[Two cases of silicate urolithiasis]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2006 Jan;52(1):49-53.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Case 1: A 31-year-old woman with the chief complaint of right back pain was referred to our hospital. She was diagnosed with a right ureteral stone and it was delivered spontaneously after conservative medical therapy. The stone was found to consist of silicate by infrared spectrometry. Case 2: A 71-year-old man with the chief complaint of asymptomatic macrohematuria was referred to our hospital. No tumor was observed by cystourethroscopy, but a right ureteral stone was found by computerized tomography. Subsequently, it was delivered immediately and infrared spectrometry of the stone demonstrated silicate containing a small amount of calcium oxalate monohydrate. We analyzed and discussed 44 cases of silicate urolithiasis reported in Japan.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Calcium Oxalate / analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Silicates / analysis*
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Ureteral Calculi / chemistry*
  • Ureteral Calculi / diagnosis

Substances

  • Silicates
  • Calcium Oxalate