Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Section 1 Clinical surgery in general
- Section 2 Thorax
- Section 3 Trunk
- Chapter 7 Applied surgical anatomy
- Chapter 8 Applied surgical physiology
- Chapter 9 The abdominal wall
- Chapter 10 The abdominal aorta and abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Chapter 11 The oesophagus, stomach and small bowel
- Chapter 12 The liver, biliary tree and pancreas
- Chapter 13 The spleen: splenic trauma and splenectomy
- Chapter 14 The large bowel
- Chapter 15 The rectum and anus
- Chapter 16 The kidneys and genitourinary system
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 16 - The kidneys and genitourinary system
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Section 1 Clinical surgery in general
- Section 2 Thorax
- Section 3 Trunk
- Chapter 7 Applied surgical anatomy
- Chapter 8 Applied surgical physiology
- Chapter 9 The abdominal wall
- Chapter 10 The abdominal aorta and abdominal aortic aneurysms
- Chapter 11 The oesophagus, stomach and small bowel
- Chapter 12 The liver, biliary tree and pancreas
- Chapter 13 The spleen: splenic trauma and splenectomy
- Chapter 14 The large bowel
- Chapter 15 The rectum and anus
- Chapter 16 The kidneys and genitourinary system
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
What is the commonest composition of renal calculi?
Calcium oxalate with calcium phosphate.
Which other types of renal stones may form?
Among the rarer type of renal stone, the most frequently identified include: magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), cystine and uric acid stones.
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- Information
- MRCS Revision Guide: Trunk and Thorax , pp. 138 - 155Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012