Uric Acid Kidney Stones Microscopic. In cases of stones that are large block the flow of urine cause infection or have not passed after four to six weeks surgery may be needed to remove them. Cystine stones may be difficult to treat and are difficult to shatter with.
Being stones uric acid stones cause the usual problems of pain obstruction bleeding and infection. Uric acid stones form when the levels of uric acid in the urine is too high and or the urine is too acidic ph level below 5 5 on a regular basis. Cystine stones may be difficult to treat and are difficult to shatter with.
Kidney stones are little crystals that form into pebble like stones in the kidneys and some may block the urinary tract.
Their appearance can vary depending on what the kidney stones consist of. But they have some special features. The most obvious is stone color red to orange because the crystals take up a variety of pigments mostly derived from hemoglobin breakdown. What are possible complications of uric acid stones.