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The origin and causes of struvite stones

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The aim of this paper is to evaluate the possible causes of the origin of “infection stones”. The main differences between the ordinary biochemical parameters of a group of patients with this type of stones was analyzed and compared with a group of oxalocalcic stone-formers and with a group of healthy subjects. The importance of persistent basic urinary pH values is pointed out as possible origin of “infection stones” in some instances. The main urinary citrate concentration in patients with “infection stones” was significantly lower than in healthy subjects, this being an important factor that favours this kind of stone formation.

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  1. Department of Urology and Biochemistry, Son Dureta Hospital (Insalud) and Department of Chemistry, University Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    A. Garcia-Raia, A. Conte & F. Grases

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Garcia-Raia, A., Conte, A. & Grases, F. The origin and causes of struvite stones. International Urology and Nephrology 23, 537–542 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549842

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