Prevention and treatment of uric acid calculi in transplanted kidney with medicine under the guide of metabolic evaluation (report of 4 cases)
- VernacularTitle:探索药物防治移植肾尿酸结石的方法(附四例报道)
- Author:
Zhiwei ZHANG
;
Hongqian GUO
;
Xizhao SUN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kidney transplantation;
Kidney calculi;
Drug therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Organ Transplantation
2003;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To look for a standard way to cure uric acid calculi in transplanted kidney with medicine.Methods Under the guide of the standard and widespread metabolic evaluation, citrate and allopurinol were used to treat 4 patients with uric acid calculi after kidney transplantation. These two kinds of medicines were used in the long term together with other conservative treatment to prevent the recurrence of calculi.Results In these 4 cases, all clinical syndromes disappeared and all the calculi dissolved. After follow-up for 1～2 years, no recurrence of calculi was found. Conclusion Citrate should be used to dissolve uric acid calculi in transplanted kidney and to prevent the recurrence of calculi under the guide of the standard metabolic evaluation.
