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Uric acid nephrolithiasis
Kidney stones (nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis) affect approximately 12% of men and 5% of women during their lifetime. Nearly half of all first time stone formers will have another stone episode within the next four years.
Stones can form when calcium, oxalate, uric acid or cystine are at high levels in the urine.
Uric acid stones represents 5 - [...]
