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Medical and surgical therapy of the cystine stone patient.
Current opinion in urology - 1 Jul 2001
Ng C S, Streem S B
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Cystinuria is an inherited defect in renal tubular and intestinal transport of dibasic amino acids that results in elevated urinary excretion of cystine, ornithine, lysine, and arginine. The only clinical manifestation of this disease is the development of urinary tract cystine calculi. Cystinuric patients suffer recurrent stone episodes, requiring an aggressive multi-modal approach to management. This article...
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