Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Antidiuretic analogue desmopressin was tested in its intranasal form in renal colic, with variable effects.Aims: We evaluated the effects of sublingual desmopressin in lithiasic renal colic, alone or combined with a non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID).Materials and methods: Our prospective single-blind study included an initial number of 371 patients with lithiasic renal colic randomized as follows: group NSAID ...

Introduction: Idiopathic hypercalciuria is a risk factor for nephrolithiasis. Both renal stones and hypercalciuria are often associated with lower bone mineral density (BMD), but the relationship between these modifications is not completely understood. We aimed to evaluate some metabolic particularities possibly related to relapsing nephrolithiasis in young male patients.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study including a group of 30 young male pa...