Kidney Stones Clinic, Nephrology and Dialysis Clinic, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Brugmann Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
J Nephrol. 2019 Oct;32(5):681-698. doi: 10.1007/s40620-019-00587-1. Epub 2019 Jan 24.
A symposium on kidney stones and mineral metabolism held on December 2017 in Brussels, Belgium was the first international multidisciplinary conference of the International Collaborative Network on Kidney Stones and Mineral Metabolism. This meeting addressed epidemiology, underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, genetics, pathological, as well as clinical and research topics. The participants included clinicians and recognized experts in the field from Europe and the United States interacted closely during the symposium which promoted a chance to explore new frontiers in the field of kidney stone disease. This manuscript summarizes some of the major highlights of the meeting.
2017 年 12 月在比利时布鲁塞尔举行的肾结石和矿物质代谢研讨会是国际肾结石和矿物质代谢协作网络的第一次国际多学科会议。本次会议涉及流行病学、潜在病理生理机制、遗传学、病理学以及临床和研究课题。与会者包括来自欧洲和美国的临床医生和该领域公认的专家，他们在研讨会期间密切互动，为探索肾结石病领域的新前沿提供了机会。本文总结了会议的一些主要要点。
