Urinary tract calculi in Aboriginal children |
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| Authors: | J.G. CASSEY S. AHMED |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Paediatric Surgery, Adelaide Children's Hospital, North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Forty-three Aboriginal children with urinary tract calculi are reviewed. There was a preponderance of male children and the majority presented early in life with urinary tract infection. Associated gastrointestinal and other problems were also common. The calculi caused considerable morbidity: 34 major surgical procedures were undertaken and three kidneys were lost. |
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| Keywords: | Aboriginal children uric acid urinary calculi |
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