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Nephrolithiasis

Known as: Kidney Stone, Renal calculi, Renal stones 
The presence of a calculus in the pelvis of the kidney; this is most often composed of mineral salts and proteins.
National Institutes of Health

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Beckwith-Wiedemann SyndromeCongenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 1Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 2Cystinuria

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Dent Disease 2NEPHROLITHIASIS, CALCIUM OXALATEX-linked recessive nephrolithiasis with renal failure

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Kidney DiseasesUrinary Calculi

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Review
2007
Review
2007
Pathophysiology and management of calcium stones.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Ochratoxin A in human serum samples collected in Isparta-Turkey from healthy individuals and individuals suffering from different urinary disorders.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Optimal therapy for the distal ureteral stone: extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy versus ureteroscopy.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Enhanced production rate of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in sarcoidosis.
We determined the metabolic clearance and production rates of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D] in 5 patients with… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Bone mineral content in idiopathic calcium nephrolithiasis.
The calcium content of the central one third of the skeleton was measured using neutron activation analysis in 109 patients with… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Hypocitraturia in calcium nephrolithiasis.
Several investigators have reported that hypocitraturia is frequent in patients with idiopathic kidney stones. In these studies… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Urinary tract stone after small bowel bypass for morbid obesity.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
New surgical concepts in removing renal calculi.
After a critical study of the methods in use for the lithiasis surgery of the kidney; the great risk of some of them, the… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
Nephrolithiasis as a complication of ulcerative colitis and regional enteritis.
Excerpt The coexistence of gastrointestinal disease and renal calculi has been noted in few clinical entities. Calcium… 
Review
1954
Review
1954
A new theory on the formation of renal calculi.
SUMMARY 1. This paper presents a new theory on the formation and growth of urinary calculi based on the lymphatic drainage of… 
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