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Pathophysiology of UrolithiasisChandra Hermawan Manapa

HELLOETIOLOGY

RISK FACTORSRISK FACTORS1PATHOPHYSIOLOGYSlow urine flow, resulting in supersaturation of the urine with the particular element that first become crystallized and later become stone

2PATHOPHYSIOLOGYDamage to the lining of the urinary tract

3PATHOPHYSIOLOGYDecreased inhibitor substances in the urine that would otherwise prevent supersaturation and crystalline aggregation

TYPES OF STONESCalcium PhosphateCalcium oxalateUric acidCystineStruvite

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