Kidney stone

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See

hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, nephrolithiasis

Facts

• A kidney stone is a hard mass developed from crystals that separate from the urine and build up on the inner surfaces of the kidney.
• The most common way a kidney stone is collected for analysis is by passing it in urine.
• A kidney stone is a solid lump (from as small as a grain of sand to as large as the size a golf ball) made up of crystals that separate from urine and build up on the inner surfaces of the kidney.
• A kidney stone is a hard mineral and crystalline material formed within the kidney or urinary tract.
• Kidney stones often occur because of a metabolic disorder or from too much calcium in the blood.

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