MEDULLARY NEPHROCALCINOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH VESICOURETERAL REFLUX

Authors
OGUZKURT L KARABULUT N HALILOGLU M UNAL B
Citation
L. Oguzkurt et al., MEDULLARY NEPHROCALCINOSIS ASSOCIATED WITH VESICOURETERAL REFLUX, British journal of radiology, 70(836), 1997, pp. 850-851
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
British journal of radiology
ISSN journal
00071285 → ACNP
Volume
70
Issue
836
Year of publication
1997
Pages
850 - 851
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
A case of medullary nephrocalcinosis developing in the course of vesic oureteral reflux is described. It is suggested that the probable mecha nism of nephrocalcinosis was the stagnation of urine in collecting tub ules favouring precipitation of calcium salts.