An epidemiologic study on pathogenesis of uric acid urolithiasis

We reviewed 5477 patients with urinary calculi who presented during the years from 1975 to 1993. During this time the percentage of calcium stones has remained at approximately 86%. However over the same period the rate of urinary calculi composed of uric acid has increased and is now about 7.2%. Th...

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Published inRyumachi. [Rheumatism] Vol. 35; no. 5; p. 773
Main Authors Okabe, H, Hosoya, T, Ichida, K, Tabe, A, Saji, M, Hikita, M, Sakai, O
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.10.1995
Subjects
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Female
Gout - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Sex Factors
Time Factors
Uric Acid - analysis
Uric Acid - blood
Urinary Calculi - chemistry
Urinary Calculi - epidemiology
Urinary Calculi - etiology
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Summary:We reviewed 5477 patients with urinary calculi who presented during the years from 1975 to 1993. During this time the percentage of calcium stones has remained at approximately 86%. However over the same period the rate of urinary calculi composed of uric acid has increased and is now about 7.2%. The number of uric acid stones has increased 3.5 times compared to 1975. 355 of 394 (90.1%) with uric acid stones are male. We believe that the increase in the numbers of patients seen with gout, hyperurisemia of a high alcohol intake.
ISSN:0300-9157