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World Journal of Urology
Published in: World Journal of Urology 4/2007

01-08-2007 | Original Article

Type of renal calculi: variation with age and sex

Authors: Antonia Costa-Bauzá, Margarita Ramis, Vicente Montesinos, Felix Grases, Antonio Conte, Pedro Pizá, Enrique Pieras

Published in: World Journal of Urology | Issue 4/2007

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the variations in the percentage of the different types of renal stones with age and sex. Renal calculi were classified according to their composition and structure. Stone formers were divided according to age and sex, and the percentage of each kind of calculi in the different considered age periods for men and women were determined. It was found that calcium oxalate dihydrate calculi decreased with age, but only in men. These calculi were also clearly predominant in men. Hydroxyapatite calculi decreased with age in both men and women, but they were predominant in women. Uric acid calculi increased with age in both men and women, but were predominant in men. Finally, it was found that calcium oxalate monohydrate unattached calculi increased with age in both men and women. As a main novelty, the study here presented demonstrates the importance of distinguishing between calcium oxalate monohydrate papillary stones and calcium oxalate monohydrate unattached stones, since the etiologic factors responsible for their origin must be clearly different.
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Metadata
Title
Type of renal calculi: variation with age and sex
Authors
Antonia Costa-Bauzá
Margarita Ramis
Vicente Montesinos
Felix Grases
Antonio Conte
Pedro Pizá
Enrique Pieras
Publication date
01-08-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Urology / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0724-4983
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-007-0177-4

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