The importance of potassium citrate and potassium bicarbonate in the treatment of uric acid renal stones

Uric acid calculi can also be treated without surgery, with simple medical lytic therapy. After appropriate dietary adjustments and add of mineral water, the needed amount of alkali supplementation can increase pH values of the urine in order to dissolve the stones. Treatment should be prolonged to...

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Main Authors: Michele Barbera, Andreas Tsirgiotis, Mauro Barbera, Quintino Paola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/6564