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Urinary Stone Composition in North‐East Thailand
Author(s) -
PRASONGWATANA V.,
SRIBOONLUE P.,
SUNTARAPA S.
Publication year - 1983
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.1983.tb03320.x
Subject(s) - uric acid , urinary system , calcium oxalate , upper urinary tract , calcium , composition (language) , urine , medicine , urinary stone , philosophy , linguistics
Summary— Stones removed from 120 adults and 22 children were analysed for chemical composition. Calcium oxalate was the main component of both adult (49%) and childhood (44%) stones. Calcium stones formed the major type in adults and were slightly more common in males, whereas urate/uric acid stones were predominant in children and were more common in girls. In adults, the stones were usually found in the upper urinary tract (UUT) and were mainly of calcium type (72%), while all three types were found in almost equal amounts in the lower urinary tract (LUT). Magnesium ammonium phosphate and urate/uric acid were the stones found mainly in the upper and lower urinary tracts respectively of children.