Chapter 14 - Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)»Urolithiasis (N20-N23)»Calculus of kidney (N20.0)

N20.0

Calculus of kidney

Related indications (MeSH) (2)

Kidney Calculi78 drugs (59 approved, 19 experimental)

Stones in the KIDNEY, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS). Their sizes vary and most contains CALCIUM OXALATE.

Staghorn Calculi1 drug (1 approved)

Renal calculi with a characteristic shape like antlers of a deer, formed as it extends into multiple calices of the RENAL PELVIS. A large number of staghorn calculi as well as other URINARY CALCULI are composed of STRUVITE.