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Types of kidney stones | The Art of Clinical Medicine
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Kidney stones

Types of kidney stones


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Type  Clinical features 
Calcium phosphate  
  • Normal urinary values 
    • 24-hour urine calcium < 250 mg (women), < 300 mg (men) 
    • 24-hour urine citrate > 325 mg 
    • 24-hour urine pH 5.8-6.2 
  • Risk factors  
    • Hypercalciuria 
    • Hypocitraturia 
    • Urine pH > 7 
    • Distal RTA 
    • Carbonic hydrase inhibitors 
    • Medullary sponge kidney 
    • High protein intake 
  • Shape of stones 
    • Flat or wedge shaped prisms typically in rosettes 
Calcium oxalate 
  • Normal urinary values 
    • 24-hour urinary calcium as above 
    • 24-hour urinary oxalate < 40 mg 
  • Risk factors 
    • Hypercalciuria 
      • Hyperparathyroidism 
      • Immobilization 
      • Vitamin D excess 
      • Cushing syndrome 
      • Sarcoidosis 
      • High sodium intake 
      • Idiopathic 
  • Hyperoxaluria 
    • Increased GI oxalate absorption due to bowel pathology 
      • Bariatric surgery 
      • Short bowel syndrome 
      • Malabsorption syndromes 
    • Primary hyperoxaluria 
    • Increased vitamin C intake (men) 
  • Shape of stones 
    • Dumbbell or envelope shaped 
Struvite 
  • Risk factors 
    • Increased urinary ammonium and bicarbonate 
    • UTI with urease-splitting organism (eg, Proteus, Klebsiella) 
  • Shape of stones 
    • Rectangular, coffin-lid, or sometimes amorphous 
    • Stones composed of magnesium-ammonium- phosphate and/or carbonate apatite  
Urate 
  • Normal urinary values 
    • 24-hour urine uric acid < 0.75 mg (women), < 0.8 (men) 
  • Risk factors 
    • Hyperuricosuria 
    • Urine pH < 5.5 
    • Type 2 diabetes 
    • Metabolic syndrome 
  • Shape of stones 
    • Rhomboid, football shaped, or possibly others 
    • Often yellow-brown color 
Cystine 
  • Risk factors 
    • Cystinuria 
  • Shape of stones 
    • Hexagonal shape 
Xanthine 
  • Risk factors 
    • Xanthine oxidase deficiency causing increased urine and blood xanthine 
    • Rare cause of stones (< 1% of cases) 
  • Shape of stones 
    • Various shapes 
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