CT, US and MRI of xanthine urinary stones: in-vitro and in-vivo analyses

Abstract Background Xanthine urinary stones are a rare entity that may occur in patients with Lesch–Nyhan syndrome receiving allopurinol. There is little literature describing imaging characteristics of these stones, and the most appropriate approach to imaging these stones is therefore unclear. We...

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Main Authors: Stephanie B. Shamir, Qi Peng, Alan H. Schoenfeld, Beth A. Drzewiecki, Mark C. Liszewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Urology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-020-00736-w