Time changes in the spectrum of urinary stone composition: a role for climate variations?

Abstract Background An increase of the frequency of uric acid urinary stones compared to calcium-containing ones has been recently described. This study was aimed at assessing the frequency of different types of urinary stones in the population of northern Italy in the period 2016–18 compared to 200...

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Main Authors: Alberto Trinchieri, Alessandro Maletta, Giovanni Simonelli, Luca Boeri, Elisa De Lorenzis, Emanuele Montanari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-02193-x