title: [Silicate calculi: report of four cases].
abstract: Among four patients with silicate calculi, stones were spontaneously discharged in two and after extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy in two. Two of them had a history of taking magnesium silicate. Thirty two cases of silicate calculi previously reported in the Japanese literature were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kousei Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inahara
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amakasu
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D017633:Magnesium Silicates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017640:Silicates / Q000032:analysis*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D017633:Magnesium Silicates; D017640:Silicates