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Kidney stone
Solutes precipitate and combine to form stones formed of calcium oxalate usually around a nidus of uric acid. Other solutes that form stones are ca and mg phosphates, cystine, and uric acid staghorn calculi form in the presence of chronic urinary tract infections. Stones can be painful, may require surgery and frequently return.
Dr. James Cain reviewed this
38 year experience in Nephrology and Dialysis
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