Kidney stones, also called renal calculi or nephrolithiasis, are hardened clusters of minerals that form in the kidneys and ...

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Renal culculi are commonly known as kidney stones and consist of usually crystalline deposits that accumulate in the kidney. These deposits vary in size, and most contain calcium oxalate.

"Once a patient has passed a renal calculus, regular riding on a moderate-intensity roller coaster may facilitate microscopic and very small calculi passage before symptomatic renal calculi can ...

Most of these HAP deposits grew, eroding the epithelium covering the renal papillae, coming into contact with urine and starting the development of COM calculi. Subepithelial HAP plaques may alter ...

Calyceal calculi. The renal calyces are the most common location for asymptomatic urinary calculi, which are often incidentally discovered on an imaging study performed for another indication.

Dissolution of renal or bladder calculi composed of apatite or struvite in select patients. Adjunct to dissolve apatite or struvite calculi after surgery or to achieve partial dissolution prior to ...