Uric Acid Kidney Stones Ultrasound. Uric acid stones are one of four major types of kidney stones which include calcium stones calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate struvite stones and cystine stones. This crystal can be prevented by raising urine ph within the common physiological range between 4 5 and 6.
Effect on uric acid stones. This means that simple alkali treatment should and will prevent such crystals in stones. Among them 168 patients with an average stone burden of 9 1 mm were treated.
A kidney stone is a hard mass of crystallized minerals that form in the kidneys or urinary tract.
Uric acid stones usually are the result of low urinary ph and hydration and elevation of urinary ph to approximately 6 are usually sufficient note rendering the urine too alkali e g. Cystine stones may be difficult to treat and are difficult to shatter with. A kidney stone is a hard mass of crystallized minerals that form in the kidneys or urinary tract. This crystal can be prevented by raising urine ph within the common physiological range between 4 5 and 6.