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STAGHORN CALCULI OF THE KIDNEY: CLINICAL, BACTERIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL FEATURES 1
Author(s) -
Jennis Francis,
Lavan John N.,
Neale Francis C.,
Posen Solomon
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1970.tb04495.x
Subject(s) - staghorn calculus , medicine , urine , urinary system , proteus , kidney , kidney stones , surgery , urology , biology , percutaneous , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene
SUMMARY Staghorn calculi were found in 58 of 619 patients with urinary calculi. Females, patients with infected urine, and patients with a history of analgesic consumption were more likely to harbour staghorn calculi than males, patients with sterile urine, and patients denying heavy consumption of analgesics. Forty‐three per cent of the patients with staghorn calculi (25/58) had Proteus sp. grown on urine culture while more than half of all stone patients with proteus infections had staghorn calculi. Abnormalities of calcium metabolism were no more prevalent amongst patients with staghorn calculi than amongst patients with simple stones.