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SOME PROBLEMS OF THE RECURRENT UROLITHIASIS PART II. THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE CALCIUM TOLERANCE TEST
Article published in Urologia Polska 1996/49/4.

authors

Elżbieta Panasiuk-Jarzyło
Z Instytutu Medycyny Wewnętrznej Centralnego Szpitala Klinicznego
Wojskowej Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. med. Marian Cholewa

keywords

urinary tract reccurent urolithiasis calcium tolerance test

summary

The author presents results of the calcium tolerance test performed in 20 patients
with recurrent urolithiasis and hypercalciuria observed on a normal diet.
8 patients (40%) fulfilled the criteria of absorptive hypercalciuria (HK), 4 (20%) -
renal HK, 2 (10%) - resorptive HK, 3 (15%) - "alimentary" HK. In the others the test
was nondiagnostic.
The low sensivity (71 %) of calcium tolerance test limits its usefulness in the diagnosis
of Hk types.

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