Effect of urinary stone disease and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy on excretion of glycosaminoglycans
JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY, vol.13, no.8, pp.553-557, 1999 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 13 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 1999
- Doi Number: 10.1089/end.1999.13.553
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.553-557
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background and Purpose: The effect of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in urinary crystal inhibition has been shown in vitro, but their inhibitor role in vivo has not been precisely determined in stone-forming patients. The aim of this study was to compare the levels of total GAGs and their components in primary stone-forming patients and a healthy control group and to investigate the impact of shockwave lithotripsy (SWL).