trisilicateSilica dioxideSilicateUrolithiasis

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