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  1. Harvard Medical School (via Aetna InteliHealth): Kidney Stones - What Is It? intelihealth.com - Kidney Stones - What Is It?
  2. A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Kidney Stones Types nlm.nih.gov - Kidney Stones Types
  3. About.com: What Are The Different Types Of Kidney Stones? kidneydiseases.about.com - What Are The Different Types Of Kidney Stones?
  4. Wikipedia: Kidney Stones - Calcium Oxalate Stones | Kidney Stones - Other Types en.wikipedia.org - Kidney Stones - Other Types
  5. National Kidney And Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NIDDK): Are All Kidney Stones Alike? kidney.niddk.nih.gov - Are All Kidney Stones Alike?
  6. eMedTV: Types Of Kidney Stones kidney-stones.emedtv.com - Types Of Kidney Stones
  7. Mayo Clinic: Kidney Stones - Causes mayoclinic.com - Kidney Stones - Causes
  8. YouTube: Types Of Kidney Stones youtube.com - Types Of Kidney Stones
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Research Notes on Kidney Stone Types


Kidney stones form out of substances in the urine into solid pieces of material. The stone may be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. 1 The chemical composition is what differentiates the classification of each of the four familial types of kidney stones. 2

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  • Calcium oxalate stones: account for 75% of all kidney stones; more common in men than women; form with increased levels of calcium in the urine. 2
  • Struvite stones: account for 10 to 15% of all kidney stones; related to urinary tract infection (UTI's); less common now UTI's are better diagnosed. 2
  • Uric acid stones: account for 5 to 8% of all kidney stones; more common in men than women; caused by increased uric acid; associated with gout. 2
  • Cystine stones: account for less than 1% of all kidney stones (rare); caused by an inherited genetic defect called cystinuria. 2
  • Drug stone is a fifth type that is caused by medication such as indinavir and triamterene. 3


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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ eMedTV: Types Of Kidney Stones
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harvard Medical School (via Aetna InteliHealth): Kidney Stones - What Is It?
  3. ↑ About.com: What Are The Different Types Of Kidney Stones?

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