Open AccessUrinary Stone Analysis of 1,000 Patients in Southern Taiwan
Author(s) -
Chou YiiHer,
Li ChingChia,
Wu WenJeng,
Juan YungShun,
Huang ShuPin,
Lee YungChin,
Liu ChiaChu,
Li WeiMing,
Huang ChunHsiung,
Chang AiWen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70376-6
Subject(s) - medicine , calcium oxalate , uric acid , urinary stone , struvite , urinary system , kidney stones , calcium , bladder stones , cystine , oxalate , kidney stone disease , urology , renal stone , phosphate , biochemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , cysteine , enzyme
Urolithiasis is a common urologic disease. Stones may occur in the kidney, ureter, or urinary bladder. We collected 1,000 stone samples in the subtropical area of southern Taiwan. Stone components were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Mixed components of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate were the most common form of stones (52.3%), followed by calcium oxalate (27.8%) and calcium phosphate (9.3%). Uric acid stones accounted for 7.6%. Magnesium ammonium phosphate stones accounted for 3.0%. Only one cystine stone was found. In the study of urinary stone formation mechanism and prevention of recurrent urolithiasis, knowing the stone composition is important.