Diseases

Kidney Calculi

Stones in the KIDNEY, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS). Their sizes vary and most contains CALCIUM OXALATE.

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Abstract

Stones in the KIDNEY, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS). Their sizes vary and most contains CALCIUM OXALATE.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Kidney Stones
  • Nephrolith
  • Renal Calculi
  • Renal Calculus
  • Calculi, Kidney
  • Calculi, Renal
  • Calculus, Kidney
  • Calculus, Renal
  • Kidney Calculus
  • Kidney Stone
  • Stone, Kidney
  • Stones, Kidney

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37 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

chemical composition of calculi = KIDNEY CALCULI /chem

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kidney Calculi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007669. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007669
  2. Kidney Calculi. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_stone_disease
  3. Kidney Calculi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178623