A new era in the treatment of calcium oxalate stones?

Ivanovski, Ognen; Drüeke, Tilman B

doi:10.1038/ki.2013.41

A new era in the treatment of calcium oxalate stones?

Journal

Kidney international

Date Issued

2013-06

Author(s)

Drüeke, Tilman B

DOI

10.1038/ki.2013.41

Abstract

Calcium oxalate (CaOx) is the most prevalent type of kidney stone. The amount of oxalate excreted in the urine is a major risk factor for CaOx stone formation. The study by Siener et al. makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of how Oxalobacter formigenes affects oxalate metabolism and excretion in humans and hence influences the risk of developing CaOx kidney stones.