GeoBioMed—a new transdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of geology, biology
and medicine—reveals that kidney stones composed of calcium-rich minerals precipitate …

Evaluation of the risk for developing renal insufficiency is generally not considered during
the clinical metabolic workup of the stone-forming patient. This review approaches the …

Objectives. Allograft stones are an uncommon clinical problem and management is mainly
based on anecdotal experience, rather than analysis of larger series. Methods. In an 8-year …

General physiological concepts 3. Renal handling of citrate 4. Gastrointestinal absorption of
citrate 5. Citrate transport in renal tubular cells 6. Factors modulating urinary citrate excretion …

PURPOSE: The incidence of treated end-stage renal disease has increased progressively in
the United States over the past several decades. It has been suggested that kidney stones …

Unenhanced helical CT for urolithiasis detection is a limited CT examination that was
designed specifically for the detection of urolithiasis. The purpose of this study was to repeat …

Crystal formation in whole urine was studied by the technique of rapid evaporation to 1,250
mosmol/l with and without raising citrate concentration by 40–50%. The added citrate …

Serum zinc, copper and manganese levels were estimated in normal subjects (NS) and
stone formers (SF). There was no significant difference in the serum levels of Zn, Cu, and Mn …

Uroliths containing 70% or greater silica comprise approximately 1% of the canine uroliths
submitted to the Minnesota Urolith Center. Male dogs are far more commonly affected than …

Urinary stone disease is one of the oldest and most ubiquitous diseases known to man. The
earliest evidence of this disorder is a bladder stone, dating back to about 4800 BC, found …