Pattern of urolithiasis in Brooklyn, New York

Crystallographic analysis of 261 upper urinary tract calculi from patients in Brooklyn is presented. Calcium oxalate, uric acid, and struvite stones predominate. We could not confirm the hypothesis that uric acid forms a nidus in calcium oxalate urolithiasis in spite of a percentage of uric acid cal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 1979-11, Vol.14 (5), p.482-486
Hauptverfasser:	Unni Mooppan, M.M., Kim, Hong, Wax, Sandor H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Apatites - analysis Calcium Oxalate - analysis Female Humans Hydroxyapatites - analysis Magnesium - analysis Male New York City Phosphates - analysis Quaternary Ammonium Compounds - analysis Uric Acid - analysis Urinary Calculi - epidemiology Urinary Calculi - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:	Crystallographic analysis of 261 upper urinary tract calculi from patients in Brooklyn is presented. Calcium oxalate, uric acid, and struvite stones predominate. We could not confirm the hypothesis that uric acid forms a nidus in calcium oxalate urolithiasis in spite of a percentage of uric acid calculi more than twice the national average.
ISSN:	0090-4295 1527-9995
DOI:	10.1016/0090-4295(79)90180-8