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On the Occurrence and Nature of Crystals in Human Urine

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Urolithiasis

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Crystalluria is considered micro-urolithiasis. Therefore, evaluating the occurrence, nature, frequency, and sex-dependency of crystal-forming phases may yield an insight into the early events of stone formation.

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  1. Departments of Surgery and Urology, Mineral Metabolism and Endocrine Research Laboratory, Erlangen, Germany

    P. O. Schwille, I. Berger & H. Berens

  2. Department of Mineralogy, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    P. Kuch

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  1. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Valerie R. Walker , Roger A. L. Sutton  & E. C. Bert Cameron ,  & 

  2. Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Charles Y. C. Pak

  3. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    William G. Robertson

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Schwille, P.O., Kuch, P., Berger, I., Berens, H. (1989). On the Occurrence and Nature of Crystals in Human Urine. In: Walker, V.R., Sutton, R.A.L., Cameron, E.C.B., Pak, C.Y.C., Robertson, W.G. (eds) Urolithiasis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0873-5_6

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