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Urinary Calculi (Urinary Calculus) Summary

Description: Low-density crystals or stones in any part of the URINARY TRACT. Their chemical compositions often include CALCIUM OXALATE, magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), CYSTINE, or URIC ACID.

Also Known As: Urinary Calculus; Urinary Tract Stones; Calculi, Urinary; Calculus, Urinary; Stone, Urinary Show All >>

Networked: 1760 relevant articles (77 outcomes, 193 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Urinary Calculi

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Calcium : 4 outcomes 24 studies in 193 results : IBA
  2. Citric Acid (Citrate) : 4 outcomes 8 studies in 50 results : FDA 10 Generic
  3. Calcium Oxalate : 3 outcomes 26 studies in 226 results : IBA
  4. Uric Acid (Urate) : 3 outcomes 17 studies in 171 results : IBA
  5. struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate) : 3 outcomes 10 studies in 82 results : IBA
  6. Cystine (L-Cystine) : 3 outcomes 7 studies in 51 results : IBA
  7. melamine : 2 outcomes 5 studies in 47 results : IBA
  8. Sodium : 1 outcome 6 studies in 19 results : IBA
  9. Calcium Carbonate (Limestone) : 1 outcome 6 studies in 19 results : FDA 3
  10. calcium phosphate : 1 outcome 4 studies in 51 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Urinary Calculi

  1. Shock
  2. Calculi (Calculus)
  3. Urinary Calculi (Urinary Calculus)
  4. Infection
  5. Pain (Aches)
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Key Therapies for Urinary Calculi

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  1. Lithotripsy (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy) : 37 outcomes 29 studies in 394 results
  2. Solid-State Lasers : 7 outcomes 4 studies in 48 results
  3. Lasers (Laser) : 3 outcomes 5 studies in 52 results
  4. Dye Lasers : 2 outcomes 1 study in 9 results
  5. Stents : 1 outcome 1 study in 29 results
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