[Staghorn silicate calculi: a case report].
A 71-year-old woman complaining of fever and left flank pain was referred to our hospital. She had no history of taking any silicate-containing antiacids. She was diagnosed with left staghorn renal stone and repeated extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy was performed. Analysis of the stones revealed silica calculi. Forty-nine cases of silica calculi have been reported in Japan, but this is the first case of nearly pure staghorn silicate calculi.
The Department of Urology, Niigata Rosai Hospital.
Tomotaka
T
Toba
Hiroshi
H
Koike
Tomohiro
T
Nobushita
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy; D011859:Radiography; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
D012822:Silicon Dioxide