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View larger version (107K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. A 39-year-old woman presented with a seven-year history of renal calculi. A plain abdominal film obtained when she was 38 (Panel A) showed enlarged kidneys bilaterally with nephrocalcinosis in a papillary distribution and radiopaque calculi in both ureters (arrows). An intravenous urogram done at the same time (Panel B) showed left-sided hydronephrosis. A collection of stones passed by the patient over a two-month period is shown in Panel C. Analysis of the stones showed that the majority were composed of calcium oxalate, with some composed of magnesium ammonium phosphate. Urine cultures showed intermittent coliform infection, with no . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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