Calcium oxalate monohydrate renal calculi. Formation and development mechanism.
Available information relevant to stone genesis on both calcium oxalate monohydrate crystallization and fine inner structure of papillary calculi is reviewed. Integration of attained facts facilitated formulating a feasible mechanism of papillary calculi formation and development. Medical implications of this mechanism are assessed.
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University Illes Balears, Department of Chemistry, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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D002129:Calcium Oxalate / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000209:etiology
D002129:Calcium Oxalate