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Simultaneous Treatment of Calcium Oxalate and Uric Acid Stone Disease in Saudi Arabia

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Urolithiasis 2

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Urolithiasis is a major public health problem in most of the oil-rich Gulf countries. In Saudi Arabia, for example, it is estimated that over 20% of men will have at least one episode of stones before the age of 60. The majority of stones are idiopathic in origin and consist of calcium oxalate (CaOx) and/or uric acid; calcium phosphate (CaP) stones, on the other hand, are relatively rare.

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  1. King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    W. G. Robertson, H. Hughes & L. S. Tipton

  2. King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    I. Husain, S. Al-Faqih, A. Arafat, A. Chakrabarti & A. Shamsuddin

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  1. Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, Australia

    Rosemary Ryall  & Villis R. Marshall  & 

  2. Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia

    Renze Bais  & Allan M. Rofe  & 

  3. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Lynwood H. Smith

  4. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Valerie R. Walker

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Robertson, W.G. et al. (1994). Simultaneous Treatment of Calcium Oxalate and Uric Acid Stone Disease in Saudi Arabia. In: Ryall, R., Bais, R., Marshall, V.R., Rofe, A.M., Smith, L.H., Walker, V.R. (eds) Urolithiasis 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2556-1_230

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