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'''Nephrolithiasis''', commonly known as '''kidney stones''', are solids that form in the kidney. They can be found anywhere in the genitourinary tract. | '''Nephrolithiasis''', commonly known as '''kidney stones''', are solids that form in the kidney. They can be found anywhere in the genitourinary tract. '''Bladder stones''' redirects here. | ||
==Classic types== | |||
*Calcium oxalate - most common.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = López | first1 = M. | last2 = Hoppe | first2 = B. | title = History, epidemiology and regional diversities of urolithiasis. | journal = Pediatr Nephrol | volume = 25 | issue = 1 | pages = 49-59 | month = Jan | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1007/s00467-008-0960-5 | PMID = 21476230 }}</ref> | *Calcium oxalate - most common.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = López | first1 = M. | last2 = Hoppe | first2 = B. | title = History, epidemiology and regional diversities of urolithiasis. | journal = Pediatr Nephrol | volume = 25 | issue = 1 | pages = 49-59 | month = Jan | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1007/s00467-008-0960-5 | PMID = 21476230 }}</ref> | ||
*Uric acid. | *Uric acid. | ||