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Clinical Aspects of Nephrocalcinosis

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The term nephrocalcinosis was coined by Albright et al. [1] to describe the calcium deposits found in the kidneys in hyperparathyroidism. It is distinct from nephrolithiasis, or stones in the pelvicalyceal system, though the two conditions frequently coexist.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, 910 West, 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Tübingen, Calwer Str. 7, D-7400, Tübingen, Germany

    Walter Ludwig Strohmaier

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Sutton, R.A.L. (1988). Clinical Aspects of Nephrocalcinosis. In: Bichler, KH., Strohmaier, W.L. (eds) Nephrocalcinosis Calcium Antagonists and Kidney. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72857-0_7

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