Endocrinology

Nephrolithiasis

Questions discussed in this category

Do you recommend non-bypass bariatric surgeries over intestinal bypass procedures for kidney transplant-eligible candidates to prevent oxalate nephropathy, given the higher risk of kidney oxalate deposition with intestinal bypass?

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Does vitamin D supplementation in primary hyperparathyroidism increase the risk of kidney stones?

Is this seen more with high dose vitamin D supplementation?

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Do you recommend parathyroid adenoma resection or ablation for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and recurrent nephrolithiasis who are found to have a single gland adenoma on parathyroid ultrasound and nuclear medicine imaging?

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Would you recommend cinacalcet for patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis who have hypercalciuria despite thiazide diuretic use and who also have an elevated PTH level without localizing parathyroid adenoma on imaging?

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Do you recommend parathyroid imaging testing for patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis who are incidentally found to have an elevated PTH but who do not have hypercalciuria, hypercalcemia, hypovitaminosis D, or chronic kidney disease?

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What is your approach to managing patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis in the setting of hypoparathyroidism?

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For a patient with idiopathic hypercalciuria and a history of calcium kidney stones who has not normalized 24-hr urine calcium level on thiazide diuretic, is there evidence for targeting a certain urine calcium level for decreased future risk of nephrolithiasis and osteoporosis?

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Do you recommend obtaining a DEXA scan for patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis and hypercalciuria of unknown etiology?

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What is your approach to differentiating primary from secondary hyperparathyroidism in recurrent kidney stone formers who also have chronic kidney disease, an elevated PTH, and hypercalcemia?

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Do you routinely check a TSH level in patients with recurrent kidney stones who have hypercalciuria of unknown cause?

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Is there a role for cinacalcet suppression testing when evaluating patients for suspected primary hyperparathyroidism who also have recurrent calcium containing kidney stone disease?

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How long do you wait before reassessing a 24 hour urine calcium level in patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis, hypercalciuria, and osteoporosis who are initiated on bisphosphonate therapy?

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Papers discussed in this category

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2017-08-07

Low Bone Density and Bisphosphonate Use and the Risk of Kidney Stones.

N Engl J Med, 2023 Mar 02

Hydrochlorothiazide and Prevention of Kidney-Stone Recurrence.

The New England journal of medicine, 1980-02-21

The importance of circulating 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the pathogenesis of hypercalciuria and renal-stone formation in primary hyperparathyroidism.

The New England journal of medicine, 2018 Sep 13

Primary Hyperparathyroidism.

Kidney360, 2022 Aug 25

Bariatric Surgery Decreases Barriers for Kidney Transplant: Are There Other Weight-Loss Options?

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