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. 1998 Sep;51(9):700–702. doi: 10.1136/jcp.51.9.700

Jejuno-ileal bypass, enteric hyperoxaluria, and oxalate nephrosis: a role for polarised light in the renal biopsy.

K Hicks 1, G B Evans 1, M E Rogerson 1, P Bass 1
PMCID: PMC500910  PMID: 9930077

Abstract

Enteric hyperoxaluria, a complication of jejuno-ileal bypass, is associated with renal failure owing to oxalate nephrosis or tubulo-interstitial nephritis. A 54 year old woman developed renal failure 17 months after jejuno-ileal bypass for morbid obesity. Renal biopsy showed widespread acute on chronic damage to the tubulo-interstitial compartment with extensive deposition of oxalate crystals. The extent of oxalate deposition was only evident on polarisation of the biopsy.

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