[Distal form of renal tubular acidosis and nephrolithiasis]

The distal form of the renal tubular acidosis is a causal factor of the formation of phosphate calculi which is not tao be neglected. Pathophysiology, diagnostics and therapy of the renal tubular acidosis are described under the point of view of the metaphylaxis of urinary calculi. The paraclinical findings of 7 patients with distal renal tubular acidosis and nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis, respectively, are discussed.