Immediate and long-term high levels of plasma homocysteine after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in patients with renal stone disease

DEMİR E., İZOL V., ARIDOĞAN İ. A., PAYDAŞ S., Tansug Z., Erken U.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEPHROLOGY, vol.18, no.4, pp.623-625, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10157-013-0884-7
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.623-625
  • Keywords: Homocysteine, Shock wave lithotripsy, Glomerular filtration rate, Renal injury, GLOMERULAR-FILTRATION-RATE, KIDNEY
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Plasma homocysteine levels increase in patients with chronic renal failure. Numerous studies have demonstrated that kidney function is one of the most important determinants of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentration. In this study we aimed to evaluate the relationship between tHcy levels and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for patients with renal stones and to see if the change in homocysteine levels continued if renal dysfunction improved.