Dietary restriction of sodium as a means of reducing urinary cystine.
We assessed 5 patients with recurrent cystine urolithiasis before and after implementation of a low sodium diet. This diet led to a significant decrease in the 24-hour urinary excretion of sodium and cystine. Dietary restriction of sodium should be an important component of the therapeutic strategy of patients with cystinuria.
Norman
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Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Manette
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WA
D000328:Adult; D003553:Cystine / Q000032:analysis; D003555:Cystinuria / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000032:analysis / Q000178:diet therapy*
D003553:Cystine; D012964:Sodium