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Complications of Urolithiasis

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Urolithiasis in Clinical Practice

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Many complications may arise from urolithiasis especially if there is a delay in the diagnosis or incomplete treatment. They include: obstruction and uremia, sepsis, chronic pyelonephritis, acute or chronic renal failure, xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN), pyonephrosis, hypertension, etc.

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Al-Mamari, S.A. (2017). Complications of Urolithiasis. In: Urolithiasis in Clinical Practice. In Clinical Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62437-2_8

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