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 …

The composition of urinary stones in different countries can be related to the extent of
economic development present and the major types of stones in the world, namely children's …

Urinary stones are polycrystalline aggregates consisting of varying amounts of crystal and
organic matrix components. Although urolithiasis is inclusive of renal, ureteral, and bladder …

Urinary tract stones were known in prehistoric times. The oldest stone was unearthed in
upper Egypt, dated approximately 4800 BC (SHATTOCK, 1905). Stones have been …

During the nineteenth and earlier centuries uro-lithiasis was a common paediatric problem
and the many reports in the literature bear testimony to this. The total incidence of stone in …

The epidemiology of urolithiasis differs according to geographical area and historical period:
changing socio-economic conditions have generated changes in the incidence and type of …

In 1968 Drs. BEC Nordin and A. Hodgkinson organized the First International Symposium on
Urolithiasis Research in Leeds, England. One hundred and five participants from continental …

A 16-year-old boy died at EI Amrah, Egypt, perhaps because he had a bladder stone
containing calcium phosphate and uric acid-; what is remarkable is that this happened …

Urolithiasis through the ages Page 1 Urolithiasis through the ages J. SHAH and HN
WHITFIELD* Academic Surgical Unit and Department of Urology, Imperial College School of …