Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

[Silicate urolithiasis: a case report].

C Irisawa¹, K Suzuki, H Nakagawa

¹Department of Urology, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital.

Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica

|March 1, 1991

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

[Burned-out tumor and carcinoma-in-situ of the testis mimicking an extragonadal germ cell tumor: a case report].

Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica·1996

Same author

[Histological effects of short term endocrine therapy on prostatic cancer].

Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi. The japanese journal of urology·1996

Same author

[Efficacy of the chemosensitivity test using collagen gel matrix-supported culture system for urogenital tumors].

Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi. The japanese journal of urology·1996

Same author

Potentiation of antitumor effect of bleomycin by local electric pulses in mouse bladder tumor.

The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine·1994

Same author

[Two cases of primary sclerosing lipogranuloma in scrotum--review of 63 cases reported in Japan].

Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica·1994

Same author

Calcium control of actin-myosin-based contraction in Triton-treated murine bladder tumor cells.

Urological research·1993

A patient developed silica calculus due to long-term use of anti-acid medication. These silica stones, causing flank pain and urinary issues, were eventually passed spontaneously.

Area of Science:

Nephrology
Urology
Gastroenterology

Background:

This case highlights a rare cause of nephrolithiasis: silica calculus.
Silica calculus formation is often linked to the prolonged ingestion of specific medications.

Observation:

A 62-year-old male presented with left flank pain and urinary retention.
Imaging revealed bilateral ureteral and renal stones, with non-visualization of the left kidney.
Endoscopy confirmed calculi at the bilateral ureteral orifices, preventing catheter passage.

Findings:

The patient had a history of duodenal ulcers and had been taking magnesium silicate and magnesium alminometasilicate for ten years.
Analysis confirmed the passed calculi were composed of silica.
A review of sixteen similar cases in Japan is included.

Related Experiment Videos

Implications:

This case underscores the importance of considering medication history in the etiology of urinary stone disease.
Prolonged use of certain antacids may predispose individuals to silica urolithiasis.
Further research into the mechanisms of drug-induced silica calculus formation is warranted.