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Since the era of predynastic Egypt until the present day, kidney stones have perplexed patients and physicians alike. Although since that time the methods for removing stones have advanced from the crudely barbaric to the highly sophisticated remedies of today, the problem of how successfully to prevent their recurrence continues to challenge both surgeons and physicians.
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Robertson, W.G. (2010). Urinary Tract Stones. In: Shergill, I., Arya, M., Grange, P., Mundy, A. (eds) Medical Therapy in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-704-2_11
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