Physico-chemical basis for struvite stone formation
Introduction: Struvite stones (magnesium ammonium phosphate) account for 10-15% of renal stones and can grow rapidly forming staghorn calculi. With limited medical therapies available and surgery the mainstay of treatment, an understanding of the physico-chemical conditions causing struvite crystall...
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University College London (University of London)
2011
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.565594 |