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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
*Nephrolithiasis may be classified according to | *Nephrolithiasis may be classified according to American Society of Nephrology into 2 subtypes/groups: <ref name="pmid15191979">{{cite journal |vauthors=Parmar MS |title=Kidney stones |journal=BMJ |volume=328 |issue=7453 |pages=1420–4 |date=June 2004 |pmid=15191979 |pmc=421787 |doi=10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1420 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Common | |||
**Calcium stones | **Calcium stones | ||
*** | ***[[Calcium oxalate]] stones | ||
*** | ***[[Calcium phosphate|Calcium phosphate stones]] | ||
*Less common | |||
**[[Struvite]] stones | **[[Struvite]] stones | ||
**[[Uric acid nephrolithiasis|Uric acid stones]] | **[[Uric acid nephrolithiasis|Uric acid stones]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Nephrolithiasis may be classified according to [classification method] into 4 subtypes/groups: calcium stones, struvite stones, uric acid stones and cystine stones
Classification
- Nephrolithiasis may be classified according to American Society of Nephrology into 2 subtypes/groups: [1]
- Common
- Calcium stones
- Less common
- Struvite stones
- Uric acid stones
- Cystine stones
References
- ↑ Parmar MS (June 2004). "Kidney stones". BMJ. 328 (7453): 1420–4. doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7453.1420. PMC 421787. PMID 15191979.