Open AccessInfluence of Urinary Stones on the Composition of a 24-Hour Urine Sample
Author(s) -
Norbert Laube,
Michael D. Pullmann,
Stefan Hergarten,
Albrecht Hesse
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/49.2.281
Subject(s) - urinary system , urine , kidney stones , oxalate , calcium oxalate , urinary stone , chemistry , urology , medicine , biochemistry , inorganic chemistry
It can be assumed that stones in the urinary tract continuously increase in size by incorporating material from urine. Consequently, urine will exhibit depleted concentrations of lithogenic constituents when urinary stones are present in the patient's urinary tract.
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