title: Environmental factors in the pathophysiology of recurrent idiopathic calcium urolithiasis (RCU), with emphasis on nutrition.
abstract: A number of environmental factors are under discussion as possibly implicated in the etiology of RCU. On the basis of data in the literature and our own results, we attempted a critical weighting up of the possible contributions of climate, pollution, stress, nutrition in general and especially oxalate and minerals in the nutrition. It was concluded that there is a need for more in-depth research into the response of the body to challenges from the environment, in particular nutrition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Erlangen, FRG.
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Schwille
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Herrmann
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine*; D002980:Climate; D004782:Environmental Health; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium