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Volume 346:74-76 January 10, 2002 Number 2 Next

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Kidney and bladder stones cause excruciating pain, tend to recur, and are distressingly common. Roughly 10 percent of persons in the United States will have at least one stone in the course of their lives. The disorder has a long history. Stones have been found in Egyptian mummies and have been mentioned in histories of Babylonia and ancient China. Even the word "lithotomy" is from ancient Greek. Physicians at the medical school at Knidos, in Asia Minor, described renal colic with great clarity around the fifth century b.c. Indeed, the Hippocratic Oath specifically mentions stones. In recent years, much has . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Treatment for Stones

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