Rare non-papillary lithiasis of calcium oxalate monohydrate generated on a central core of potassium urate
This report describes a patient who developed a spheroidal calculus with a central part composed of potassium urate, surrounded by a continuous layer of calcium oxalate monohydrate with crystals of calcium oxalate dihydrate on the surface. The mechanism of calculus development is also suggested.
| Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears |
| Repository: | Docusalut |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docusalut.com:20.500.13003/17227 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/17227 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Potassium urate Calcium oxalate monohydrate Renal calculus |
| Summary: | This report describes a patient who developed a spheroidal calculus with a central part composed of potassium urate, surrounded by a continuous layer of calcium oxalate monohydrate with crystals of calcium oxalate dihydrate on the surface. The mechanism of calculus development is also suggested. |
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